Four-time European leaders Barcelona will meet Italy’s AC Milan Tuesday in a heavyweight opener to Group H matches of the Champions League, after dropping two La Liga points over the weekend.
Tottenham beat AC Milan Wednesday to go through to the quarter finals of the Champions League. Although Spurs drew the game they still go through with a 1-0 aggregate lead.
Peter Crouch scored the only goal at San Siro on Tuesday as Tottenham Hotspur staged a surprise 1-0 win over AC Milan, while Raul made a goalscoring return to Spain to earn Schalke a 1-1 draw at Valencia.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored and set up another goal for Mesut Ozil less than a minute later as Real Madrid, playing with energy and pace, beating a formidable AC Milan side 2-0 to take control of Champions League Group G on Tuesday.
Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid is to face an AC Milan armada composed of Robinho, Ronaldinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, all of whom have made recent appearances in La Liga, on Tuesday.
Brazilian World Cup winner Leonardo has announced that he will quit his job as coach for AC Milan after the last game of the season against Juventus, to be played this week-end.
Seven years after leaving for Real Madrid, AC Milan's David Beckham faces an emotional return to Old Trafford on Wednesday, where he will take on the club that helped him become the world's most recognisable footballer.
Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney (pictured) scored two second-half goals to help the Red Devils power past AC Milan at the San Siro 3-2 in the first leg of their Champions League draw.
Wayne Rooney's (pictured) Manchester United clash with seven-time champions AC Milan in the first leg of the last 16 Tuesday in San Siro. At the same time, Real Madrid take on Lyon.
