[Jack Sparrow]

arrivanjj ur a f@cking legend to paraphrase ash.

We should start and pin a greatest Milan Pix thread. Include that one where we see Seedorf grab Kaka's a$$.

[arivanjj]

arrivanjj ur a f@cking legend to paraphrase ash.

We should start and pin a greatest Milan Pix thread. Include that one where we see Seedorf grab Kaka's a$$.

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hmm... i wonder if that's why Kaka doesn't want to score any more.

[Jack Sparrow]

Excellent point....

[LaPalma]

Just for the record:
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Bayern out! They were too stupid.

[misha]

Kahn in awe of mighty Milan

FC Bayern München captain Oliver Kahn offered high praise to AC Milan after the Rossoneri ended his side's hopes of a place in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 victory in Germany.

Best in Europe
Suspended for the 2-2 first-leg draw at San Siro last week, Kahn was back between the posts at the Fußball Arena München but it was to prove an unhappy return. Having weathered some early pressure, Milan struck twice in four minutes through Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi midway through the first half and there was no way back for Bayern. "Milan are the best team in Europe," Kahn reflected. "They are solid in defence, very fast, very professional and play at the highest technical level. They must be favourites to win the competition."

Youthful promise
The Italian team must find a way past Manchester United FC in the last four before entertaining thoughts of the final in Athens, and Kahn believes it will not be too long before Bayern find themselves in a similar position. "We have a good young team with players like Philipp Lahm, Andreas Ottl, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Christian Lell," said the 37-year-old, who has made 103 UEFA Champions League appearances - a shade under twice as many as that quartet combined. "They are the future and in four or five years Bayern could be a real force."

Reflective mood
By then, of course, Kahn is likely to have brought the curtain down on his glittering career, and he was left to dream of what might have been as team-mates departed behind him, heads bowed. "In a way, it might have been better if we had lost the first leg, as we did against Real Madrid [CF in the last 16]," he mused. "If that had happened then we would have played with a bit more intensity, showed more aggression from the kick-off. We might have had a chance." Sadly for Bayern and Kahn, once Milan had rattled them with those quick-fire goals, they stood none.

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[misha]

Milan hailed "Kings of Europe" by Italian press

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's sporting press paid tribute to AC Milan after they beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in Germany to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Wednesday's win, which meant Milan became the first team to beat Bayern in a European game at the Allianz Arena, sent the Italian club through to the last four, where it lines up alongside a trio of English sides, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Liverpool.

Turin-based Tuttosport celebrated with a front-page headline in English: "Milan, only you" it read.

Milan were "Kings of Europe", said Corriere dello Sport, which hailed the club's unrivalled recent record in Europe.

Since 2003, Carlo Ancelotti's side have won the Champions League once, finished runners-up once, and twice more reached the semi-finals.

"Fly, Milan, fly," said La Gazzetta dello Sport, as it looked forward to the last-four tie against Manchester United, who thrashed Italy's other representative in the competition, AS Roma, 7-1 on Tuesday.

The paper was warm in its praise for English football, drawing a line under a week of recriminations in the English and Italian media over the violence that broke out between United fans and Italian police at Rome's Olympic Stadium.

English football, said the paper, had "learned how to turn its darkest moments into treasure, picking itself up after a tragedy and setting off towards a glittering future." 

"At the moment there isn't a team in the world that plays football as brilliantly as Manchester United," added the paper.

Milan could draw hope, however, from their record of three wins from their previous three meetings with United in Europe's top club competition.

The Italians eliminated United in the semi-final stage of the 1957/58 and 1968/69 European Cups and the quarter-finals of the 2004/05 Champions League.

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Euro win thrills Kaka

Kaka was glad to prove to the many Milan critics that the pessimism following the first leg match with Bayern was uncalled for.

The Rossoneri qualified for the Champions League semi-final by defeating the German outfit 4-2 on aggregate, despite being held to a 2-2 home draw last week.

“It was difficult before we went on to the pitch because many were pessimistic about our chances of progressing,” said Kaka.

“However, on the field everything changed and we managed to transform this pessimism into great football. Milan’s season has changed a lot,” added the Brazilian.

“On Tuesday, I had said that a lot of hard work was exactly what we needed and that is just the way it went.

“Now, we are two games away from another historic event. I tried to score and I am happy with my game, but the important thing is that Milan won.”

The San Siro outfit will face Manchester United in the semi-final, with the first leg scheduled at Old Trafford on April 25.

“We must focus on the match and not think about the 7-1 score line with which they defeated Roma. We will need another great exploit to reach the Final.

“It won’t be me against Cristiano Ronaldo, but Manchester United versus Milan. They are a strong side and it will be a difficult game for both teams, but I think we can do it,” concluded Kaka.

Milan will be back in action in Serie A on Sunday when they travel to Messina, where they hope to win three precious points as they continue the race for the fourth place in the table.

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This post has been edited by mishale: Apr 12 2007, 12:47 PM

[Warchant]

it's nice to finally be able to wake up in the morning and read good things about our team!

[han2503]

it's nice to finally be able to wake up in the morning and read good things about our team!

The English press are already writing sh!t about us and how we shouldn't have even been in the the competition to begin with. Most of the articles I read this morning that are coming out of the british media all start by reminding everyone that we only got here because of appeal. And all that sh!t

I'm hoping they will all keep up hyping Man U. And it get's to their heads.

Everybody is already talking about how they are going to trash us 5-0

[Rossoneri7]

The English press are already writing sh!t about us and how we shouldn't have even been in the the competition to begin with. Most of the articles I read this morning that are coming out of the british media all start by reminding everyone that we only got here because of appeal. And all that sh!t

I'm hoping they will all keep up hyping Man U. And it get's to their heads.

Everybody is already talking about how they are going to trash us 5-0

With the back line that we have, I think they'll be lucky if they get more than two against us, and those would be IF Dida doesn't step up (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[han2503]

With the back line that we have, I think they'll be lucky if they get more than two against us, and those would be IF Dida doesn't step up (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

You're getting that over confidence thing back. I don't like this (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

This post has been edited by han2503: Apr 12 2007, 06:50 PM

[Portman]

OK. Like I said in the beginning of the thread... we were fined (100.000 euros) for using the bwin thing on our shirts yesterday. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[misha]

OK. Like I said in the beginning of the thread... we were fined (100.000 euros) for using the bwin thing on our shirts yesterday. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Lunch money (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Portman]

If we made to the semis, I promise I'll ask m1ke to change my username to "Porty".  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)  

PS: Go van Bommel go!  (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)   (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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[KillerMax]

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So are you gonna keep your promise or what? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

This post has been edited by pKillerMax: Apr 12 2007, 07:34 PM

[han2503]

OK. Like I said in the beginning of the thread... we were fined (100.000 euros) for using the bwin thing on our shirts yesterday. (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

pfff (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Ridiculous, well we still won so I don't really care

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Have you told mike yet to change it?