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Ibrahimovic misses another penalty as Milan down Sparta Prague

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - AC Milan v Sparta Prague - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2020 AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic reacts after missing a penalty REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Zlatan Ibrahimovic missed another penalty, the third in his last five attempts, although it made little difference as AC Milan cruised past Sparta Prague 3-0 in the Europa League on Thursday.

Brahim Diaz and Portuguese pair Rafael Leao and Diogo Dalot shared the goals for Milan, who extended their unbeaten run to 23 games in all competitions and top Group H with six points from two matches.

Diaz started and finished the move as he put Milan ahead in the 24th minute. The Spaniard dispossessed David Lischka, laid the ball off for Ibrahimovic, collected the return pass and fired into the net.

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - AC Milan v Sparta Prague - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2020 AC Milan's Diogo Dalot celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Lischka was in trouble again 12 minutes later, conceding a penalty with a foul on Ibrahimovic, but the 39-year-old Swede fired against the crossbar from the spot.

Ibrahimovic also missed a penalty against Cagliari on the final day of last season and again in the derby against Inter Milan, although he scored from the rebound.

It did not really matter as Leao turned the ball in from Dalot's cross in the 57th minute and Dalot scored the third from a raking Ismael Bennacer pass 10 minutes later.

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - AC Milan v Sparta Prague - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2020 AC Milan's Diogo Dalot scores their third goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

(Reporting by Brian Homewood, editing by Ed Osmond)

Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - AC Milan v Sparta Prague - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2020 AC Milan's Rafael Leao celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
Soccer Football - Europa League - Group H - AC Milan v Sparta Prague - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2020 AC Milan's Rade Krunic in action with Sparta Prague's David Pavelka REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo
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