‘We’ve not done anything’ – Reijnders says Milan are not where they need to be

Tijjani Reijnders warned Milan against any complacency in the hunt for Champions League qualification.

Milan are seventh in Serie A after Saturday's 3-0 win over Empoli at San Siro.

Reijnders scored twice after Alvaro Morata broke the deadlock as Milan impressively put a defensively solid Empoli side to the sword.

But Milan are seven points behind leaders Napoli, while they are six points clear of the top four.

“We haven't done anything yet, we have to keep pushing,” said Reijnders.

“Good match, but the distance between points and the Champions League places matters [heavily].

“We play to win [but] We are not satisfied with the position.”

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Coach Paulo Fonseca, meanwhile, appreciated his team's performances at both ends of the pitch as they restricted Empoli to zero shots on target and kept a fifth clean sheet in the space of seven home games in Serie A this season.

“We played a great game against a team that is very aggressive defensively and has the fourth best defense in the championship,” Fonseca told reporters.

“We played a very balanced game, offensively and defensively. There was one very important thing, the [quick] recovery of the ball in the attacking half of the field.

“We scored three goals, but could have scored six or seven if we hadn't made the wrong final choices.”