The Barcelona captain reminds me a lot of John Terry - not particularly tall or quick for a centre-back, but a commanding leader of the team. asks Philly Mac, presumably referring to the start of the Champions League rather than Microsoft introducing Windows 3.1 (it happened in 1992 - check it if you wish). Home > City comparison > Barcelona vs Milan… I had a dream Or, to be precise, my colleague Danny Coyle did. "I wish everyone would stop going on about how ugly Ronaldinho is, how large his teeth are," says Chris Wright sensitively, "and focus instead on the player's dazzlingly expansive gums." Barcelona 0 - 0 Milan ... Tue 25 Apr 2006 20.31 EDT. As the newcomers to the pitch were still taking up their positions, Shevchenko latched onto a long ball and directed a header past Valdes and into the net. Titelverdediger Liverpool FC eindigde in de Engelse Premiership als vijfde maar de UEFA had een limiet gesteld van maximaal vier clubs uit een land in de Champions League. 18 mins Inzaghi does his best Emile Heskey impression, peeling off the defender but then allowing the ball to bounce too far off his chest when a more assured touch would have opened up a real chance. 10:56. 22 mins Kaka, Shevchenko and Inzaghi link up, forcing Marquez to concede a corner. Giuly then volleyed narrowly over from Ronaldinho's cross as the play switched from end to end. Given the attacking talent on show tonight - Ronaldinho, Kaka, Shevchenko, Eto'o, Deco, Giuly, Inzaghi - we should be getting better. All rights reserved. 2006 (April 25) Barcelona (Spain) 0-AC Milan (Italy) 0 (Champions League) sp1873. Thanks for your emails, sorry I couldn't use them all, Mike. But he doesn't. 44 mins Costacurta picks up the first booking of the night, cynically upending Eto'o as the striker slipped it one side of him and tried to sprint round the other. We will see. "It always seems that there's a preponderance of Americans emailing to the Guardian," observes Kevin Essington. But despite Marquez's glancing touch, the ball travels harmlessly across the penalty area. What is the difference between Milan and Barcelona? 41 mins An aggressive run from Kaka wins a corner for Milan. Champions League Finals 1k 02:38:36. Bahasa - Indonesia; Chinese (simplified) Deutsch; English - Australia; English - Canada; English - Ghana Finally ask stupid questions concerning the resultant statistics to your mates at every opportunity.". Barcelona vs Inter Milan, UEFA Champions League live football score, commentary and live from match result from Camp Nou. 51 mins Barca win a free-kick 20 yards out - not sure why, I was too busy tapping away at my keyboard to see (not to mention eating the chocolate orange). Dit aantal is echter het aantal waar Engeland volgens de UEFA-coëfficiënt recht op heeft, hierdoor zou Liverpool de vijfde club worden en dat mag niet. Half time The match has been played at a good pace, with both teams remembering the objective of the game - to score goals. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Watch the full match between FC Barcelona and Arsenal in the 2006 Champions League Final. Liverpool FC - AC Milan - Full Match - 2005 Champions League Final. asks Rob Hisnay. Kaka rolls a pass into Inzaghi, who turns quickly but has his shot blocked by Puyol. "Take a traditional game - rounders/hockey - make it bigger/put it on ice, then pay zillions of dollars to huge men to knock seven bells out of each other. 47 mins We're off again, but not before I've tapped my chocolate orange, only to discover that, of course, the pieces hadn't separated conveniently after I had unwrapped. "He can't jump on perfect, flat, tightly-mown grass without falling off his talentless feet." queries Brett Henrikson. 2000 October 18 AC Milan Italy 3 Barcelona Spain 3 Champions League. Are these the same decriers who jeered that the Gunners could never get this far? Instead he swung his right leg too slowly, and the ball passed him by. Milan were in desperate need of an early goal, and Kaka almost provided it inside the first minute when he shot narrowly wide. He probably should have just dinked it over the goalkeeper as he went to ground. Can they level the aggregate score before half-time... 42 mins Victor Valdes makes a meal (hopefully it was better than my sausage and mash from the GU canteen) of coming to collect the cross, but Iniesta helps him out by hoofing clear. "With Lehmann saving one penalty-kick to win it for Arsenal?". The 2006–07 season has had its ups and downs for Milan. The Catalans have a 1-0 advantage from the first leg at the San Siro thanks to Ludovic Giuly's strike, which means Milan will have to overcome the Italian phobia of crossing the halfway line if they are to make a game of it this evening. "Somehow watching all those tedious group matches has made time fly. FC Barcelona against AC Milan - all matches in Europe (UEFA Champions League, UEFA … Personally I think he's bonkers, as there's less chance of Barcelona losing this one than there is of MBM and OBO veteran Rob Smyth ever wooing his beloved Scarlett Johansson. SENSE TV SPORT. ... FC Barcelona - Champions Final 2006 FC Barcelona vs Arsenal 2-1. danielrn5. Watch the 2005-2006 FC Barcelona vs. AC Milan Champions League Semi-final, 2nd leg full match held at Camp Nou (Barcelona) on Footballia 58:12. That could leave Ronaldinho a lot of time and space on the left wing. Sky commentator Andy Gray declares "we've got the final that everyone wanted", which isn't strictly true as Milan, Tottenham and Real Madrid fans (among others) would testify. He had two men waiting to whom he could have rolled the ball for an easy tap-in. Watch the 2005-2006 FC Barcelona vs. Arsenal FC Champions League Final full match held at Stade de France (Saint-Denis) on Footballia Bahasa - Indonesia; Chinese (simplified) Deutsch; English - Australia; English - Canada; English - Ghana; English - International; ... 18 April 2006 Kick-off 20:45. When you need a goal, call for someone who's never scored in the Champions League for you. AC Milan: Dida, Stam, Costacurta (Cafu 64), Kaladze, Serginho, Gattuso (Rui Costa 68), Pirlo, Seedorf, Shevchenko, Kaka, Inzaghi (Gilardino 80).Subs Not Used: Kalac, Maldini, Vogel, Jankulovski. bAcK RuLe. First published on Tue 25 Apr 2006 20.31 EDT. It's been a cracking opening to the game though. The riveting West Ham v Liverpool is the reward for my caprice." Again, Chris, you're the first. His vision saw Milan romping to a 2-0 victory. Juliano Belletti missed an open goal after the break as Barcelona dominated. 33 mins Giuly, who will doubtless be ditched for Messi whenever the little wizard regains his fitness, continues to impress, this time testing Dida's handling with a swerving shot released from the outside of his right boot. If he did, it was a very little shove. 2007 (September 18) AC Milan (Italy) 2-Benfica (Portugal ... sp1873. This is the match sheet of the UEFA Champions League game between AC Milan and FC Barcelona on Apr 18, 2006. "Has the phrase 'it looks like Barca will join Arsenal for the last Tango in Paris been uttered yet?'" Had it been just a yard either side, he'd have been celebrating an equaliser. asks Noel Darlow. "While they usually show Champions League, today we get ... World (i.e. 67 mins Milan are looking more and more dangerous. 15:23. 7:38. Leg- and finger-stretching "I'm quite concerned about Sid Lowe's comments about the animals in the ark at the weekend, especially with all those matadors hanging around in Spain," says Jez Smith. The board shows there will be three minutes of injury-time. Milan keeper Dida plunged bravely at his feet to save, then in the 15th minute he denied Eto'o again with a vital block that allowed Alessandro Costacurta to clear to safety. The 2006–07 season was an overall unsuccessful time for Futbol Club Barcelona in almost all competitions. 78 mins Final sub for Milan: Inzaghi off, Gilardino on. In 2005–06 season Associazione Calcio Milan had a rather modest season compared to its previous seasons, before being rocked by a minor involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal, where rivals Juventus was relegated and stripped of two league titles. Oh. 11 mins Stam nervously turns the ball behind for a corner despite being under no pressure from a Barcelona player. claims Phil West. The other Kaka, Kaka, has convinced the team doctor he's worthy of a starting place, as has Andriy Shevchenko, both of whom were slight doubts after picking up knocks at the weekend. I guess it wasn't just a stepping stone to a European Superleague after all.". "Why are so many people so negative about Arsenal's result last night? Preamble So here we are (me at my computer screen, you at yours) for the penultimate game of this season's Champions League. "The reason why so many emails come from the States is that there's a lot of Brits over here and most of us hate and can't understand American sports," says Allan Smith (no, not that one, or that one) firmly. Overview Facts & Figures + Add to comparison. 36 mins As they often do, Barcelona overplay at the edge of the box when any one of three players could have had a shot. Gattuso guided a measured cross over Marquez, but the Ukrainian's diving header was straight at Valdes. 31 mins Inzaghi almost reaches Shevchenko's sharp cross. You know who is lining up the free-kick... 45 mins But Ronaldinho's effort is tame, gently landing in Dida's arms. "Either Sid needs glasses or Noah just doomed the bovine species to extinction. Bahasa - Indonesia; Chinese (simplified) Deutsch; English - Australia; English - Canada; English - Ghana; English - International; English - Ireland; The prize for the winner, or the drawer in Barcelona's case, is a trip to Paris next month to play George Gra ... sorry, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal in the final. 64 mins Milan sub: Coastacurta off, Cafu - a young nipper by contrast - on. ", "Has it really been 14 years?" Of course, they're the same people who sanctimoniously noted Wenger's hypocrisy and sour grapes after the Spurs game," notes Gwilym Jones, sanctimoniously. 68 mins Second sub for Milan: Gattuso off, Rui Costa. Search. "With those noises of 'Oooh' and tapping your chocolate orange, are you sure you're not dressed up as Les Dawson in those cream cake adverts from all those years ago? "Scarlett Johansson may as you say be better looking than Ronaldhino but can you really visualise her in a hard, physical contest with 11 Italian stallions?" 49 mins Oooh, good chance for Shevchenko. Kaladze dallied on the ball, lost it, then turned and watched anxiously as Eto'o, with the help of Giuly's distracting run, skipped round Serginho and went one-on-one with the keeper. Fc Barcelona vs Ac Milan Camp Nou _ Champions League 12-3-2013 _ HD.mp4. What a start that would have been! If they're going to show one match a week at least it could be the better one, with the better teams." "Re 51 mins. Przemek B. The referee bails him out, though, by harshly penalising Puyol for a nudge on Dida as Ronaldinho's set-piece reaches the six-yard box. Watch the 2004-2005 FC Barcelona vs. AC Milan Champions League Group stage, matchday 4 full match held at Camp Nou (Barcelona) on Footballia chirps Simon Cowderoy. Barcelona: Valdes, Belletti, Marquez, Puyol, Van Bronckhorst, Iniesta, Edmilson, Deco, Giuly (Larsson 68), Eto'o (Van Bommel 89), Ronaldinho.Subs Not Used: Jorquera, Motta, Maxi Lopez, Sylvinho, Gabri. Diego Forlan in his early Man United days would have converted that chance. 7 mins Inzaghi shoots wide from 20 yards, but the flag was already up for offside. Andriy Shevchenko missed Milan's best chance and had a goal ruled out, but Barcelona defended a narrow first-leg lead and now play Arsenal on 17 May. So Mike, when you tapped away at your keyboard, did it separate conveniently?" "Funny you'd put her picture up, I just ran into Scarlett Johansson 10 minutes ago as I was coming back to the office from lunch," says Miguel Lobo. Barcelona then kept possession for long periods to frustrate Milan and clinch their place in the final. If Djibril Cisse can score - as he has done to make it 1-0 - you know he can't be lining up against a first-choice defence. Ok, she doesn't, since I only saw her from behind the security line, but still odd to get so much Scarlett in one day.". 0 - 1. 90 mins Edmilson is booked for deliberately tripping Seedorf. Find out which is better and their overall performance in the city ranking. All the same, the best side has reached the final, and a clash between Ronaldinho and Thierry Henry is certainly one to look forward to. His touch was a little heavy though, and again he couldn't lift it over the Brazilian No1. Barcelona are in their snazzy red-and-blue stripes kicking from left to right, Milan are in their white away kit. 3 mins A great chance for Barcelona! "I am especially feeling this sting, as I faked illness to come home and watch the match. I presume you mean Swansea v Southend this weekend, Rob? But Barcelona soon seized the initiative, and Eto'o twice had chances to score the goal that would have virtually stamped their passport into the final. 6:41. All the same, have the best clubs in Europe forgotten how to score? The game is surprisingly open, which is making for a far better spectacle than last night's drab encounter. Yet there haven't been any, which means since the start of the quarter-finals there have now been 11-and-a-half matches played, and the net has been rippled on just 14 occasions. Half-time 0 - 0 Full-time 0 - 1. "Bet no-one by the name of Drogba wins the jump-rope competition," says Paul Chipperton. 9 mins Stam tries to leave a marker on Ronaldinho by charging in with his studs showing, but inadvertently makes contact with the ball instead. 25 mins From the same position that he embarrassed David Seaman in Shizuoka, Ronaldinho curls a dipping cross into the box.