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Milan 2 - 1 Liverpool
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti described his side's 2-1 victory against Liverpool FC as the "greatest" of his career after two Filippo Inzaghi goals ensured the Rossoneri lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy for the seventh time in Athens on Wednesday.
'Greatest victory'
Ancelotti was twice a European Champion Clubs' Cup winner with Milan as a player and he triumphed again as coach of this team in 2003, but nothing, he said, could match the feeling experienced at the OACA Spyro Louis Stadium. "It is the greatest victory we've had," he said. "Few people believed we could do it, but we've done something extraordinary. Very few people or fans expected Milan to win this most important of trophies this season, perhaps nobody expected it."
'Congratulations Milan'
For Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez, there was obvious disappointment that his charges had failed to hit the heights of 2005 when they overcame Milan on penalties in the final. Yet there was also determination to build on this performance. "First of all, congratulations to Milan, they're a very good team," he said. "Thank you to our supporters, my staff and players who worked really hard and deserved a bit more. In the first half we controlled the game, pushing forward, creating chances. But we conceded a bad goal, a deflection, at the end of the first half. In football you need to take your chances and score goals. When you win you're really pleased, when you lose you have to think about why and start thinking about the future. You could see the quality they had, and we need to start thinking how we can improve our team."
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