ALEXANDRE PATO saved the blushes of fellow Brazilian Dida with a brace as AC Milan stunned Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last night to get their Champions League challenge back on track and inflict only a second competitive defeat of the season on their big-spending hosts.

Arsene Wenger has every confidence his makeshift Arsenal side can rise to the challenge of facing Real Madrid in the Bernabeu.

Trevor Brooking believes the emergence of Cesc Fabregas and Mathieu Flamini may persuade Arsenal the time is right to sell inspirational skipper Patrick Vieira.