On the day when UEFA’s most covenant club prize will be awarded to Europe’s, and arguably the world’s best football club, we sit back and wait in anticipation of a rematch of the 2005 final that promises nothing short of world class soccer.
These clubs boast 11 Champions League titles between them; for Liverpool, this will give them a chance to pull even with the Italian giants at 6 cups a piece, for Milan, this will be an opportunity to avenge the devastating come from behind loss suffered at the hands of the Merseyside Reds just two seasons ago.
It is without question that both clubs, although extremely deep and talented, will give the reigns to their greatest talents in the midfield. The outcome of this game could very well be dictated by the play of opposing stars, Steven Gerrard and Kaka. Kaka, the tournaments leading scorer (10) will certainly be the focus of attention at kick-off, however, Liverpool coach Rafael Benítez assures his supporters that they will do nothing out of the ordinary, sticking with a zone defensive tactic, rather than man-marking the Brazilian international. Luis Garcia, although sidelined with an injury, is confident that his team will prevail in Athens and has traveled there with Liverpool to show his support.
AC Milan, seeking their 7th Champions League title will go into today’s match-up the favorite, but once the game is off and started, you may as well throw the money-line out the window; if Greece can remind us of anything, it’s that this is football and anything can happen on any given day.
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