Thierry Henry is on the bench for the final game of his loan spell at Arsenal, tonight's Champions League last-16 first leg tie against AC Milan at the San Siro.

AC Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri has vowed his team will not make the same mistakes as last season against Tottenham when Arsenal come to the San Siro in the Champions League tonight.

Football in Italy this winter has become as unpredictable as the weather, so unpredictable there are genuine doubts about which Milan team will face Arsenal tomorrow night.

JUVENTUS retained their two-point advantage at the top of Serie A and piled more misery on Claudio Ranieri’s Inter Milan with a 2-1 win at the San Siro on Saturday night.

AC Milan 2 Lazio 2

Clarence Seedorf has signed a new contract with AC Milan that will see the veteran remain with the Italian champions until the end of the 2011/12 season.

Andrea Pirlo has announced he is leaving AC Milan after 10 years at the club.

AC Milan are interested in signing Roma defender Philippe Mexes this summer.

AC Milan 0 Tottenham 1

AC Milan have signed veteran defender Nicola Legrottaglie from Juventus, the Serie A leaders confirmed today.

AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta will be sidelined for three weeks after dislocating his left shoulder during his team’s 2-0 triumph over Cesena yesterday.

ONE-TIME Man City goalkeeping target Gianluigi Buffon says he is glad he turned down the Light Blues, because their defenders are not good enough.

Italy fans will have to wait until May 11 to find out if Francesco Totti is to return to the national team, according to Azzurri coach Marcello Lippi.

ALEX FERGUSON has urged his players not to get carried away by Wednesday’s staggering victory over AC Milan.

ALEX FERGUSON does not intend to demand Wayne Rooney matches Cristiano Ronaldo’s 42-goal haul from two seasons ago – 40 would be enough for the hard-to-please Manchester United boss.

AC Milan were today searching for an explanation after their 4-0 humiliation at Manchester United which saw them crash out of the Champions League.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi has revealed Alessandro Nesta will not be coming out of international retirement.

It was an extraordinary night on which David Beckham must have felt old. Very old.

Alex Ferguson is crossing his fingers Rio Ferdinand’s second comeback from a long-term back injury goes without a hitch.

DAVID BECKHAM is fully focused on helping AC Milan beat Manchester United tonight, even though he admits it will not be easy to put his own emotions to one side.

ALEX FERGUSON expects amore forceful ChampionsLeague challenge from Italy this season — but he still believes holders Barcelona represent the biggest danger to Manchester United’s hopes of reclaiming the trophy.

CARLO ANCELOTTI insists Chelsea possess the best defence in the world and that will be key to winning the Premier League title.

ITALY must brace themselves for intense Celtic passion on and off the field when they meet the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, midfielder Daniele De Rossi has said.

ROBBIE KEANE has left no-one in any doubt that he intends to prove himself at Liverpool.

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted the Rossoneri are considering a bid for Liverpool’s Daniel Agger in the January transfer window.

Portsmouth midfielder Richard Hughes is relishing the prospect of a UEFA Cup meeting with AC Milan, the team he supported as a boy while growing up in the Italian city.

Defender Alessandro Nesta has been left out of AC Milan’s squad for the UEFA Cup.

AC Milan 0 Arsenal 2

Arsene Wenger opted on the side of caution by deploying Emmanuel Adebayor as a lone striker when Arsenal took on AC Milan for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the San Siro tonight.

AC Milan will have Alexandre Pato available for Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Arsenal.

AC Milan head coach Carlo Ancelotti insists he is “not distracted” by reports that the club are lining up Jose Mourinho as his replacement.

SEVILLA showed they are in fine shape ahead of Wednesday’s tough Champions League match against Arsenal with an impressive 4-1 home win over Recreativo Huelva last night.

SEVILLA, still grieving from the sudden death of midfielder Antonio Puerta, found themselves on the losing end of an incisive performance by European champions Milan in the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco last night.

AC Milan 3 Sevilla 1

ITALY defender Marco Materazzi claims Zinedine Zidane refuses to even acknowledge him over 12 months after that infamous head-butt in the World Cup final.

World Cup-winning Italy defender Alessandro Nesta has announced his retirement from international football.

APART from the weather (wet), this week’s favourite conversational gambit in Italy is: How good are Milan? Or, alternatively: How good are Inter? It all depends on who you support.

AC Milan 3 Manchester United 0 (Agg: 5-3)

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THREE England players feature on the 30-man shortlist for FIFA’s World Player of the Year award.

FRENCH champions Lyon fired out a broadside at Champions League rivals on Wednesday, playing with considerable flair to outclass Real Madrid 2-0 in Group E.

AC MILAN general director Ariedo Braida insists key men Andrea Pirlo and Alessandro Nesta will be at the club when the new season gets under way.

AC Milan general director Ariedo Braida insists key men Andrea Pirlo and Alessandro Nesta will be at the club when the new season gets under way.

Italy won the World Cup on penalties as Zinedine Zidane ended his wonderful career with a red card for a shameful headbutt.