Rafael Leao admitted Milan players are ‘starting to understand’ Sergio Conceição’s requests, as he revealed the new Rossoneri manager urges him to ‘always stay switched on’ and is helping

Leao broke the deadlock in the 37th minute with a stunning shot into the roof of the net from a low cross by Ismael Bennacer, who won the ball around the halfway line and dribbled past Girona's midfield to set up the Portugal winger.

AC Milan coach Sergio Conceicao was pleased with his side's performance after they defeated Girona 1-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday, thanks to a stunning first-half strike from Rafael Leao.

Rafael Leao was delighted proving the matchwinner for AC Milan in their Champions League win against Girona. The attacker also says he's happy playing for coach Sergio Conceicao. “It’s a joy to play with this jersey and in the Champions League,” Leao told Amazon Prime Video.

For the first time in 20 years, when they reached the final, Milan have recorded five successive victories in the Champions League

Rafael Leaos first-half goal leads AC Milan to a 1-0 victory over Girona, securing their place in the Champions League top eight.

Rafael Leao boosted AC Milan's chances of direct qualification to the last 16 of the Champions League with a brilliant goal in Wednesday's 1-0 win over Girona.The second was much lower key, with Bryan Gil's fizzing strike for Girona ruled out for a razor-thin offside being the only real incident of a match which ended with Conceicao's first Champions League win as Milan coach.