[bigmacmtl]

Manuel Rui Costa wanted to pay tribute and wish his old club Milan good luck in the upcoming Champions League final against Liverpool in Athens.

Now that Milan have the chance to exact revenge for that ill-fated final in Athens against the Reds, the Portuguese champ, now at Benfica, wanted to wish his team good luck in a letter dedicated to administrator Adriano Galliani.

"Whoever has had the luck, as I have, to be part of the Milan family does not forget and never stops feeling a part of it", Rui Costa said as reported on the Rossoneri's website.

"I understood it as I came back to Benfica, a very sentimental choice that I had decided to make the moment I left Lisbon as a kid. But Milan are a club that becomes your blood and doesn't go out anymore, so I would like to tell you, the President, to Carlo and all the lads that my heart will be with all of you in Athens.

"I am proud of what you have managed to do in this very difficult season and I know you will be able to finish it in style, with the class and courage only Milan are able to deliver in these 'special' moments! Beating Liverpool will be a small revenge for me too... Good luck from yours truly, Manuel Rui Costa."

[bigmacmtl]

(IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) what a great player that manny was...