I don't know what makes me sadder. To see the end of a rossoneri cycle with Maldini playing one of the best matches i've seen for someone his age or not having the opportunity to watch Messi if Barca can go all the way to Moscow.
On Milan the writings were on the wall, and they could only bank on was having never lost to an english club at San Siro(Arsenal becomes the first british team to win at the Bernabeu 2 years ago) and the first to beat Milan in a return leg at San Siro for as long as I can remember. Kaka had a couple of nice runs, but was held in check by Flamini for both legs, Pato had a couple of chances and for a teenager the pressure and magnitude of the game didn't seem to have bother him. Pirlo played probably the WORST game I can remember, missing short passes, giving the ball away in key positions, horrible set pieces(all of his corners to the first post, cleared away). The midfield just couldn't really hold it together and control the tempo, nevermind the way Milan relies on their fullbacks, and with Oddo and Maldini, well you can't really expect much. Wenger really surprised me with the 4-5-1 but with Eduardo injured it was better to have Walcott as a substitute with fresh legs for the last stretch.
Fabregas' strike came out of nowhere, 5 minutes till extra time and BOOM. Kalac ate it up, and to be fair he probably either mistimed it based on the distance or his vision lane blocked which would explain the late reaction. All things fair, Arsenal brought more danger.
I like Zico and he's done a great job at Fener, but Sevilla is a much better team, it's a shame their president is a douche, because for a team mostly compromised of "outcasts"(Kanoute, Luis Fabiano, Poulsen, Palop etc) they really play some of the most dynamic football you'll see in Europe, all those overalping runs from Dani with Navas doubling him, Capel is always a threat on the left, Keita and Poulsen probably two of the best DM's you've never heard off. While most teams would have switched to a defensive formation at halftime and protect the lead they just played to their nature and that ended up costing them.
And well....
