Angel717 Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 he was awesome last night!yes, he's always awesome!! Quote
LuNo Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 Milan 3: Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Jankulovski; Gattuso (Cafu 84), Pirlo, Ambrosini, Seedorf; Kaka (Favalli 86); Inzaghi (Gilardino 66)Manchester United 0: Van Der Sar; O'Shea (Saha 77), Brown, Vidic, Heinze; Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick; C Ronaldo, Giggs; Rooney.Goals:1-0, KAKA, 11'2-0, SEEDORF, 30'3-0, GILLARDINO, 78' Quote
LuNo Posted May 3, 2007 Posted May 3, 2007 AC Milan 3:0 (5:3 on aggregate) Manchester United - match reportScorers: Kaka 11 (Mi), Seedorf 30 (Mi), Gilardino 79 (Mi)Kaka, Clarence Seedorf and Alberto Gilardino hammered Manchester United 3-0 to set up another Champions League Final against Liverpool!The Rossoneri knew they had to fight back from a 3-2 first leg defeat at Old Trafford and so went for an attacking line-up with Massimo Oddo and Marek Jankulovski as full-backs and Pippo Inzaghi replacing the disappointing Alberto Gilardino upfront. Paolo Maldini was in the stands, but Gennaro Gattuso recovered from a bruised foot to start. Rio Ferdinand was only fit for the bench, but Nemanja Vidic returned and Patrice Evra was suspended.Kaka bagged a brace in the first leg and had a chance after 60 seconds when he sprinted past Vidic but his low cross was just past Inzaghi in the driving rain. Moments later Edwin Van der Sar tipped a Clarence Seedorf strike out from under the bar.Oddo's cross from the right found a too weak volley from Kaka and the Brazilian did a lot better on 11 minutes by giving Milan the lead. Seedorf nodded a searching Andrea Pirlo pass back to the edge of the area where Kaka drilled his low volley into the near bottom corner of the net. This goal consolidated his position as Champions League top scorer with 10 in 12 games and put Milan ahead on goal difference, 3-3 on aggregate.Van der Sar rushed out to close down Pirlo's pass towards Inzaghi, then a Pirlo shot flashed across the face of goal. A Paul Scholes header looped over as Oddo kept him onside and Nelson Dida smothered a Ryan Giggs effort, as no Manchester United players were ready to pounce on the loose ball.Vidic slipped inside his own area and gave the ball to Pirlo, then the clearance found Seedorf and he was able to shrug off two defenders to place a perfect low right-foot strike into the same corner as Kaka's goal.Massimo Ambrosini's sliding tackle stopped Darren Fletcher short and Dida plucked a deflected cross off Cristiano Ronaldo's head. But Milan had a great chance to make it 3-0 before the break, as Oddo's low cross found Inzaghi to drill just wide of the near post.Gattuso used his strength to shrug Cristiano Ronaldo off the ball on a counter, earning a standing ovation from the San Siro crowd. Wayne Rooney's snapshot felled Nesta and Ronaldo blazed well wide from distance.Ambrosini won back the ball in midfield on 53 minutes and Kaka again left Vidic eating his dust, but Van der Sar parried the shot a little too far away for Inzaghi to pounce.A defensive error at the other end sent Cristiano Ronaldo free, but his effort was charged down by Nesta. A Giggs through pass just missed Rooney's foot and Gattuso blocked Ronaldo's free kick.Van der Sar ran out to clear from Inzaghi, but United were growing in confidence and Fletcher drilled wide of the near post, as he was totally unmarked on the edge of the box.Rooney managed to turn Nesta but his shot flashed across the face of goal, then the England striker had penalty appeals as he attempted an ambitious overhead kick under pressure from Oddo.Gilardino came on for Inzaghi as the Rossoneri seemed to tire after an hour of play. Kaka gathered a Seedorf pass and his shot was deflected wide with Van der Sar stranded. From the corner a Seedorf cross was cleared with some difficulty.The first booking of the game only arrived after 74 minutes for Ambrosini's tackle on Paul Scholes. Gattuso fell awkwardly and appeared to twist his knee, but he was able to continue after treatment. Striker Louis Saha replaced defender O'Shea as Sir Alex Ferguson went for broke.Milan made it 3-0 moments later with a classic counter-attack. Seedorf's first-time pass sent Gilardino clear on goal and he ran forward for 40 metres to side-foot the ball past a desperate Van der Sar. It was only his second Champions League goal in 10 appearances this season.Kaka went down with cramp and so Milan put out the ball, but Manchester United did not return the sphere and had a shot on goal. Gattuso was furious and his teammates had to hold him back from attacking Scholes, the Italian earning a booking for his trouble.Cristiano Ronaldo hacked down Seedorf and was also given a yellow card, which would suspend him from the Final. Gattuso was replaced by Cafu to keep him calm and Kaka made way for Giuseppe Favalli. Quote
LuNo Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 Kaka: I need to improveRicky Kaka is a candidate for the Ballon d’Or and Champions League top scorer, but assures he’s not reached his peak yet.“I am not at the top of my game yet. I’m better than last season, but I have many more areas to improve upon,” said the Brazilian.“A while back I said I preferred to play with two strikers in front of me and all hell broke loose. I need to learn, improve, adapt and figure out the kind of things that forwards do so I can become a more complete player.”He may be a Trequartista, but Carlo Ancelotti has transformed the former Sao Paolo starlet into a world class support striker.“It is brilliant to be so close to the goal, but this is what I have to learn, how to make the most of the finish rather than provide the final ball for my teammates.”Kaka has certainly settled into this new role, as he is the Champions League top scorer with 10 goals in 12 games.With the Final still to play, he could even reach Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s all-time record of 12 goals in one campaign.“If I can score a brace in the Final and become all-time top scorer, that would be incredible, but the most important thing is that the team gets to lift the trophy.”He scored three of Milan’s five goals against Manchester United over two legs in the semi-final, setting up a special clash in Athens on May 23.“It was a perfect match from Milan. It will be wonderful to face Liverpool again and it feels like a unique opportunity, so we hope this Final will be different.”This is a repeat of the 2005 Final in Turkey, when Milan were leading 3-0 only to concede three goals in six minutes and eventually lose on penalties.“It is a great chance to win a match we should have won two years ago. I do not look at it as revenge, but rather an opportunity to make up for that day in Istanbul.” Quote
LuNo Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 KAKA' IN GOALKakà has almost scored as many goals in this one season's Champions League than he did in the last three combinedMILAN - Ricardo Kakà arrived at Milan in the summer of 2003, which is the same summer that Manchester United signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Sporting Lisbon. The Brazil star has scored an amazing 21 Champions League goals since then (60 in total if you include all official Rossoneri games). The only difference between now and then is that in previous season he has always scored more in Serie A than in the Champions League, but this year the tables have been turned. Here are the details:GOALS KAKA' HAS SCORED IN OFFICIAL MILAN GAMES2003-2004: 10 in Serie A - 4 in the Champions League2004-2005: 7 in Serie A - 2 in the Champions League2005-2006: 14 in Serie A - 5 in the Champions League2006-2007: 8 in Serie A - 10 in the Champions League Quote
LuNo Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Kaka invites Ronaldo captureMilan sensation Kaka has told Man Utd’s Cristiano Ronaldo to come and join him at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.Despite the Portuguese winger’s less than impressive display against the Rossoneri in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, Kaka is a massive fan of the midfielder.“Ronaldo should transfer to Milan and then we could play alongside each other,” the Brazilian told Sky Sports News. “You never know, it could happen.”Kaka illustrated all of his ability in the two legs over United by scoring three of Milan’s five goals in their aggregate win.They were performances which underlined why Real Madrid are so keen on signing him, even if the former Sao Paulo playmaker insists he would look to the Premiership should he quit Italy.“I love the competition and the challenge in England,” added the 2006 World Cup player.“There are many big teams. Three English sides made the last four of the Champions League, so the challenge is very appealing.“If one day I was to leave Milan then I would definitely look at an English team.” Quote
LuNo Posted May 5, 2007 Posted May 5, 2007 Kaka warns Liverpool: I'm not even playing at my best yetAC Milan midfielder Kaka is relishing the opportunity to avenge the 2005 Champions League final defeat against Liverpool after progressing to the final at the expense of Manchester United.Milan's 3-0 second-leg victory in the semi-final at the San Siro set up a rematch with the Reds, their conquerors two years ago. Quote
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