Bournemouth Round-Up, Thursday 22nd October: Cherries Host AC Milan in Huge Europa League Night
It's a huge night on the south coast as Bournemouth welcome AC Milan to the Vitality Stadium for the latest round of the Europa League league phase, with ESPN and Sports Mole both providing full coverage of how to follow the action and watch the game on TV and streaming (ESPN) (Sports Mole). The Bournemouth Echo also has a full preview of everything fans need to know ahead of the visit of the "European giants" (Bournemouth Echo).
Ahead of kick-off, Cherries boss Kluivert sent a message to the home support, urging them to "don't stop singing" as the club takes on one of Europe's biggest names (Bournemouth Echo). The sense of occasion has been building around the stadium, with the Bournemouth Echo publishing pictures of AC Milan supporters arriving in the town as excitement grows for the game (Bournemouth Echo). Even the Prime Minister has got behind the Cherries ahead of the match, according to the Echo (Bournemouth Echo).
There was late drama once the game got under way, with The Sun reporting that former Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim had a "touchline meltdown" after AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan was shown a red card in what was described as a "bizarre" moment during the match at the Vitality Stadium (The Sun).
Away from the action itself, BBC Sport has taken a look back at the origins of Bournemouth's famous red and black striped kit, explaining how the design was inspired by Milan themselves when the Cherries adopted the look back in the 1970s (BBC Sport) (BBC Sport).
On the logistics side, the Bournemouth Echo reports that a planned closure of the A338 Spur Road northbound has been pushed back to 11pm on the night of the Milan match, with roadworks now set to run through until 6am the following morning (Bournemouth Echo).
Looking further ahead, Bournemouth's Under-21s boss Alan Connell has been speaking about the upcoming fixture against Brentford, telling the club website he is anticipating a "tough test" for his side (AFCB.co.uk).
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