Cesare Maldini: The Italian who turned defending into an art

A football match lasts 90 minutes but the memories can stay with you for a lifetime.

Half a century ago, on February 16, 1965, AC Milan were in London to play Chelsea in the third round of a tournament known as the Fairs Cup (subsequently the Uefa Cup, now the Europa League).

To say the match was eagerly awaited is putting it mildly. It was Milan’s first visit to London since their victory against Benfica at Wembley in the 1963 European Cup final.