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Siavash_Gharib · 12-04-07, 02:38

United face Italians again

Having torn Roma to shreds in the quarter-finals, United will again have to negotiate Italian opposition in the Champions League semi-finals.

AC Milan notched a comfortable 2-0 win in Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory over the Germans on Wednesday night.

The Italians had first half goals from two seasoned veterans to thank for their progress, as Clarence Seedorf and Pippo Inzaghi struck after 27 and 31 minutes respectively.

With Sir Alex Ferguson watching from the stands, Dutch midfielder Seedorf opened the scoring with a fine low shot from the edge of the Bayern area after being teed up by Brazilian star Kaka.

And it was Seedorf's neat backheel shortly afterwards which freed Inzaghi - a scorer against United on two occasions for Juventus - to emphatically wrap up the tie.

Bayern pressed without reward in the second half as the Italians comfortably held onto their lead and regularly threatened to score on the break.

The Rossoneri will visit Old Trafford on Tuesday 24 April, before United return for the second leg at the San Siro on Wednesday 2 May. Click here for ticket news.

Chelsea will face Liverpool in the other semi-final after Rafa Benitez's side sailed past PSV Eindhoven 4-0 on aggregate, winning the second leg at Anfield 1-0 on Wednesday night.

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Siavash_Gharib Pluto Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 9,343 Credits: 71,306 Thanks: 437 Thanked 1,964 Times in 899 Posts	RE: Manchester United - United face Italians again United face Italians again Having torn Roma to shreds in the quarter-finals, United will again have to negotiate Italian opposition in the Champions League semi-finals. AC Milan notched a comfortable 2-0 win in Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena to seal a 4-2 aggregate victory over the Germans on Wednesday night. The Italians had first half goals from two seasoned veterans to thank for their progress, as Clarence Seedorf and Pippo Inzaghi struck after 27 and 31 minutes respectively. With Sir Alex Ferguson watching from the stands, Dutch midfielder Seedorf opened the scoring with a fine low shot from the edge of the Bayern area after being teed up by Brazilian star Kaka. And it was Seedorf's neat backheel shortly afterwards which freed Inzaghi - a scorer against United on two occasions for Juventus - to emphatically wrap up the tie. Bayern pressed without reward in the second half as the Italians comfortably held onto their lead and regularly threatened to score on the break. The Rossoneri will visit Old Trafford on Tuesday 24 April, before United return for the second leg at the San Siro on Wednesday 2 May. Click here for ticket news. Chelsea will face Liverpool in the other semi-final after Rafa Benitez's side sailed past PSV Eindhoven 4-0 on aggregate, winning the second leg at Anfield 1-0 on Wednesday night.