AC Milan youngster Alexandre Pato has shaken off an ankle injury and will be available to play at Arsenal in Wednesday’s Champions League showdown.

AC Milan 1 Celtic 0

Alex Ferguson took a calculated gamble in the San Siro tonight by naming Nemanja Vidic in the Manchester United starting line-up to face AC Milan in their Champions League semi-final.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made three changes to his side for this Champions League semi-final first leg match at Old Trafford.

AC MILAN coach Carlo Ancelotti admits an injury to Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will play into his team’s hands for the Champions League semi-final.

Brazilian goalkeeper Dida has been included in AC Milan’s 25-man squad for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Celtic 0 AC Milan 0

AN INSPIRED Lille comfortably beat AC Milan to finish second in Group H behind the Italians and reach the knock-out stages for the first time in their history.

Craig Moore has warned his Australian team-mates they must avoid red cards in tomorrow’s historic World Cup knockout tie with Italy.

Australia coach Guus Hiddink has axed blunder goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac for the Socceroos’ World Cup showdown against Italy.

Australia coach Guus Hiddink described his team as ’lion-hearts’ after they twice came from a goal down to draw 2-2 with Croatia and qualify for the second round of the World Cup.

THE most pulsating, dramatic, heart-stopping contest of a thrilling World Cup ended with Australia booking a last-16 meeting with Italy. Harry Kewell’s 79th-minute angled drive sent the Socceroos bouncing into the knockout phase for the first time in their history.

Croatia 2 Australia 2

TIM CAHILL scored twice in the last six minutes and John Aloisi added a third in injury time as Australia made a winning return to the World Cup finals with a dramatic victory over Japan.

Robbie Fowler starts up front as Liverpool travel to Upton Park tonight.

AC Milan: Dida, Stam, Kaladze, Nesta, Serginho, Gattuso, Pirlo, Seedorf, Kaka, Shevchenko, Gilardino. Subs: Kalac, Cafu, Maldini, Rui Costa, Vogel, Ambrosini, Amoroso.

Bayern Munich 1 AC Milan 1

Liverpool start Peter Crouch tonight, as Damien Duff returns from injury to start on the bench for Chelsea. Here are tonight's Champions League teams.

Tonight's Champions League teams.