Milan vs. Celtic - 2nd Leg, round of 16

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Inter meanwhile, could possibly face expulsion (doubt it personally) over the fracas that took place after the match.

That would mean we could still finish 5th, and because they are out, still get into Europe...but UEFA wont sanction them so severely in my estimation...so we better get that 4th spot!

I also doubt that the sanctions would be so severe also because there are conflicting reports regarding who started what and who didn't.

On the other hand, however, Inter players did actively participate in the brawl that continued for 15-20 min and what happened on the field is only part of the story given that there was some action in the dressing rooms too.
And keeping in mind that inter have just recently had problems with UEFA sanctions (the Milan derby debacle of 2 years ago), I guess they should be worried about their situation for next year's CL.

Originally Posted by Warro Bantan

Inter meanwhile, could possibly face expulsion (doubt it personally) over the fracas that took place after the match.

And they really must be punished for this with an expulsion.
Their fans stopped a CL 1/4 match against Milan 2 years ago. Their officials ( Faschetti) talked to UEFA officials asking for refs on Inter matches ( or smthg like that) , and their players started a shemeful fight yesterday.
It's always Inter whenever there's a scandal in CL.
We can't just punish them by making them play on empty stadium or by suspending some of their players on 2-3 matches, because it seems like they never learn, they don't care about the warnings they get from UEFA and they continue doing whatever they want.
If it was some eastern European team, i'm 100% sure UEFA would have given few years expulsion from every competition to the entire country, not only to the team.
Platini has to show guts and punish them for what they did, with at least 1 year suspension from european football.

I'm really not saying this as a Juve fan or as Anti-Inter. Juve won't play CL next year so Inter won't be our rivals anyway, and even if they play i know they won't win it. Even more, they will concentrate on the legue and it will be twice harder for Juve to win Serie A.
This time i'm saying it as a football fan - Inter out of Europe for at least 1 year is a must !

Originally Posted by Tony29.

... and even if they play i know they won't win it ...

I take it you haven't heard what Inter fans are saying about this - "We were unlucky this year but next year will indeed be Inter's year"

If we lose to Celtic tonight i dont care our team has done us proud already qualifying so far on such a striker less side and making up the 8 point deficit as long as we hit that 4th place spot in the league and qualify next season does it really matter because whtas the chances of us actually winning it with Liverpool and Chelski been left in the draw? i dont want to bring the place down with doom and gloom but i Believe we can do this but look at Lyon Last season how close did we take that and we have no Sheva now we really need Gila to be sharper to try and knock at least one in for us? also is Kaka playing we need him to be given a bit of space to move in.

Originally Posted by Kaka1899

If we lose to Celtic tonight i dont care our team has done us proud already qualifying so far on such a striker less side and making up the 8 point deficit as long as we hit that 4th place spot in the league and qualify next season does it really matter because whtas the chances of us actually winning it with Liverpool and Chelski been left in the draw? i dont want to bring the place down with doom and gloom but i Believe we can do this but look at Lyon Last season how close did we take that and we have no Sheva now we really need Gila to be sharper to try and knock at least one in for us? also is Kaka playing we need him to be given a bit of space to move in.

I wouldn't be too harsh on Milan if we fail to leave a more memorable trace in this year's CL given all the problems we've had with penalties, lack of transfers and injuries that have been depleting the team all season long.

But I must say that the more this CL progresses, the more I start thinking that our chances of reaching the final are getting better and better given that none of the teams left in it show the consistency in class that is necessary to be considered a clear favourite ... at the same time we seem to have finally found some consistency in our play and the return from injuries of players like Nesta, Serginho, and Ambro would make things a little easier for the team.

With teams like Lyon, Barca, Inter and one of Bayern and Real out for sure, and a severely under-performing Chelsea team (given the star-squad they have), and the poor form of big teams like real M and Bayern, and the not-so-frightening form of ManU, and the unpredictability (read inconsistency) of Liverpool, Valencia, Arsenal, and PSV, all of whom can beat anyone but more often can lose to anyone too ... I guess Roma is the most dangerous team of them all, I think.

Roma are pretty safe for 2nd place in Serie A and will be able to fully concentrate on the CL ... and this is when Roma is dangerous - while they may not have a squad deep enough for fighting on two fronts or a long-lasting competition like Serie A, their starting 11 isn't inferior to anyone out there and when they devote their efforts on CL alone, they will mean trouble.

Originally Posted by zlatanov

I wouldn't be too harsh on Milan if we fail to leave a more memorable trace in this year's CL given all the problems we've had with penalties, lack of transfers and injuries that have been depleting the team all season long.

But I must say that the more this CL progresses, the more I start thinking that our chances of reaching the final are getting better and better given that none of the teams left in it show the consistency in class that is necessary to be considered a clear favourite.

With teams like Lyon, Barca, Inter and one of Bayern and Real out for sure, and a severely under-performing Chelsea team (given the star-squad they have), and the poor form of big teams like real M and Bayern, and the not-so-frightening form of ManU, and the unpredictability (read inconsistency) of Liverpool, Valencia, Arsenal, and PSV, all of whom can beat anyone but more often can lose to anyone too ... I guess Roma is the most dangerous team of them all, I think.

Roma are pretty safe for 2nd place in Serie A and will be able to fully concentrate on the CL ... and this is when Roma is dangerous - while they may not have a squad deep enough for fighting on two fronts, their starting 11 isn't inferior to anyone out there and when they devote their efforts on one competition only, they will mean trouble.

I guess your right once again Zlat but in all seriousness if Celtic score first can you see Milan Rallying up or the heads going down or will they be concentratin on Inter at the weekend too much and letting it all go i really hope Dida has a sturdy game after the blunder he dropped against Chievo at the weekend so does that meen its a good game tonight. im not jumping on the Anti Dida band wagon but you could say Dida got us knocked out of the Coppa italia by letting in Pizzaros howler! Cmon Dida lets have a good game tonight im really nervous becase my friend at college is a Celtic fan and he keeps shoutin Mon the hoops at me i really dont like it i want a good sturdy game tonight
so tmorrow i can walk in and give him one big FORZA MILAN!!!!!!
Forza Gila, Forza Kaka, Forza Dida and last but not least Forza Milan!!

well, of course everything I said above concerns Milan only if we manage to go thru to the next round. I personally think that milan will give it their all and then some to qualify ... the derby can wait, not to mention that Inter are having some serious selection problem of their own.

I have lots of respect for Celtic and their spirit but if I have to keep it real, I must say that I am liking our chances of going thru a lot - it won't be easy but if we stay focused and determined, we will be in the quarterfinals ... and in all honesty, if we can't beat Celtic over 2 rounds, then I guess we really don't have place in the further stages of this CL.

I don't think Liverpool have been too inconsistent in Europe

Speaking of which if Milan come out all guns blazing (like Liverpool) in the first half but get a bit luckier and more opportunist by taking their chances, we could make things very difficult for Celtic.

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

I don't think Liverpool have been too inconsistent in Europe

maybe because you are using the EPL for comparison

anyways, they will be a tough opponent for any other team in the CL, that's for sure.

Will Maldini play today?

I hope the team will show everyone what they are made of!

Originally Posted by Helena

Will Maldini play today?

yeah, I believe he has recovered and will be ready

I hope inzaghi plays as hes the only forward we have available who can get us through this stages ill be very surpised if gila or ro score

Hope we win this game

Forza Milan ! ! !

http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl...report=lu.html

teams!!

so that's a 4-4-1-1...come on Pippo!!!