Back after 7 long years.

I don't know if it will be a happy time for us given the group we've been saddled with, but unfortunately those are the consequences of being in the wilderness for so long and not taking the EL that seriously.

Don't know about you guys but I'm super excited about this. I grew up with Ancelotti's Milan where the Champions League was our soil, so being back after 7 long years is fantastic. Let's just hope we can put up some dignified performance.

**** them, bunch od dirty players

Leao!!

We scored against Liverpool?

Woops

Yeah. I remember those seasons when we even treated the league like a 2nd rate competition as you would with the UEFA Cup when CL matches came around. We'd lose to Ascoli on the weekend and blow out Man U on a Wednesday. Those were the days....

And to think that we could have easily won another 2 titles if it weren't for arrogance on our part against both Liverpool and Deportivo

Deportivo... i'm really not sure what happened back then. It was such a shocker, mostly because we played so freaking good that season.

Liverpool... to be quite honest, we had much luck prior to that against PSV and I think PSV might have even deserved to go through to the final. But anyway, and now I'm stepping into heavy counterfactual history, but do you guys think Milan would have won the 2008 Athens final without the defeat in Istanbul? Because these two games are so interlinked and our team was so old in 2008. I'm somehow convinced that players like Pippo, Pirlo, Ambro, etc got the extra push particularly because of the defeat in Istanbul. Without that, I really don't see us winning in Athens or playing the final for that matter.

Oh and guess what,... Ibra injured again, Achilles injury.

I think it wont be a quick recovery but would love to have him against juveand we shouldn't be considering zlatan a major option this season unfortunately

Whereas we fully deserved to win the Istanbul final and simply got unlucky, Athens was a much more balanced game. Very tactical, even ugly at times. No one team dominated and it was the singular episodes that made the difference. Can't say we deserved to win like in 2005, but it's not like Liverpool deserved to win more or something.

2005 was an important factor but not decisive. You say our team was old, but don't forget we scored 5 goals against ManUtd in the semi finals, playing some fantastic football. That Liverpool side was not particularly great. Very mediocre players all around.

Huge blow. Someone like Ibra was necessary for tomorrow especially in terms of morale boost. Let's not forget most of these players have never played in the CL before. Not to mention Giroud is not fully fit and can only play 30-35 minutes at most. So I assume it's gonna be Rebic CF again.

True.. Bu as x-off said, the 2005 final was one of the best team performances I've seen, barring those idiotic few minutes. While Athen was much more balanced and could have easily gone either way.


I hope we still took him to England with the team. Even from the touchline he make a difference for the rest of the players imo

Liverpool have made some big changes to their line-up. VdV and Mane not starting

This is not an ideal start.. Need to settle down

Who are they playing om weekend

Crystal palace so its not for that

Ok this might get embassing

Liverpool is a team accustomed to such games, this Milan is a virgin. I'd say it's the experience the lads will gain that counts.

That said, Forza Milan!

Leao needs to start passing

We just look nervous at this point. I don't know how that can be fixed...

Tomori the only one who doesn't seem completely shell shocked

Diaz amd rebic haven't had the ball yet i think

We're so out of our depth I have no words.

Maigan and Tomori the only ones who have any idea what's going on.

1-1 rebic

Wowowow 2-1 milan

Cannot believe we actually scored....

WTF!!!!

How did this happen???

The Phoenix rises from the ashes?

Rebic is so composed

WTF?????

Unreal scoreline at HT..

That PK double save as well..

Hello, is this real?

Rebic is a f@cking Giant killer!!!

Love the guy

Still in shock. Was almost ready to give up and go to sleep


Btw, Maignan is a beast!! What a guy

Kessie and Benna are our weak links atm though. We need to put in someone else in midfield that can help out. They're getting overrun

But in all honesty, we started this game in a horrendous manner. Only Rebić and luck got us through the first half.

Bennacer is having a horrible game, Kessie seems off. Hernandez is showing how poor of a defender he is.

I think Pioli needs to change his midfield. Why is Tonali not playing?

I'm speechless. Never went from shockingly terrible to leading 2-1 so quickly.

We need to stay composed. And by composed I mean calm and attentive. We need to avoid the childish mistakes we've made in this first half. Even the simplest of passes or ball controls were horrific.

Hopefully this lead will wake the players up and boost their confidence.

Yes, we agree. Bennacer seems to be completely lost. And what a bad timing to do so, with Krunić, Bakayoko and Tonali? out.

The midfield is at fault here.

A huge part of the problem seemed to be nerves rather than tactics or general setup. You can't do much about that.

Aside from the nerves. Liverpool started the game off to a blistering pace. So combine the nerves with a style we rarely deal with in the league and it resulted in what we saw. Benncer, Theo, Kessie, Calabria. all were making BS passes that they never usually make. Obviously Liverpool's press was practically suffocating us but add the general nervousness and I honestly don't know how we held to just 1-0


But yes, Pioli needs to change things. I'd personally take off Leao and switch to a 3 at the back. Bring on Romagnoli

Tonali needs to come in for Bennacer, and Kessie needs to wake the f*ck up. This isn't Serie A where you can jog around with the ball at your feet. These mofs assault you like mad men and you're bound to lose the ball.

A 3-men defence in such a delicate situation. Never gonna happen.

Honestly, I don't think it's a personnel thing, but more of tactics/play style/preparation/mentality. But, we'll discuss it after the game.

Tomori and Maignan were fucking beasts, just outstanding.

Why is Tatarusanu warming up??? Don't tell me Mike got injured!

Is Tonali available? Thought he was not fit.

And anyway, I don't think he'd do much better. Kessie is also making a mess of it. Well at least he's not making a big advert for himself for a transfer next season...


Why not? It will give us more stability and allow us to compete better in midfield

Shiiiit

Maignan has to come off. Tata on... Oh no

Mike is on

Offside damn

What no, he's still in