Rafael Leao is one of the most exciting young talents football is experiencing right now. He plays as an attacking winger on the left flank for AC Milan. He has shown his capabilities across Europe and proved to be flawless against some tough defenders.

On Wednesday night his club returned on champions league duties against Chelsea. He was left to face the already proven Reece James. James has quite a reputation of holding his own against the best wingers like Vini Jr, Wilfred Zaha, Son ,and many more and Leao was no exceptional. He was caught in James clutches.

After the match he had the following to say on the young defender.

Rafael Leao: “Reece James is a good player, he was all over me and everywhere at the same time, he timed his runs very well. He scored a goal too and that’s something you don’t get from every defender.”

“I hardly talk about opposing players but this guy is actually the toughest I have faced I think”

They went ahead to follow each other on Instagram and this showed the extend of respect they have for each other. For more update subscribe to receive email notifications when new content is uploaded