AC Milan against Real Madrid

Pirlo's freekick is deflected over the cross bar and Milan have a corner with which to run down the clock.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Carvalho gets booked for obstructing Pirlo.

Ronaldo joins in Real's attack. He cuts inside and then plays a through-ball that splits the Milan defence but no Real striker has anticipated the pass.

Pirlo was caught by Benzema in the face, but nothing so bad as to warrant this length of delay. He is okay to continue of course.

Pirlo goes down claiming he needs treatment and time ticks away for Real Madrid.

Pedro Leon loops in a cross from the right. Ozil hits a shot on the volley and this one does trouble Abbiati, but not enough to beat him.

Ozil, who has had a quiet game, tries to make his mark with a long-range shot but Abbiate easily collects the ball.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Gattuso goes off to a standing ovation and Seedorf come on.

The crowd find their voice and sense the win is near for Milan.

Inzaghi hits the deck claiming he was fouled by Marcello. He was, but he milked it for all it was worth.

Benzema turns on the edge of the box and scuffs a shot towards goal that doesn't trouble Abbiati.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Pepe goes off, a defender, and Pedro Leon, a forward, comes on.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Ramos is booked after catching Ibra in the face.. or at least he is holding his face.

Sir Alex Ferguson once said Inzaghi was "born offside" and he was certainly offside in the build up to that goal. But it stands.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Pirlo chips the ball over Pepe, Inzaghi sneaks in and pokes the ball past Casillas.

...Pirlo takes the freekick, but Pepe clears at the near post for Real Madrid.

Inzaghi falls over under pressure from Ramos and wins a freekick deep in Real territory....

Real seem to have lost their impetous and can't seem to get it back at the moment.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Higuain goes off for Real and Benzema comes on with a point to prove.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Pato goes off and is replaced by Ambrosini.

Marcello puts his head down and ploughs into the Milan area, but Silva is up to the challenge and makes a good tackle.

Milan can smell blood and are going for the winner.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Gattuso is booked for showing his studs in a tackle with Marcello.

That is Inzaghi's 124th goal for milan and nearly all have been scored from a few yards.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Ibra beats Pepe and races inot the box. Casillas can't hold the shot an Super Pippo heads in from a yard out.

Real are happy just to pass the ball around in the centre of the pitch.

Higuain fires the ball across the face of goal but Silva clears for Milan.

Boateng goes toe to toe with Ramos and the Real Madrid defender wins that confrontation.

Khedira spurns the chance to shoot from long-range after being set up perfectly by Ronaldo and Real's attack breaks down.

Boateng to Inzaghi. Pato crosses into the box for Inzaghi but it is over hit. Super Pippo has had a good impact since he came on.

Abate brings the ball out for Milan and plays the ball for Inzaghi, whose 37-year-old legs aren't fast enough to beat alonso to the ball.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Super Pippo Inzaghi is preparing to come on for Milan. He replaces Ronaldinho.

Ronaldo skirts the edge of the box, fakes to shoot and instead plays a through-ball to Higuain which Nesta just manages to cut-out.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Boateng gives the ball away cheaply and Ibra is booked as he tries to win it back from Ramos.

Abate is straight back into the action to make a well-timed tackle on Marcello in the box.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Abate is booked for a tackle on Ronaldo.

Gattuso make a double tackle to halt a Real attack. Great work from the tigerish midfielder.

Khedira is penalised for a high foot and Milan have a chance to get the ball in the box... Boateng wins a corner.

Milan have upped their game after the break and are asking questions of the Real Madrid defence.

Pato plays it out wide to Abate, who whips in a cross. The ball drops on the penalty spot and three Milan attackers simply stare at it as Carvalho eventually clears the danger for Real.

Milan break from a Real Madrid corner but as the ball is played up to Pato he handballs it and the move breaks down.

Ronaldo hits a trademark long-range shot but Abbiatti was equal to the effort.

Same tactics so far from Milan: Give the ball to Pirlo and let him hit a long-range pass towards the forwards.

Real Madrid, who came out early, get the second-half underway.

Ronaldinho needs to get more involved for Milan and if Pato and Ibra can stay onside their counter-attack tactics could well get them back into the match.

Real deserved to take the lead but it came at a time when Milan had battled back into the match.

And that is the final action of the half.

Zambrotta hits the ball forward for Ibra but the ball skips off the wet turf and goes out for a goal kick.

What a time to score for Real Madrid. Milan had established themselves in the game after a slow start and have now conceded on the stroke of half-time.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Higuain latches onto a brilliant through pass from Di Maria on slots the ball past Abbiati.

Pirlo chips the ball over the defence for Pato... and you guessed it, he is offside.

Ronaldinho gets one of the biggest cheers of the night after making a rare tackle.

Abate is down again after being caught by Ronaldo this time. He was studded on his thigh.

A scrappy passage of play for the last minute or so.

Higuan goes in late on Abate and is lucky to escape without a yellow card.

Alonso strikes a long-range effort. Abbiati has it covered but then spills the shot and for a moment it looks like the ball could go in the net before the keeper recovers possession.

Ronaldinho dinks the ball over the Real defence for Ibra, who attempts to lob Casillas and can only watch in horror as his effort goes wide.

Offside number 1,000 for Pato.

Zambrotta probes the right flank but Ramos is more than a match for the Milan player and makes a good tackle.

Ronaldo jumps on Gattuso and gives away a foul in the centre circle.

Milan are holding firm so Khedira shoots from long-range and Abbiati dives to cover the far post.

Higuan bursts through a tiny gap in the Milan defence and then shanks his shot into row Z as his standign foot slips.

Ronaldinho lumps the ball up the pitch and Milan duo Pato and Ibra nearly collide as they challenge for it.

Gattuso is having some magic spray applied to his calf and is ready to come back on.

Milan have a foothold in the game now, although Gattuso looks like he has a problem.

Ronaldo auditions for River Dance as Gattuso watches. The little Italian isn't fooled by his dancing feet though.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Boateng takes out Di Maria with a long-range sliding tackle and gets booked.

Ronaldiho takes down a Pato pass on the edge of the box with great skill but his shot is blocked.

Plenty of pushing and shoving but the ref, Howard Webb, calms things down.

Ronaldo has gone down clutching his face after a tangle with Abate. He wasn't touched in the face and Milan are furious.

Boateng keeps himself onside and then races clear of the Real defence. He passes to Ibra who shoots straight at Casillas. He should have scored.

Ibra is caught offside yet again.

Milan keeper Abbiati runs into one of his own players as a cross comes in but Silva is pushed over off the ball and the ref blows for a foul.

Higuan heads towards goal but Pirlo clears off the line. the ball drops to Khadira, who shoots, but Pirlo is still on the line to clear once again.

...Ronaldo hits his freekick straight into Milan's two-man wall. It wasn't worth waiting for.

Gattuso fouls Marcello on the edge of the box. Ronaldo stands over the freekick...

Real are dominating possession at the San Siro but it remains 0-0.

Abate hits a long pass over the top of the Real defence. It drops over the shoulder of Boateng but the Ghana striker can't control the ball.

Ibra is caught offside for Milan. The Rossoneri seem intent to hit Real on the counter-attack but they have to stay onside.

Di Maria shrugs off the attentions of Zambrotta, decides not to go down for a penalty and then shoots into the side netting. Real are getting closer and closer.

A half clearance drops to Alonso, who volleys a shot through a crowd of players and just puts it wide.

Gattuso gives the crowd something to cheer with a tough tackle on Marcelllo. Typical Guttuso.

Alonso whips in a freekick from the left and Pepe heads over the bar when it was easier to score. What a miss!

Carvalho does an impression of Stretch Armstrong as he sticks out a leg to hook away a chipped pass over the Real defence.

Ronaldo tip-toes around the ball and sets his sights on goal. He shoots from 30-yards but drags his effort well wide off the goal.

Real Madrid are keeping a high line and Pato is caught offside as Abate clips the ball down the line.

Thiago Silva makes a great last-ditch challenge as Higuan sets himself for a shot after a great pass from Marcello.

Higuan shoots from the left of the box and Abbiati pushes the ball past the post for a corner.

Ibra fouls Xabi Alonso to give away the first freekick of the night. Ibra is then caught offside as Milan counter attack.

Ronaldinho is already pulling out the tricks on the left flank. The ex-Barca man will be well up for this.

AC Milan get the game underway, kicking from right to left, wearing their famous red and black kit. Real are all in white.

Handshakes are taking place between the players and the teams take their places on the pitch as the Champions League anthem oumps out.

The teams are coming out of the tunnel and are greeted by a wall of noise at San Siro.

Inter Milan fans have turned up at the San Siro to claim their former boss Mourinho as one of their own ahead of tonight's game. Not sure that will go down well with the AC Milan or Real Madrid fans.

<b>Real Madrid:</b> Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Alonso, Khedira, Ronaldo, Ozil, Di Maria, Higuain. <b>Subs:</b> Dudek, Mahamadou Diarra, Benzema, Granero, Arbeloa, Albiol, Pedro Leon.

No surprises from Real Madrid on Jose Mourinho's return to the San Siro.

<b>AC Milan</b>: Abbiati, Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta, Boateng, Pirlo, Gattuso, Alexandre Pato, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho. <b>Subs</b>: Amelia, Inzaghi, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Robinho, Yepes, Antonini.

The teams are in and the big news for AC Milan is that Robinho only makes the bench against his former club.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2010/1015/josemourinho20101003_275x155.jpg">Jose is keen to put one over on Milan.

Jose Mourinho returns <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=838532&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5739" target="_blank">home</a> to the San Siro, as Real take on AC Milan. Live commentary here from 1945 GMT.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Pirlo chips the ball over Pepe, Inzaghi sneaks in and pokes the ball past Casillas.

...Pirlo takes the freekick, but Pepe clears at the near post for Real Madrid.

Inzaghi falls over under pressure from Ramos and wins a freekick deep in Real territory....

Real seem to have lost their impetous and can't seem to get it back at the moment.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Higuain goes off for Real and Benzema comes on with a point to prove.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Pato goes off and is replaced by Ambrosini.

Marcello puts his head down and ploughs into the Milan area, but Silva is up to the challenge and makes a good tackle.

Milan can smell blood and are going for the winner.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Gattuso is booked for showing his studs in a tackle with Marcello.

That is Inzaghi's 124th goal for milan and nearly all have been scored from a few yards.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Ibra beats Pepe and races inot the box. Casillas can't hold the shot an Super Pippo heads in from a yard out.

Real are happy just to pass the ball around in the centre of the pitch.

Higuain fires the ball across the face of goal but Silva clears for Milan.

Boateng goes toe to toe with Ramos and the Real Madrid defender wins that confrontation.

Khedira spurns the chance to shoot from long-range after being set up perfectly by Ronaldo and Real's attack breaks down.

Boateng to Inzaghi. Pato crosses into the box for Inzaghi but it is over hit. Super Pippo has had a good impact since he came on.

Abate brings the ball out for Milan and plays the ball for Inzaghi, whose 37-year-old legs aren't fast enough to beat alonso to the ball.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Super Pippo Inzaghi is preparing to come on for Milan. He replaces Ronaldinho.

Ronaldo skirts the edge of the box, fakes to shoot and instead plays a through-ball to Higuain which Nesta just manages to cut-out.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Boateng gives the ball away cheaply and Ibra is booked as he tries to win it back from Ramos.

Abate is straight back into the action to make a well-timed tackle on Marcello in the box.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Abate is booked for a tackle on Ronaldo.

Gattuso make a double tackle to halt a Real attack. Great work from the tigerish midfielder.

Khedira is penalised for a high foot and Milan have a chance to get the ball in the box... Boateng wins a corner.

Milan have upped their game after the break and are asking questions of the Real Madrid defence.

Pato plays it out wide to Abate, who whips in a cross. The ball drops on the penalty spot and three Milan attackers simply stare at it as Carvalho eventually clears the danger for Real.

Milan break from a Real Madrid corner but as the ball is played up to Pato he handballs it and the move breaks down.

Ronaldo hits a trademark long-range shot but Abbiatti was equal to the effort.

Same tactics so far from Milan: Give the ball to Pirlo and let him hit a long-range pass towards the forwards.

Real Madrid, who came out early, get the second-half underway.

Ronaldinho needs to get more involved for Milan and if Pato and Ibra can stay onside their counter-attack tactics could well get them back into the match.

Real deserved to take the lead but it came at a time when Milan had battled back into the match.

And that is the final action of the half.

Zambrotta hits the ball forward for Ibra but the ball skips off the wet turf and goes out for a goal kick.

What a time to score for Real Madrid. Milan had established themselves in the game after a slow start and have now conceded on the stroke of half-time.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Higuain latches onto a brilliant through pass from Di Maria on slots the ball past Abbiati.

Pirlo chips the ball over the defence for Pato... and you guessed it, he is offside.

Ronaldinho gets one of the biggest cheers of the night after making a rare tackle.

Abate is down again after being caught by Ronaldo this time. He was studded on his thigh.

A scrappy passage of play for the last minute or so.

Higuan goes in late on Abate and is lucky to escape without a yellow card.

Alonso strikes a long-range effort. Abbiati has it covered but then spills the shot and for a moment it looks like the ball could go in the net before the keeper recovers possession.

Ronaldinho dinks the ball over the Real defence for Ibra, who attempts to lob Casillas and can only watch in horror as his effort goes wide.

Offside number 1,000 for Pato.

Zambrotta probes the right flank but Ramos is more than a match for the Milan player and makes a good tackle.

Ronaldo jumps on Gattuso and gives away a foul in the centre circle.

Milan are holding firm so Khedira shoots from long-range and Abbiati dives to cover the far post.

Higuan bursts through a tiny gap in the Milan defence and then shanks his shot into row Z as his standign foot slips.

Ronaldinho lumps the ball up the pitch and Milan duo Pato and Ibra nearly collide as they challenge for it.

Gattuso is having some magic spray applied to his calf and is ready to come back on.

Milan have a foothold in the game now, although Gattuso looks like he has a problem.

Ronaldo auditions for River Dance as Gattuso watches. The little Italian isn't fooled by his dancing feet though.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Boateng takes out Di Maria with a long-range sliding tackle and gets booked.

Ronaldiho takes down a Pato pass on the edge of the box with great skill but his shot is blocked.

Plenty of pushing and shoving but the ref, Howard Webb, calms things down.

Ronaldo has gone down clutching his face after a tangle with Abate. He wasn't touched in the face and Milan are furious.

Boateng keeps himself onside and then races clear of the Real defence. He passes to Ibra who shoots straight at Casillas. He should have scored.

Ibra is caught offside yet again.

Milan keeper Abbiati runs into one of his own players as a cross comes in but Silva is pushed over off the ball and the ref blows for a foul.

Higuan heads towards goal but Pirlo clears off the line. the ball drops to Khadira, who shoots, but Pirlo is still on the line to clear once again.

...Ronaldo hits his freekick straight into Milan's two-man wall. It wasn't worth waiting for.

Gattuso fouls Marcello on the edge of the box. Ronaldo stands over the freekick...

Real are dominating possession at the San Siro but it remains 0-0.

Abate hits a long pass over the top of the Real defence. It drops over the shoulder of Boateng but the Ghana striker can't control the ball.

Ibra is caught offside for Milan. The Rossoneri seem intent to hit Real on the counter-attack but they have to stay onside.

Di Maria shrugs off the attentions of Zambrotta, decides not to go down for a penalty and then shoots into the side netting. Real are getting closer and closer.

A half clearance drops to Alonso, who volleys a shot through a crowd of players and just puts it wide.

Gattuso gives the crowd something to cheer with a tough tackle on Marcelllo. Typical Guttuso.

Alonso whips in a freekick from the left and Pepe heads over the bar when it was easier to score. What a miss!

Carvalho does an impression of Stretch Armstrong as he sticks out a leg to hook away a chipped pass over the Real defence.

Ronaldo tip-toes around the ball and sets his sights on goal. He shoots from 30-yards but drags his effort well wide off the goal.

Real Madrid are keeping a high line and Pato is caught offside as Abate clips the ball down the line.

Thiago Silva makes a great last-ditch challenge as Higuan sets himself for a shot after a great pass from Marcello.

Higuan shoots from the left of the box and Abbiati pushes the ball past the post for a corner.

Ibra fouls Xabi Alonso to give away the first freekick of the night. Ibra is then caught offside as Milan counter attack.

Ronaldinho is already pulling out the tricks on the left flank. The ex-Barca man will be well up for this.

AC Milan get the game underway, kicking from right to left, wearing their famous red and black kit. Real are all in white.

Handshakes are taking place between the players and the teams take their places on the pitch as the Champions League anthem oumps out.

The teams are coming out of the tunnel and are greeted by a wall of noise at San Siro.

Inter Milan fans have turned up at the San Siro to claim their former boss Mourinho as one of their own ahead of tonight's game. Not sure that will go down well with the AC Milan or Real Madrid fans.

<b>Real Madrid:</b> Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Marcelo, Alonso, Khedira, Ronaldo, Ozil, Di Maria, Higuain. <b>Subs:</b> Dudek, Mahamadou Diarra, Benzema, Granero, Arbeloa, Albiol, Pedro Leon.

No surprises from Real Madrid on Jose Mourinho's return to the San Siro.

<b>AC Milan</b>: Abbiati, Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta, Boateng, Pirlo, Gattuso, Alexandre Pato, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho. <b>Subs</b>: Amelia, Inzaghi, Seedorf, Ambrosini, Robinho, Yepes, Antonini.

The teams are in and the big news for AC Milan is that Robinho only makes the bench against his former club.

<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2010/1015/josemourinho20101003_275x155.jpg">Jose is keen to put one over on Milan.

Jose Mourinho returns <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=838532&sec=uefachampionsleague&cc=5739" target="_blank">home</a> to the San Siro, as Real take on AC Milan. Live commentary here from 1945 GMT.