Milan 2006–07 football season
The 2006–07 season has had its ups and downs for Milan. Having started the 2006–07 Serie A season with an eight-point penalty due to the Calciopoli scandal, a poor run of results during which Milan failed to win for nine-straight matches left them in a lowly 15th place on only 11 points. After two consecutive losses against Atalanta and Roma , Milan had a streak of seven-straight undefeated matches. Two wins against Catania and Udinese left Milan only six points behind fourth place and qualification for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League . Milan eventually finished fourth in Serie A, behind Lazio . After displaying poor physical condition throughout most of the fall, the team took a January retreat in Malta to regain condition and try to achieve a fourth-place finish in Serie A and further progression in the Champions League.
Milan's performances in the Champions League were a different story. Drawn in a group described as easy by some pundits, with AEK Athens , Lille and Anderlecht , Milan fell to a defeat against AEK Athens but won the group. Milan eventually won the Champions League, overcoming Celtic in the round of 16, Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, Manchester United in the semi-finals and Liverpool in the final. Kaká was in strong form for Milan in the Champions League, scoring 10 goals in 12 matches and winning that year's Champions League Golden Boot.
Squad statistics [ ]
Dida
Maldini
Jankulovski
Gattuso
Ambrosini
Pirlo
Inzaghi
Seedorf
4–3–2–1 formation, also known as the "Christmas Tree", featured Andrea Pirlo as a deep-lying playmaker supported by ball winners Gennaro Gattuso and Massimo Ambrosini on their respective sides of the pitch, while Kaká was given an absolute creative freedom, playing as an attacking midfielder in a free role. Lacking traditional wingers among the attacking players, the team relied on Marek Jankulovski and Massimo Oddo , who played as attacking full-backs .
Competitions [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Serie A [ ]
League table [ ]
Source:[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. Notes:
^ Jump up to: a b Milan qualified for 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage instead of third qualifying round as the title holders .
^ Jump up to: a b c Fiorentina were docked 15 points, Reggina 11 points, Milan 8 points and Lazio 3 points, all for involvement in the 2006 Italian football scandal .
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
38
19
12
7
57
36
+21
69
12
3
4
30
17
+13
7
9
3
27
19
+8
Matches [ ]
Milan v Lazio
10 September 2006 1 Milan 2–1 Lazio show Milan 15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Inzaghi 27' , 45+1' Cafu 37' Oliveira 70' Maldini 79'
Report
Mudingayi 33' Ledesma 61' Cribari 69' Makinwa 73'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,770 Referee: Paolo Bertini
Milan v Ascoli
20 September 2006 3 Milan 1–0 Ascoli show Milan 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Jankulovski 67' Ambrosini 90+1'
Report
Nastase 43' Delvecchio 90'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,085 Referee: Paolo Dondarini
Milan v Roma
11 November 2006 11 Milan 1–2 Roma show Milan 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Brocchi 56' Oliveira 61' Brocchi 72'
Totti 7' , 83' De Rossi 61' Mancini 76' Pizarro 85'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 55,322 Referee: Domenico Messina
Milan v Messina
25 November 2006 13 Milan 1–0 Messina show Milan 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Maldini 13'
Iuliano 31' De Vezze 36' Lavecchia 47' Zoro 71' Di Napoli 78'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 42,515 Referee: Gabriel Gava
Milan v Reggina
14 January 2007 19 Milan 3–1 Reggina show Milan 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Pirlo 6' Seedorf 35' Gilardino 78'
Report
Bianchi 66'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 43,996 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
Lazio v Milan
21 January 2007 20 Lazio 0–0 Milan show Rome 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Zauri 49'
Report
Bonera 49'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,948 Referee: Massimiliano Saccali
Milan v Parma
28 January 2007 21 Milan 1–0 Parma show Milan 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Inzaghi 76'
(Report)
Grella 72' Morfeo 72'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,752 Referee: Gabriel Gava
Milan v Livorno
11 February 2007 22 Milan 2–1 Livorno show Milan 15:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Gattuso 29' Jankulovski 68'
Report
Lucarelli 31'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 21,649 Referee: Roberto Rosetti
Milan v Chievo
3 March 2007 26 Milan 3–1 Chievo show Milan 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Gilardino 33' , 70' Gattuso 44' Oddo 55' Seedorf 90+3'
Report
Pellissier 17'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
Internazionale v Milan
11 March 2007 27 Internazionale 2–1 Milan show Milan 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Ibrahimović 30' , 75' Cruz 54' Samuel 71' Córdoba 86'
Report
Ronaldo 40' Pirlo 72'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
Milan v Cagliari
21 April 2007 33 Milan 3–1 Cagliari show Milan 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Ronaldo 14' , 69' Kaladze 73' 85' Pirlo 80'
Report
López 33' Conti 43' Pisano 43' Suazo 32' (pen. )
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,592 Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
Torino v Milan
28 April 2007 34 Torino 0–1 Milan show Turin 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Brevi 58' 73'
(Report)
Seedorf 26' Gilardino 57' Ronaldo 90'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,461 Referee: Domenico Messina
Milan v Fiorentina
6 May 2007 35 Milan 0–0 Fiorentina show Milan 14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Report
Gamberini 25' Liverani 58' Blasi 66' Mutu 89'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Roberto Rosetti
Milan v Udinese
19 May 2007 37 Milan 2–3 Udinese show Milan 19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Gourcuff 36' 36' Costacurta 57' (pen. ) Oliveira 87'
Report
Asamoah 10' Di Natale 53' Barreto 61' 62'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: unknown Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
Coppa Italia [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
Milan v Brescia
8 November 2006 Milan 4–2 Brescia show Milan 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Cafu 31' Borriello 60' , 86' Brocchi 67' Inzaghi 78'
Report
Serafini 34' Alfageme 37'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
Quarter-finals [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Milan v Roma
25 January 2007 Milan 2–2 Roma show Milan 21:15 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Oliveira 4' Ambrosini 10' Inzaghi 23' Pirlo 65'
Report
Perrotta 29' Pizarro 39' Mexès 53'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Paolo Bertini
Roma v Milan
31 January 2007 Roma 3–1 (5–3 agg. ) Milan show Rome 21:15 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Mancini 8' Perrotta 23' Pizarro 46'
Report
Gilardino 18' Costacurta 33'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,249 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Qualifying rounds [ ]
Third qualifying round [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Milan
6
3
1
2
8
4
+4
10
Advance to knockout stage
2
Lille
6
2
3
1
8
5
+3
9
3
AEK Athens
6
2
2
2
6
9
−3
8
Transfer to UEFA Cup
4
Anderlecht
6
0
4
2
7
11
−4
4
Milan v AEK Athens
13 September 2006 1 Milan 3–0 AEK Athens show Milan , Italy 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Inzaghi 17' Maldini 23' Gourcuff 41' Kaká 76' (pen. )
Report
Cirillo 27' Moras 64'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mike Riley (England )
Lille v Milan
Anderlecht v Milan
Milan v Anderlecht
AEK Athens v Milan
Milan v Lille
6 December 2006 6 Milan 0–2 Lille show Milan , Italy 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Report
Odemwingie 7' Keïta 58' , 67'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 27,067 Referee: Graham Poll (England )
Knockout phase [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
Celtic v Milan
Milan v Celtic
7 March 2007 Second leg Milan 1–0 (a.e.t. ) (1–0 agg. ) Celtic show Milan , Italy 20:45
Ambrosini 42' Kaká 93'
Report
McManus 41' Naylor 56' McGeady 86' Lennon 104'
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,000[3] Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria )
Quarter-finals [ ]
Milan v Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich v Milan
Semi-finals [ ]
Manchester United v Milan
24 April 2007 First leg Manchester United 3–2 Milan show Manchester , England 19:45
Ronaldo 6' Evra 42' Rooney 59' , 90+1' Giggs 62'
Report
Kaká 22' , 37' , 62' Bonera 74'
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,820[6] Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece )
Milan v Manchester United
Final [ ]
Main article: 2007 UEFA Champions League Final
Milan v Liverpool
23 May 2007 Final Milan 2–1 Liverpool show Athens , Greece 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Inzaghi 45' , 82' Gattuso 40' Jankulovski 54'
Report
Mascherano 58' Carragher 60' Kuyt 89'
Stadium: OACA Spyro Louis Stadium Attendance: 74,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany )
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