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AC Milan sink Atletico Madrid to keep alive Champions League hopes

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Late Junior Messias header gives AC Milan life with dramatic win against Atletico Madrid [photo courtesy]

A stunning header from Junior Messias in the dying minutes handed AC Milan a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid and kept alive their hopes of qualifying for the last-16 in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Milan arrived in Madrid rooted to the bottom of Group B with only one point and anything but a win against Atletico would have eliminated them from this season's competition.

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