Having matched AC Milan for 180 minutes, Celtic suffered a cruel extra time loss to exit the Champions League. Cruel yes, but we went through 210mins without scoring a goal. Incredible atmosphere as we all made our way to Milan against Celtics wishes, but no victory to take back with us. Kaka scored a wonderful goal to take his team through after Extra-time.


AC Milan:
Dida, Oddo (Simic 116), Bonera, Maldini, Jankulovski, Gattuso (Brocchi 79), Pirlo, Ambrosini, Seedorf, Kaka, Inzaghi (Gilardino 73).
Subs Not Used: Kalac, Favalli, Gourcuff, Oliveira.

Booked: Ambrosini.

Goal: Kaka 93.

Celtic:
Boruc,
Telfer, McManus, O'Dea, Naylor,
Nakamura (Miller 106), Lennon, Sno (Beattie 97), McGeady,
Jarosik (Gravesen 62), Vennegoor of Hesselink.

Subs Not Used: Brown, Wilson, Kennedy, Riordan.

Booked: McManus, Naylor, McGeady, Lennon.

Att: 65,000
Ref: Konrad Plautz (Austria).


Articles

• Match Report (BBC)
• WGS Interview (BBC)
• Match Report (Times)
• Kaka Relieved to beat Celtic

Pictures

• Match Pictures
• Supporter Pictures

KStreet

• Pre-match
• Match
• MoTM
• Post-Match

Other KStreet threads

• Supporter Tales

Quotes
(Fri. March 9th) London Times.
Ancelotti [AC Milan Manager] would certainly welcome back Celtic to the Champions League on a regular basis, if only for their supporters. The sight of 10,000 Celtic fans giving their team a standing ovation at the end prompted Ancelotti to reflect that Scottish football followers could teach their Italian counterparts a lesson in loving the game. “This is what we need in Italy, this type of environment,” the Milan coach said. “This was the essence of sport. To hear the Celtic fans singing and chanting after the game was incredible.”