Author of the opener against in the Europa League, Olivier Giroud dedicated his goal to his first son.
Returned to the Europa League after having had to settle for third place in their group during the group stage of the Champions League behind Borussia Dortmund and PSG, AC Milan continues to hold its place. After quietly eliminating Rennes in the previous round, the Lombard club has already taken an option on qualifying for the quarter-finals by winning 4-2 in their first round against Sparta Prague.
And once again, the Rossoneri were able to count on Olivier Giroud to lead the way. The French world champion was in fact the first to strike, opening the scoring shortly after the half-hour mark with a header at the far post. Enough to allow him to now display 14 goals and 9 assists in all competitions in his personal tally and thus be the third most decisive French player since the start of the season.
Bis repeat at the Euro?
Lacking success in recent weeks, Olivier Giroud was keen to find the net again on Thursday. This March 7th indeed marked the 8the birthday of his son, Evan. After celebrating this opening score with his teammates, the former Gunner turned to the camera to dedicate this goal to his child, throwing him a few sweet words and indicating eight with his fingers.
The Savoyard’s attention made Evan and his mother happy. “Dad’s birthday present”, she wrote on Instagram, showing her love with a red heart. Austria, the Blues’ first opponent at the Euro, has been warned: Jade, its first daughter, will celebrate her 11th birthday the day after the match.
