- 80'
Seedorf crunches into Coco who lies writhing on the floor - he won the ball fairly but clattered the player
- 79'
The corner is taken and once cleared Rivaldo will replace Shevchenko, who looks a little short of confidence tonight
- 78'
Both sides keen to make changes and there is confusion as the players wait to take a corner
- 77'
Substitution for Milan and Gennaro Gattuso is applauded off the pitch after a great game as his replacement Fernando Redondo joins the fray
- 76'
Serginho sees a great left foot shot saved by Toldo. He got the ball from Shevchenko on the edge of the box and let it roll across his body onto his favoured foot before shootly crisply.
- 75'
A trully woeful effort from Shevchenko who instead of shooting from the freekick tried to play a deft ball in behind the wall, but failed miserably
- 74'
Di Biagio fells Rui Costa and its a freekick in a dangerous area 30 yards out - still no yellow cards
- 73'
Another change, this time for Milan: Brazilian Sergio Serginho on for the industrious Cristian Brocchi
- 71'
Corner to Inter after Di Biagio shot is deflected out
- 70'
Kallon comes on replacing Recoba for Inter who has had a quiet and frustrating evening
- 69'
Milan really need to get a goal to show something for all their endeavour and possession, 0-0 would be a good result for Inter, but not for Milan
- 68'
Inter in possession and take the chance to slow the game down by playing some passes in their own half before trying to take it forward
- 67'
Rui Costa feeds the ball to Shevchenko on the right who cross a good cross to Seedorf who is unable to make the keeper work - a good move
- 66'
Seedorf recieves the ball from Shevchenko on the edge of the box and has a shot, but it flies high and wide
- 65'
Substition for Milan Guly replacing Sergio Conceicao
- 63'
Inzaghi gathers the ball with a great touch and lays it off to Gattuso who lets fly with a great shot only for Toldo to produce a quality save
- 62'
Milan take up the ball again and move forward ominously in numbers
- 61'
A great atmosphere in the San Siro this evening with the home fans clearly and understandably enjoying the game more than their Inter counterparts
- 60'
Whisltes from the Milan supporters as Inter finally get more than three passes together to keep the ball
- 59'
Freekick to Inter after Kaladze is ruled to have fouled in the area as a corner was lofted in
- 58'
Shevchenko shows a lack of confidence choosing to play a square ball to Inzaghi when he was one-one-one with Toldo 10 yards out - disappointing from the striker who incurs the crowds' wrath
- 57'
Corner for Inter following a swift move up the pitch. But not for the first the delivery is poor and Milan break at pace
- 56'
Inzaghi attempts to score with a spectacular volley, pulling away on the back post to latch on to a deep cross from Gattuso, but the effort goes wide
- 54'
Great defending by Materazzi who cuts out a dangerous ball
- 53'
Shevchenko moonlighting on the right wing gets into a tangle with Francesco Coco and the Inter defender gets the ball and a freekick
- 52'
Gattuso attempts a 40-yard cross-field ball but only manages to find Zanetti - one of the few errant Milan passes this evening
- 51'
The corner is drilled in but Inter fail to capitalise on the attack and the ball is back in the possession of the Milan defence
- 50'
Having soaked up everything thrown at them force a corner and gain some respite
- 50'
Shevchenko latches onto a ball from Gattuso following a deft reverse pass from Seedorf - great chance but Shevchenko was just unable to get enought on it to beat the 'keeper
- 48'
Materazzi and Di Biagio combine to clear the danger but in so doing give Milan's Alessandro Nesta an accidental whack in the mouth and he needs treatment
- 47'
Shevchenko wins a corner for Milan as the home side press
- 46'
Another shot from distance from Milan, this time from Seedorf, but its wide
- 45'
A great early sign of intent from Milan that they are going to press Inter this half just as they did in the first
- 45'
Rui Costa frightens Toldo with a rasping shot from 35-yards out, but he hooked it slightly and it ends up wide
- 45'
And the city rivals are back underway at the San Siro, with no changes at halftime
- 45'
A high tempo, end-to-end game, the talent on display really revelling in the speed and passion of the occasion - Seedorf and Maldini particularly playing well. Bring on the second half!
- 45'
A great half full of flair and exciting attacking football - a great advert for Italian football and the Champions League. The game could easily have been a dull defensive masterclass, but not tongiht
- 45'
The Russian ref blows for halftime.
- 45'
Rui Costa chips in a ball to Shevchenko and Inzaghi when again he could have played it sooner - another wasted chance
- 44'
Milan now spreadin the ball around with great style across their back four looking to play a killer ball to the strikers - Milan really bossing the game at present
- 43'
Wasted chance by Milan as Rui Costa checks back inside of delivering a first time cross
- 42'
Milan build again Seedorf plays a great weighted ball to Brocchi on the right of the Inter penalty area, but his cross is defended well - a bright move by Milan
- 42'
Seedorf wastes a great run by 35-year-old Maldini on the overlap much to the annoyance of the supporters who let the Dutch international know that they are not impressed
- 40'
Nearing half time and perhaps surprisingly no bookings in this fiercely fought derby game
- 39'
Another offside decision goes against Milan - this time Brocchi guilty of not playing the ball to sync with the runs of the two strikers
- 38'
Freekick to Milan after Inzaghi, feet flying, tried to win the ball in a 50-50 challenge on Inter keeper Toldo
- 36'
A blistering attack from Milan ends up in a corner - Inter were caught with players attacking and Milan struck on the break
- 35'
From halfway inside the Milan half Seedorf chips in a ball looking for Shevchenko - but its too long
- 34'
Seedorf passes to Gennaro Gattuso who tries to thread a weighted ball to the forwards, but Shevchenko reads it wrong and the ball ends up in space nowhere near the strikers
- 33'
Milan's Belozoglu Emre is quikcly on the attack at the other end only for Maldini to end the threat with a quality a tackle
- 32'
End to end stuff again, Inzaghi falls on the edge of the Inter box and the ball is cleared quickly.
- 31'
Seedorf and Kaladzer combine well to create a chance for Inzaghi, who is called offside
- 30'
Positive stuff from both teams, but Milan, technically the home side this evening, are in the ascendancy
- 28'
Kaladze puts in a great cross from the left wing and Inzaghi is unfairly adjudged to have handled the ball as he leapt to take the ball on his chest - a very attractive move
- 27'
Inter captain Zanetti seeing plenty of the ball but Milan are constantly pressing and hussling - not the stand-offish match we had expected at all
- 26'
Maldini and Milan are playing very positive attack football, plenty of fluid passes and the movement by the forward line of Inzaghi and Shevchenko is causing problems, but so far the Inter offside trap has kept them in check
- 25'
Recoba fires in the ball but Seedorf heads the ball well clear
- 24'
Zanetti just manages to keep the ball in play on the right wing and forces a corner from Maldini
- 23'
Recoba tries to make up for his poor corner moments ago, but he is unable to break through the Milan defence and the team in the famous red and black break free
- 22'
Recoba's kick is poor and Rui Costa dribbles the ball out of defence
- 21'
Crespo is too short to reach a cross and Kakha Kaladze turns the ball out for an Inter corner
- 20'
Seedorf puts in another great cross, but the defence are equal to the challenge
- 19'
A poor ball by Luigi Di Biagio for Inter gives possession back to Milan who waste no time in getting to the edge of the Inter box, but Materazzi clears
- 18'
Shevchenko just caught offside - Inter risking letting the Ukrainian use his pace and gallop free - but it works this time
- 18'
Just as Milan appeared to be taken the dominant role in the game Inter show what a threat they can be
- 17'
Sergio Conceicao puts in a great cross for Inter and Recoba connects, but his header is fairly tame and Dida gathers
- 16'
Milan captain Paolo Maldini defends expertly, taking control of a long ball from the Inter defence, spreading the play forward
- 15'
A speculative shot by Shevchenko brings a one handed save from Toldo - great stuff
- 14'
Recoba is being denied the sort of time and space he thrives on. Alessandro Nesta robs him and Milan build.
- 12'
A half chance for Milan but Shevchenko and Inzaghi get in eachothers' way and the danger is cleared by Inter's Materazzi
- 12'
Fears that this game might be a dull match have so far been dispelled with both teams playing good attacking football: end-to-end stuff
- 11'
Corner for Milan, but after collecting the short ball Clarence Seedorf over-hits his cross badly - goal kick
- 10'
Crespo, who has nine Champions League goals so far this season, fails to connect with a long ball to the back post and the Inter attack comes to an end
- 9'
Pressure building from Inter as the take up possesion deep inside the Milan half
- 8'
Shevchenko dropping deep wins the ball in midfield and Milan build only for Cristian Brocchi to let fly with a wild full volley from distance which ends up well wide
- 6'
A wonderful flick from Hernan Crespo lets in Alvaro Recoba, but the Uruguain fails to really stretch the 'keeper - the best chance of the game
- 5'
Inzaghi puts in a fine early ball looking for Shevchenko but Francesco Toldo, the Inter 'keeper, gathers calmly
- 4'
Another shot by Conceicao, this time he fails to connect properly and the scuffed attempt trickles to the Milan 'keeper Dida
- 3'
Inter captain Javier Zanetti strives foward into the Milan half, the ball comes to Sergio Conceicao who lets a shot fly
- 2'
Andriy Shevchenko whips a in teasing ball looking for his Milan strike partner Filippo Inzaghi, but Marco Materazzi clears the danger for Inter
- 1'
Rui Costa's corner-kick is easily defended and the games moves back to the centre of the pitch.
Clarence Seedorf wins the first corner of the game for Milan
Russian referee Valentin Ivanov gets things started at the San Siro for what, counting all competitions, is the 254th Milan derby meeting but few have been this significant with a place in the Champions League final up for grabs.
The Inter starting 11: Francesco Toldo, Javier Zanetti, Fabio Cannavaro, Marco Materazzi, Ivan Cordoba, Sergio Conceicao, Luigi Di Biagio, Belozoglu Emre, Francesco Coco, Hernan Crespo
The Milan side for tonight's game: Dida, Alessandro Costacurta, Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Kakha Kaladze, Cristian Brocchi, Gennaro Gattuso, Clarence Seedorf, Rui Costa, Andriy Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi
All the action from the first leg of the Milanese derby semi-final, kicking off at 19.45 UK time.
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