LONDON, May 3, 2007 - Twenty days to the rematch. Twenty days to the match between Milan and Liverpool, the final edition of the Champions League 2004-05. On that occasion, in Istanbul, ended as everyone remembers: Milan star in the first half comeback and the triumph of the English team Benitez on penalties. Before that game, AC Milan and Reds had never met in European cup competitions: the "previous", therefore, there is only a draw, but it burns like the most terrible defeats. On 23 May, in Athens, there will be an opportunity for revenge sports Rossoneri fans waiting for two years.
MILAN AND THE BRITISH - Istanbul apart, the tradition of Milan against English teams in Champions League (or European Cup as it was called until '92) is very auspicious. With the success of last night, the Rossoneri have removed 4 times for Manchester Utd, also beaten in the double comparison. Another was the victim of Milan Ipswich Town, who was defeated in the 1962-63 season. For the rest, only two-legged ties in the group stage of Champions: two draws with Chelsea edition '99-00 (Milan eliminated), then a draw and a defeat against Leeds the following season, results that do not affect the passage of turn. Just as Leeds surrendered to the Rossoneri in the Cup Winners' Cup final '72-'73, and '94 in Milan overcame Arsenal in the European Super Cup. Among Fairs Cup and UEFA Cup, 3 deletions are red and black against English clubs (Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City) and the overcoming of the turn (Everton).
LIVERPOOL AND THE ITALIAN - If Milan is at home against England in the Champions League, Liverpool against the Italian has experienced the highs and lows. In '65, the Reds were reassembled by Inter in the second leg of the semifinals. 1984 was the year of Grobbelaar and penalties in the victorious final against Roma, but twelve months later the Reds surrendered to Platini's Juventus in the tragic Heysel night. The last two times above are in Champions League in the 2004-05 season, Benitez's team sent home Capello of Juventus in the quarter and then, as already mentioned, he cried AC Milan in Istanbul. In other European competition, Liverpool has a good success in the first round of the '65-'66 Cup Winners Cup against Juventus and liabilities with a defeat Juventus in the Super Cup '84. Two challenges to the Italian UEFA Cup twice beaten by a large genoa in '92, the Reds are remade against Roma in 2001, when they won the trophy.
MILAN AND THE BRITISH - Istanbul apart, the tradition of Milan against English teams in Champions League (or European Cup as it was called until '92) is very auspicious. With the success of last night, the Rossoneri have removed 4 times for Manchester Utd, also beaten in the double comparison. Another was the victim of Milan Ipswich Town, who was defeated in the 1962-63 season. For the rest, only two-legged ties in the group stage of Champions: two draws with Chelsea edition '99-00 (Milan eliminated), then a draw and a defeat against Leeds the following season, results that do not affect the passage of turn. Just as Leeds surrendered to the Rossoneri in the Cup Winners' Cup final '72-'73, and '94 in Milan overcame Arsenal in the European Super Cup. Among Fairs Cup and UEFA Cup, 3 deletions are red and black against English clubs (Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City) and the overcoming of the turn (Everton).
LIVERPOOL AND THE ITALIAN - If Milan is at home against England in the Champions League, Liverpool against the Italian has experienced the highs and lows. In '65, the Reds were reassembled by Inter in the second leg of the semifinals. 1984 was the year of Grobbelaar and penalties in the victorious final against Roma, but twelve months later the Reds surrendered to Platini's Juventus in the tragic Heysel night. The last two times above are in Champions League in the 2004-05 season, Benitez's team sent home Capello of Juventus in the quarter and then, as already mentioned, he cried AC Milan in Istanbul. In other European competition, Liverpool has a good success in the first round of the '65-'66 Cup Winners Cup against Juventus and liabilities with a defeat Juventus in the Super Cup '84. Two challenges to the Italian UEFA Cup twice beaten by a large genoa in '92, the Reds are remade against Roma in 2001, when they won the trophy.
(source Gazzetta dello Sport)
