Arsenal-Milan CL Round of 16 Leg 1

Is that only for the game AT Emirates? If that's the case I think it's only fair to have the favor toward Arsenal...

Don't know where you got them odds from.

Originally Posted by Rico

Kaka And Pato Available For Arsenal Game

Milan doctor Jean Pierre Meersseman has brought good news. He expressed his optimism over the recovery of both Riccardo Kaka and Alexandre Pato for the first leg of the Champions League game against Arsenal...

Meersseman spoke in particular about Pato, who had worried the Milan hierarchy particularly worried.

"Today he is much better," reassured the Rossoneri's doctor. "Until yesterday he was walking with the help of the crutches, but now he manages to walk without feeling pain.

"We are confident with regards to his recovery time," he continued. "Until yesterday we thought he would need two or three weeks, but now I believe that within two weeks he is going to be ready for the game against Arsenal."

Meersseman also spoke positively about the possibility that Kaka and Gattuso will make the London trip, lessening the Rossoneris' injury woes significantly.

GOAL Glenn Debattista

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I would like someone who can translate Italian to translate this text and post it here in this thread, please.

http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=61323

i really hope kaka and pato/ rino are available for this game and its best to just take the doctors work and not some Journalist just chattin outta his backside

Today i got my ticket for the return leg. In Italy on the first free sell day almost 30000 tickets were sold. Adding the previous 40.000 of the season ticket holders...San Siro is already sold out one month before the match. It funny because on some days the banks, usually packed with distinctive people, get take by storm by a mob of ultras and dodgy people hungry to get a ticket.

I got pretty decent sits. Second green tier, section 230 --> http://www.acmilan.com/InfoPage.aspx?id=52423

20 € is a bargain for such a game.

WOW! Gio! I thinkt hat's an amazing deal!1!!

To be fair all tickets are cheap at the San Siro, especially in the Milan end.

I have news from Uefa .com that Gattuso maybe miss to arsenal trip ,hope that only just prediction ,because we all know that gatusso is one milan key player.
Forza Milan

Originally Posted by Giovanni

I got pretty decent sits. Second green tier, section 230

Oh man, it's the dream of my life to go to an actual game at San Siro, I hope after summer it will become possible, looking for a job in Milan just for the sake of that

Originally Posted by forward

Oh man, it's the dream of my life to go to an actual game at San Siro, I hope after summer it will become possible, looking for a job in Milan just for the sake of that

good luck

hi all,

i think we should have included serginho in our UCL list!
why do we include simic and darmian in the UCL list when we know that they will not get even one minute of playing time??? can anyone explain why??

Originally Posted by forward

Oh man, it's the dream of my life to go to an actual game at San Siro, I hope after summer it will become possible, looking for a job in Milan just for the sake of that

It is worth the trip my friend. I went to Milan last February/March and saw three games, including the CL tie vs. Celtic, it was AWESOME! I trip of a lifetime.

The game is approaching fast.. It will be in 1 week from now. So far we got Pato/Gattuso/Kaka/Ronaldo struggling with injuries and a not-so fit Seedorf. Let's re-evaluate them in a week and hope for the best.

My only wish for this game is that we do not play Gilardino as he is the most useless of all our strikers in these big games. I say start with Pato and Pippo and bring on Ronaldo. I think we should go for two strikers at the London game but I'm pretty sure Ancelotti would rather go for the x-mas tree and play Pippo up front..That would be a shame as Pato's pace could do us so much good in a game like this. Ronaldo can come on for Pippo in the last 30 minutes.

Damn how I wish we had a fully fit Ronaldo as he would do wonders for us. If Ronaldo recovers and is more match fit I would start him over Pippo, but right now I wouldn't.

I know there's a couple of games before it, but here is what I would do on that day if everyone's injury is healed according to plan.

------------------------- KALAC -----------------------------

ODDO --------- NESTA ------------ MALDINI ----- JANKULOVSKI

GATTUSO ----------------- PIRLO ------------------- SEEDORF

------------------------ KAKA --------------------------------

------------- PATO ----------------------- RONALDO ----------

However it most likely that Ronaldo will not be match fit so I'll start Pippo and bring on Ronnie as a sub. Ambrosini can be an important weapon towards the end, and unfortunately we do not have our Serginho anymore. I just hope we keep Gila and Dida on the bench for this one.

I think we should go for two strikers at the London game but I'm pretty sure Ancelotti would rather go for the x-mas tree and play Pippo up front..That would be a shame as Pato's pace could do us so much good in a game like this.

Considering Carlo's personality, I assure you it's not gonna happen, Ambro or Emerson will start in London if Gattuso is fit or both of them if he is injured, Pato and Gourcuff, IMO could be very useful as well, but , once more, Carlo won't use them probably only Pato, any way I will be more than just happy with any formation so long as it can get the right result in London.

Good luck for Milan, we will be really in serious need for it, best wishes for all of Gattuso, Kaka and Pato hope they will be fit before the match and to Nesta whome I still don't know why he was subed last match? and for Kalac/Dida in stopping Arsenal, and for or Roanaldo to keep him self fit.
Forza Milan the champions of Europe.

Originally Posted by forward

Oh man, it's the dream of my life to go to an actual game at San Siro, I hope after summer it will become possible, looking for a job in Milan just for the sake of that

I wish you can fulfill your dream the sooner possible. Good luck!
The first impression inside San Siro is a sense of alienation. You are in the place you've seen hundred of times on tv. Pictures can't give the idea of the full impact of the view. Especially on afternoon games, the colours are so vivid. They seem taken from a painting of Van Gogh.

If you have the chance to attend a CL game, the weirdest sensation is that the world is there, watching. People talks dozens of different languages, like a new Babel. It's weird, and it'd be poetry worthy material.

Hope i've given you a little appetizer.

Originally Posted by Giovanni

I wish you can fulfill your dream the sooner possible. Good luck!
The first impression inside San Siro is a sense of alienation. You are in the place you've seen hundred of times on tv. Pictures can't give the idea of the full impact of the view. Especially on afternoon games, the colours are so vivid. They seem taken from a painting of Van Gogh.

If you have the chance to attend a CL game, the weirdest sensation is that the world is there, watching. People talks dozens of different languages, like a new Babel. It's weird, and it'd be poetry worthy material.

Hope i've given you a little appetizer.

San Siro actually looks a lot smaler once when you take your place at the stands somewhere. You have a feeling that there is now way 85 000 people can be there. But once you hear the curva sing... you get the point

I witnessed Milan - Inter ( 3:4 ), and the last 5 minutes were so loud I couldnt believe it. I was swearing in croatian and some italians were looking strangely at me Then we lost and the whole stadium ( as Milan was houst ) went: Milan, Milan! !! it was a magical night.

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Now we will take Arsenal in the same enviroment and Pippo will make his magic