Filippo Inzaghi reached three goalscoring milestones in one match with a brace in AC Milan’s 2-2 Champions League draw with Real Madrid at the San Siro last night.

THE trek home began immediately after the match ended: 7,000 Milan fans with their different-coloured bracelets indicating the departure time of their return flights to Malpensa.

IT WAS one of the final images of last year’s Champions league carnival, but also the most abiding.