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In a tense and largely tame encounter at the Stadio Massimino, only Ronaldinho really managed to perform at the kind of level Milan fans have become used to from their side in recent weeks.
Catania failed to muster even one shot on goal, but they still deserved a point which was cruelly taken from them in stoppage time by Huntelaar, who broke the home fans' hearts with two goals to take Milan to within seven points of league leaders Inter Milan.
With Juve losing at Cagliari earlier today, Milan knew that a win in Sicily would take them up to second in the table and make them the nearest challenger to Inter.
But tiredness in the legs after being made to run for the full 90 minutes of their Champions League tie with Marseille on Wednesday meant they were not quite as sharp as usual.
Apart from Ronaldinho.

The Brazilian has recently found his best form since joining the Rossoneri from Barcelona almost 18 months ago and he single-handedly led Milan's search for three points.
His new-found confidence was illustrated by a number of skilful tricks, but the problem was finding team mates who could keep up with him when it came to providing the killer ball.
Clarence Seedorf offered himself as often as possible, but he was always a step behind the Brazilian playmaker and was restricted to shooting from distance by a Catania defence who constructed a wall around their penalty area.
The Dutchman found the side-netting with his first shot while his second was a few feet over the crossbar.

The closest he and either side came was in the 77th minute with his 25-yard effort just inches over the crossbar.
Catania were unable to test Milan goalkeeper Dida, but he still had to be alert in the 15th minute when Jorge Martinez was just inches away from making contact with a low cross.
Nicolas Spolli wasted a good chance to trouble Dida when he chose to just help a long ball forward rather than taking it down when he had time to do so after beating the Milan offside trap in the 71st minute.

Ronaldinho was one of the few players on the field not to show any tired legs late on and he came within millimetres of giving Milan the lead with a corner which landed directly on the top of the crossbar.
And just as it seemed like both sides had settled for a point, Milan substitute Huntelaar volleyed in his first goal for the club from edge of the area, although Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar will have to explain how he let the ball squirm under his body.
The goal lifted a huge burden from the Dutchman's shoulders and he added his and Milan's second moments later, lobbing Andujar from just inside the area with a goal that Ronaldinho would have been proud of.

AC Milan 1--1 Marseille( Now The Real Milan Will Be Tested)

AC Milan dropped to second in Group C of the Champions League on Wednesday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Marseille at the San Siro.

Marco Borriello scored 10 minutes into the match for Milan, but his opener was canceled out six minutes later by Lucho Gonzalez.

Marseille then had two chances to win the match in the second half when Brandao struck the crossbar from close range, while Souleymane Diawara nodded the ball off the post with four minutes to play.

The result, combined with Real Madrid's 1-0 win over FC Zurich on Wednesday, leaves Milan two points back of the Spanish side, while Marseille is third, three points behind Real.

Milan nearly scored six minutes into the match when Gianluca Zambrotta was denied at close range by Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, but Mandanda was unable to keep out Borriello's effort four minutes later.

The Milan striker took a pass inside the box on the right, and after beating a defender, he drove the ball underneath the keeper from a tight angle.

It took Marseille six minutes to respond, however, as Mamadou Niang got to the end line and crossed the ball towards the front of goal. Milan goalkeeper Dida got his hand to the cross, but it ended up on the foot of Gonzalez, who smashed the ball into the empty net.

Mandanda needed to make a good save on Borriello midway through the opening half, while Pato chipped the keeper from the top of the box and the ball ended up on the roof of the net.

The home side controlled the early part of the second half, but they were fortunate not to fall behind in the 65th minute when Niang's cross was met in front of goal by Brandao, who somehow shot first-time off the crossbar from six yards.

A Marseille corner kick with four minutes to play nearly won the match for the French side as Diawara's header beat Dida but came back off the far post.

The Great Form Continues..Milan 4-3 Cagliari

Ronaldinho scored the game-winner on a penalty kick and AC Milan edged Cagliari, 4-3 on Sunday for its third straight win and fifth in its last six to climb to third in Italy's Serie A.
AC Milan won just two of its first seven league games this season, and dropped a Champions League match to Zurich in late September at the San Siro, but is unbeaten since in nine straight in all competitions.
Milan's run includes a 3-2 win at Real Madrid in the Champions League, and has the 17-time Italian champions within seven points of first-place Inter Milan.

AC Milan scored at least twice for the eighth time during its nine-game streak and Sunday's outburst was the first time the club has scored four goals this season.
Clarence Seedorf and Marco Borriello combined on the opener in the fifth, with Seedorf finishing from the center of the area to beat Cagliari goalie Federico Marchetti.
Alessandro Matri answered for Cagliari in the ninth, and Andrea Lazzari fired past Dida to hand the visitors the lead in the 30th before Milan scored three straight.

Pato helped set up Milan's third goal when he forced Marchetti to make a save, and Borriello was in the right place to head the rebound into the net in the 39th.
Pato found the net himself two minutes later, accepting a pass from Ronaldinho before shooting into the top corner.
Borriello drew a penalty in the 62nd that Ronaldinho converted to put AC Milan up two goals but Nene's 69th-minute goal for Cagliari left the result in doubt up to the final whistle.

It has been a fun of good result for Milan and great form showed by some of the players.Kaladze is totally ruin the chance given by Leo to him and put the most pathetic defending last night,with Nesta out injured it clearly show us how vulnerable we will be when the best in world isn't there to protect the defend.Thiago is looking nervous without Nesta guidance too and it also show how vital Nesta is to us.

With Ronnie,Pato and Boriello in superb form we manage to take this one in good attacking fashion.Dida is looking slightly shaky in the first with some unconvincing saves,but he redeem himself with a superb 2nd half.Something we should be focusing is Leo's act by introducing Strasser and Abate and refuse to slow down the pace of the match and intent to keep attacking and playing good football.Strasser come on to the surprise of us,Leo prove he is wiser in managing the youth players that we have by giving them a chance to at least show some of their ability.

A good run of great form by us and something we should continue come the Champions League Clash with Marseille in 2 days.Lets cheer forza Milan to them and hope for the great to not stopping till the end of season!!