Manchester United FC - AC Milan MATCH PRESS KIT Old Trafford, Manchester Tuesday, 24 April 2007 - 20:45CET Semi-Finals, First Leg - Matchday 11
Manchester United FC - AC Milan MATCH PRESS KIT Old Trafford, Manchester Tuesday, 24 April 2007 - 20:45CET Semi-finals, first leg - Matchday 11 Contents 1 - Match background 7 - UEFA information 2 - Match facts 8 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 9 - Competition facts 4 - Head coach profiles 10 - Team facts 5 - Match officials 11 - Competition information 6 - Domestic information 12 - Legend Match background Just as in 1999, Manchester United FC find Italian opponents barring their path to the UEFA Champions League final as they prepare to face AC Milan in the semi-final first leg at Old Trafford. • After their remarkable 7-1 success against AS Roma, Sir Alex Ferguson's side must now get the better of another Serie A side in Milan. Those seeking omens may be tempted to draw parallels with United's triumphant 1998/99 campaign when they saw off FC Internazionale Milano in the last eight and then, in the semi-finals, a Juventus side coached by Carlo Ancelotti, now in charge of Milan. • Then, as now, United were at home in the first leg, where Ryan Giggs's 90th-minute equaliser earned them a 1-1 draw. Ancelotti's Juventus went 2-0 up early in the return in Turin only for United to fight back to win 3-2 and book a final date with FC Bayern München. • Those 1999 successes were United's only previous two-legged wins against Italian teams prior to their quarter-final rout of Roma. After going down 2-1 in the first leg in the Italian capital, they responded with a stellar performance in the return as Michael Carrick (2), Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Alan Smith, Wayne Rooney, and Patrice Evra equalled the second biggest win in the club's European history.
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