Lastnight two European giants met on the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter final when the seven times European Champion Italian giant AC Milan host the four times European Champion Barcelona at San Siro Stadium in Milan, Italy. The match could be described as the clash of the titans, without any
argument the two best teams of the world right now took on each other but there is nothing to separate these former UEFA Champions League winners at the midway stage of their quarter-final tie after a tense goalless draw in San Siro, now both the teams will go to Nou-Camp next Tuesday for securing a berth in the semis stage of the tournament.Josep Guardiola's visitors dominated for long spells and Xavi Hernández and Lionel Messi impressed throughout with their mesmerising footwork, yet the hosts' rearguard, marshalled superbly by Alessandro Nesta, defended resolutely. But for errant finishing, the Rossoneri might have sneaked a win. Before long, though, the Catalans were reverting to type and Nesta had to use foul means to prevent Messi from snaking into the area again. The Argentinian forward curled the resulting free-kick just over. With the visitors determined to plunder an away goal, Guardiola replaced Iniesta with the lively Tello, who sent a vicious shot wide on 73 minutes. Apart from all those the uneven bounce & the slow pace of San Siro troubled both the teams during the match.
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