Minute-by-minute
Welcome to San Siro where an expectant crowd await the second semi-final
of this season's UEFA Champions League, between AC Milan and Manchester United
FC. Tonight's visitors hold a 3-2 advantage going into the second leg thanks to
Wayne Rooney's added-time winner at Old Trafford and welcome back Nemanja Vidic
from injury. His defensive team-mate Rio Ferdinand is only fit enough for a
place on the bench, while Patrice Evra is ruled out through suspension. Milan,
meanwhile, will be hoping for more magic from the competition's leading scorer
Kaká but are without inspirational captain Paolo Maldini because of a knee
problem.
The match is under way.
3 Heinze (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Gattuso (Milan).
3 Seedorf (Milan) has an effort on goal.
3 Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.
3 Pirlo (Milan) takes the corner.
7 Kaká (Milan) has an effort on goal.
7 Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.
8 O'Shea (Man. United) handles the ball.
11 (1 - 0) Kaká (Milan) scores!
Clarence Seedorf, on the right side of the penalty area, heads the ball
into the path of Kaká and from just inside the box the Brazilian fires a
crashing drive into the bottom corner with his left foot beyond the reach of
Edwin van der Sar. His tenth goal in this season' s competition means the tie
is now 3-3 on aggregate but Milan have the upper hand on away goals.
13 Giggs (Man. United) delivers the corner.
15 Ambrosini (Milan) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
O'Shea (Man. United).
17 Pirlo (Milan) misses the target.
18 Gattuso (Milan) fouls.
19 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) is flagged for offside.
20 Giggs (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
20 Dida (Milan) makes a save.
23 Giggs (Man. United) takes the corner.
23 Heinze (Man. United) misses the target.
25 Rooney (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Kaladze
(Milan).
26 Rooney (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Nesta (Milan).
28 Oddo (Milan) delivers the corner.
29 Ambrosini (Milan) fouls.
30 (2 - 0) Seedorf (Milan) scores!
Seedorf is involved again and Milan go 2-0 ahead on the night as the
Dutchman takes down a right-wing cross with his chest before evading the
challenges of Darren Fletcher and Nemanja Vidic and slamming the ball low past
Van der Sar into the same corner of the net as the first goal.
35 Heinze (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Oddo (Milan).
37 Giggs (Man. United) takes the corner.
37 Vidic (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Nesta (Milan).
40 Fletcher (Man. United) handles the ball.
40 Pirlo (Milan) delivers the free-kick wide.
41 Inzaghi (Milan) misses the target.
43 Inzaghi (Milan) fouls.
45 Rooney (Man. United) has a shot blocked.
45+1 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) misses the target.
The referee blows for half-time.
The second half begins.
46 Vidic (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Inzaghi (Milan).
47 Pirlo (Milan) delivers the free-kick wide.
49 O'Shea (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Seedorf (Milan).
51 Gattuso (Milan) fouls.
53 Ambrosini (Milan) commits a foul after challenging Carrick (Man.
United).
53 Kaká (Milan) has an effort on goal.
53 Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.
54 Vidic (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Kaká (Milan).
55 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) has a shot blocked.
55 Gattuso (Milan) fouls.
56 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) strikes a free kick into the wall.
56 Giggs (Man. United) delivers the corner.
58 Ambrosini (Milan) commits a foul after challenging Carrick (Man.
United).
58 Gattuso (Milan) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United).
59 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) has an effort on goal.
59 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) strikes a free kick into the wall.
59 Dida (Milan) makes a save.
60 Giggs (Man. United) fouls.
61 Heinze (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Pirlo (Milan).
63 Fletcher (Man. United) misses the target.
65 Inzaghi (Milan) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
67 Gilardino (in) - Inzaghi (out) (Milan)
67 Rooney (Man. United) is flagged for offside.
69 Carrick (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Gilardino (Milan).
70 Kaká (Milan) misses the target.
71 Seedorf (Milan) takes the corner.
71 Seedorf (Milan) delivers the corner.
72 O'Shea (Man. United) fouls.
72 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) misses the target.
73 Scholes (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Ambrosini
(Milan).
74 Giggs (Man. United) takes the corner.
74 Ambrosini (Milan) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Scholes (Man. United).
75 Ambrosini (Milan) is cautioned by the referee.
77 Saha (in) - O'Shea (out) (Man. United)
77 Saha (Man. United) misses the target.
78 (3 - 0) Gilardino (Milan) scores!
Milan get a breakaway and Alberto Gilardino finds himself with a clear
run on goal with just Van der Sar to beat. The Italian international can seal
their place in the final here and he makes no mistake, slotting the ball
right-footed into the net for only his third UEFA Champions League goal.
79 Fletcher (Man. United) fouls.
81 Gattuso (Milan) is shown a yellow card.
83 Giggs (Man. United) misses the target.
84 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging
Seedorf (Milan).
84 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man. United) is booked.
It is probably insignificant now, but Cristiano Ronaldo would miss the
final through suspension if Manchester United were to somehow make it through.
84 Cafu (in) - Gattuso (out) (Milan)
86 Brown (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Kaká (Milan).
86 Favalli (in) - Kaká (out) (Milan)
88 Gilardino (Milan) fouls.
89 Rooney (Man. United) commits a foul after challenging Nesta (Milan).
89 Saha (Man. United) gives away a free-kick following a challenge on
Kaladze (Milan).
90+2 Cafu (Milan) has an effort on goal.
90+2 Van der Sar (Man. United) makes a save.
90+2 Brown (Man. United) fouls.
The final whistle is blown.
The final whistle goes and the 2007 UEFA Champions League final will be a
repeat of 2005 with Milan taking on Liverpool. The Italian giants have booked
their place in the Athens showpiece on 23 May thanks to a supreme performance
tonight in which unanswered goals from Kaká, Seedorf and Gilardino gave them a
5-3 victory on aggregate.
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