Stephan ‘The Pharaoh’ El Shaarawy targets Barcelona game 5

Stephan El Shaarawy continues to train extremely hard in order to overcome  his knee injury and to be fit for AC Milan’s match against Barcelona tonight in the last-eight of the Champions League.

 

El Shaarawy – nicknamed ‘Il Faraone’ – is optimistic about his chances of playing tonight’s most important game of the season so far.

Mario Balotelli is unavailable for the game, meaning El Shaarawy will be a key player tonight.

Stephan El Shaarawy continues to train extremely hard in order to overcome  his knee injury and to be fit for AC Milan’s match against Barcelona tonight in the last-eight of the Champions League

Stephan El Shaarawy continues to train extremely hard in order to overcome his knee injury and to be fit for AC Milan’s match against Barcelona tonight in the last-eight of the Champions League

The 20-year-old striker has broken many records, emerging as the savior of AC Milan on many occasions. Nicknamed ‘the Pharaoh’ because of his Egyptian roots he is the top player in Massimiliano Allegri’s team.

This season with the ‘Rossoneri’, El Shaarawy has scored 15 times in 24 appearances. He has become a true San Siro idol. The next challenge for him is to deliverat the highest level. It doesn’t get much bigger than a Champions League game against Barcelona! . The Spaniards can be sure of one thing: ‘the Pharaoh’  will do everything to undermine their supremacy.

 

Watch AC Milan’s match against Barcelona tonight in the last-eight of the Champions League live at 7.45PM GMT.