Milan travel to Spain to take on Barcelona in the Gamper Trophy on Aug. 25.

The game will be shown live on ESPN Deportes.

I can't wait for 25 August. Not becouse the game but becouse there's a real possibility that Galliani will negotitiate with Barcelona during our stay in Spain.

I expect a major whopping in the horizon.

You're not the only one I'm sure.

We couldn't even get past a mediocre Juve, I don't see how we can hold off Barca.

Maybe it's time for karmic payback for 94.

If Nesta and Pato recovers from injuries, we can easily beat Barcelona.

Well the problem is that after three days we will play against Lecce in Serie A and I want our players to be in good shape and in 100 % condition for that game.

I agree winning our first Serie A match is more important then a stupid friendly, I'd rather we let the kids and the second string team get to play then lose a crucial player for Serie A or have half the team not fit for the start of the season

Exactly. I'm quite surprised to learn that a friendly against a high profile club has been scheduled so close to the opener.

I think there are ulterior motives to it.

Swap Messi with Pato and Thiago Silva.

I wouldn't mind that .

I'd take any of their midfielders.

Even Busquets?

Yep, even him.

1. Nesta and Pato most probably won't play.
2. Even if holy Jesus played for us, we wouldn't "easily" beat Barcelona.

You'd give both Pato and Silva for Busquets ?



Yes in a friendly.

I remember, Barcelona 5-0 Inter in 2007... and Inter then were much stronger than we are right now.

Oh, nononono. Not at all.

Sorry for the misunderstanding -- I meant to say that I'd be okay with Busquets playing for Milan in general.

For us to give up Thiago Silva and Pato? hm. Dani Alves or Pique + Xavi or Pedro.

No way, Silva ia the best ever!!!111!!1!1! zomg

okay not easily and Isnt Nesta back by then? He was just going to be away a week..
And Messi or Busqets is probably not the first thing they will be talking about ehm.. (ib ehhem ra )

You know what would be nice; If dinho played the first half with us and then played the second half in a barca jersey.

That would be historic

Only if Ibrahimovic would play the first half with Barcelona and then in the second half with Milan's jersey

I doubt Ibra will even play tbh.


It'll probably be messi and the kids.

I think he might; if he doesn't end up getting transferred, he's not - given current indications -- all that likely to start at the weekend for them. So...

I donno, one of my good friends who is a barca fan says that this game is mostly played by the kids and perhaps one or two first teamers. It has been for the last 10 years.


But who knows..Ibra might start. He says he won't. He says it'll be messi, valdes, maybe pique/puyol and the kids.







I just hope we play our kids so we can have an excuse after getting our @ss whipped.

You know, I was kind of thinking something along these lines...except it would be Ibra taking off Barca's jersey only to reveal Milan's, right before the start. Kind of like a heel turn in pro wrestling.

Hehehe, i might have to wear a blindfold for this game as '94 was a demolition job and i enjoyed it immensely!!! I think i still have it on VHS some where, find it hard to pick favourite goal, but Savicevic's was a sublime finish.

Sorry off-topic but....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gel2V4xemHk

Savicevic's was awesome but I think I enjoyed Desailly's the most because of that wonderful little motivational speech that Johan Crujiff made before the match.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb7J6cIHMt8&NR=1

I think we will also play with our kids and second rate players and the new ones like boateng.

my line up:


----------abbiati---------

Bonera-sokratis-silva-antonini


---flamini---pirlo---boateng----


---Odu----Borriello----ronaldinho

I'd play us like this:

I'd rather we go with



I'd rather not play Dinho but we all know he'll be playing at least 60 minutes against his old team

Allegri still didn't show his list of called up players but I'd go with this :

How mamy subs can we use? No key player should play more than 45 minutes.

It's a friendly so I think we can use 5-7, I'm not sure about the rules of this Trophy.

And I agree with you, no key player should play more than 45 minutes. I'm sorry for Barcelona fans but I hope Ronaldinho will be substituted immediately in the secon half.

for those that can get it

this is game is also going to be streaming on espn3.com

Most international friendlies allow 12 subs on the bench. This one is no different.

And you can use all subs ?

We should play



This way, we'll have an excuse when we lose.

yup 11 starting you can sub them out then you have to sub out a sub to get the 12th guy in.

I hope that The first goal that seedrof did in the video, he will do that and if he wants , he can do it 3 times more

(from acmilan.com)

Call ups



No Zambrotta (bit surprised since he's a barca alum), Pato (who according ot training will for sure be ready for the weekend league game), Gattuso, Oddo, Kaladze or Abbiati.

Bit surprised to see Janku called up.

Why is Odu being played more than Verdi??

Cos Verdi had his knee effed up when Cris fouled him during the emirates cup. **** French.

Because according to the official site, Odu has been promoted while Verdi hasn't?

Actually, Verdi isn't on either the first team or primavera roster. Bit odd, that.