";s:4:"text";s:8037:" Milan played in their all-white away strip, which historically they use in finals of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, while Barcelona played in their red and blue strip. The 1994 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between Italian club Milan and Spanish club Barcelona, played on 18 May 1994 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. Ronaldo, Raul & Real Madrid's best XI of the Champions League era, Aguero's final flourish? [2], In the 47th minute, Savićević capitalised on a defensive error by Miguel Ángel Nadal to lob goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta for the third goal. Milan's preparation before the final was in disarray: legendary striker Marco van Basten was still out with a long-term injury, and £13 million young sensation Gianluigi Lentini (then world's most expensive footballer) was also injured; sweeper and captain, Franco Baresi was suspended, as was defender Alessandro Costacurta; and UEFA regulations at the time that limited teams to fielding a maximum of three non-nationals meant that coach Fabio Capello was forced to leave out Florin Răducioiu, Jean-Pierre Papin and Brian Laudrup. Formations, lineups and stats for AC Milan vs Barcelona Champions League 2004/2005 Click here to see all of dabblebet's offers for the game, including goalscoring markets, correct score predictions and more. AC Milan and Barcelona will go head to head on Wednesday as the International Champions Cup approaches its final fixtures.. Arthur, Malcom and Clement Lenglet have all joined Ernesto Valverde's side, while there is hope that Arturo Vidal will also sign before the end of the transfer window. [citation needed] Desailly became the first player to win the trophy in consecutive years with different clubs after winning with Marseille in 1993.[4].
The Rossoneri have experienced a change in ownership already in pre-season, with hedge fund Elliott Management taking over the reins. Rob Harris (England) In the United States (US) the game will be shown live on television on ESPN Deportes and will be available to stream live online via WatchESPN. Milan start life without defender Leonardo Bonucci, who has now completed a move back to Juventus. Those buys, plus the exit of Cristiano Ronaldo and possibly Luka Modric at Real Madrid, mean the Catalans start as overwhelming favourites to retain their Liga title. And while the likes of Gonzalo Higuain will not take part in the weekend's clash, the Argentine will see how his new team fares against a side of Barcelona's calibre. Milan dominated early and were rewarded when Dejan Savićević ran down the right flank and passed to Daniele Massaro, who tapped the ball into an empty net. [3] Many pundits have described Milan's performance against Barcelona in the final as the greatest ever by a team in European Cup/UEFA Champions League history. Eight minutes later, after Savićević had hit a post and the Barcelona defence had failed to clear, Milan defender Marcel Desailly beat the offside trap to make it 4–0, which ended up being the final score. Massaro banged in his second just before half-time to make it 2–0 after a solo run by Roberto Donadoni down the left wing. In the United Kingdom (UK), the game can be watched live on TV on Premier Sports and streamed on the Premier Player app. - Mourinho on Hojbjerg, Arteta responds to Ozil's Twitter comments, Porto boss slams 'extremely unpleasant' Guardiola.
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