Crespo hoping to get over Blues

HAD someone told Hernan Crespo 18 months ago he was set to line up for AC Milan in a Champions League final he would have laughed if he didn’t feel like crying.

Regarded as a flop in England after a dismal spell at Chelsea, Crespo was reduced to warming the bench at Stamford Bridge, but a season-long loan to Milan has seen him rebuild his shattered confidence. "Life gives you second chances," Crespo says.

"Now, I have the opportunity to win my first Champions League and to have a starring role, something which makes me very happy."