A.C. MILAN v MUFC - all you need to know

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Wembley 68

Barcelona 99

Moscow 08

Madrid 09

So just who do Manchester United play after the draw?
AC Milan of Italy, with the away leg being first.
What does the AC stand for?
Associazione Calcio
Any nicknames
Rossoneri (the Red-Blacks) or il Diavolo (the Devil)
When do we play AC Milan
Tuesday 16th Feb (A), Tuesday 19th March (H)
What happened the last time the two sides met?
AC Milan give United a 3-0 thumping after being previously beaten 3-2 in the 1st leg at Old Trafford back in 2007. the Italian side progressed 5-3 on agg.
What's United's record like against AC Milan

HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v A.C. MILAN Italy
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United & A.C. Milan

ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES

P W D L F A Diff
TOTAL 8 3 0 5 6 14 -8

EUROPEAN CUP/UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

H/A P W D L F A Diff
H 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2
A 4 0 0 4 0 10 -10
N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 8 3 0 5 6 14 -8
Who's AC Milan's coach now Carlo Ancelotti has gone
Leonardo Nascimento de Araújo or or just plain and simple Leonardo for short, the former Brazilian footballer took charge despite having little experience.
How are AC Milan doing now?
Milan sit 2nd in Sire A on 31 points, trailing Moanrinho's Inter by 5 points.
How many European Cup have they won
A hefty 7 in total, including a beauty against Liverpool!!!
How's their form?
Good, won 4 of last five league games, scored 11 in the process, conceded 6, lost their last game 0-2 at home to Palmero.
Any players played for Both Clubs?
Ray Wilkins, Joe Jordan, Massimo Taibi, Jaap Stam, David Beckham, Jesper Blomqvist
An familiar faces in the Milan side?
oh yes, still plenty, after loosing playmaker Kaka to Real Madrid in the summer the Italians still have several world class players in their ranks.

Fillipo Inzaghi has played & scored against United before, Gennaro Gatusso the midfield hardman is another familiar face, but he hardly gets a game now & is reportedly unsettled.

Ex Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini, Nesta, Zambrotta, veteran Dutchman Clarence Seedorf with a sprinkling of Brazil in the form of Alexandre Pato & Ronaldo de Assis Moreira or Ronaldinho for short.

Would we fancy our chances?
We scored three past them last time & surely wont go to the San Siro and be as feeble as last time, so Ill put my neck on the block & go for a win in both legs.
What's this story about Milan being founded by the British?
It is indeed correct, Ex pats Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin from Nottingham, England founded the club as a cricket club.

Also check out the club badge for the flag on the left, does it look familiar?

What about the match fixing scandal & relegation issues?
in 1980 they were relegated to Serie B under a clod of match fixing & in 2006, MEE-lan as the Italians pronounce were deducted 15 points, reduced to 8 on appeal and still allowed to enter the competition which they won, defeating the bindippers 2-1.
In Ryan Giggs we have our own Legend, how many games did Paulo Maldini play for Milan
Maldini played a staggering 902 games for AC Milan & his shirt number of 3 is retired & can only be used again if either of his sons are successful enough.

 

Manchester United were today drawn against AC Milan of Italy in the last 16 of the 2009 UCL.

 

The full draw is as follows

Stuttgart v Barcelona,

Olympiakos v Bordeaux

Inter Milan v CHELSEA

Bayern Munich v Fiorentina

CSKA Moscow v Seville

Lyon v Real Madrid

FC Porto v ARSENAL

AC Milan v MANCHESTER UNITED

 

Oh and just in case you are wondering..............

Liverpool are live on Channel Five on Thursday nights.

 

 

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