By Sun News Publishing
Friday, April 28, 2006

"I think we played quite well in the first half and created a few chances, but we knew Milan were a great side and when they attacked, we were under pressure," said the Cameroon hitman.
The Spaniards held out for a 0–0 draw that qualified them 1–0 on aggregate for the Champions League final, although Andriy Shevchenko had a goal controversially disallowed.

"We had to make sacrifices to get this result and in a band not everyone can play the guitar, someone needs to keep the beat with the drum."

Eto’o had Barca’s best chance of the second leg, bringing a great save out of Dida from point-blank range.
"Dida did very well to rush out and cover the ball. I was trying to lob him, but he saw that coming and corrected his position to block the shot."

Giuly scored the decisive goal in the first leg at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza and also stood by their more defensive approach to defend that slender lead.

"Milan are a great team, so it was always going to be difficult and we made the most of that precious result in the first leg," said the former Monaco star.
Van Bronckhorst was one of the tactical keys to this success, changing position to help limit the Rossoneri’s creative centres.

"I think I had to go towards Gennaro Gattuso early on, which allowed Kaka and Shevchenko to get round me. In the second half, I focused on Clarence Seedorf and it went much better, so we needed to make adjustments during the game."

The Final in Paris will be a special game for Van Bronckhorst, who will face his former Arsenal teammates.

"Both teams reached the Final and therefore, deserve to be there. I think it’ll be an attractive Final to watch, as we play in fairly similar styles," said the Dutchman.