AC Milan 2 - 1 Liverpool
Pippo Inzaghi struck twice as AC Milan gained revenge for their
2005 Champions League final defeat against Liverpool with victory
in Athens.
Inzaghi scored a freak opener in first-half injury time,
unwittingly deflecting Andrea Pirlo's free-kick past a wrong-footed
Pepe Reina.
Steven Gerrard missed a glorious chance to equalise before Inzaghi
slid home a second eight minutes from time.
Dirk Kuyt pulled one back with a header with a minute left, but
time ran out.
AC Milan: Dida, Oddo, Nesta, Maldini, Jankulovski (Kaladze 79),
Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Seedorf (Favalli 90), Kaka, Inzaghi
(Gilardino 88 ).
Subs Not Used: Kalac, Cafu, Serginho, Brocchi.
Booked: Gattuso, Jankulovski.
Goals: Inzaghi 45, 82.
Liverpool: Reina, Finnan (Arbeloa 88 ), Carragher, Agger, Riise,
Pennant, Alonso, Mascherano (Crouch 78 ), Zenden (Kewell 59),
Gerrard, Kuyt.
Subs Not Used: Dudek, Hyypia, Gonzalez, Bellamy.
Booked: Mascherano, Carragher.
Goals: Kuyt 89.
Att: 74,000
Ref: Herbert Fandel (Germany).
