Milan 3-0 Sampdoria (The Race To End Serie A Title Drought )

The Blucerchiati were staring defeat in the face from the get-go as Marco Borrielo put the ahead in the first minute of the match before Clarence Seedorf adding a second in the 21st minute.
Ronaldinho was in inspired form, creating the first two goals, and fellow Brazilian Alexandre Pato completed Milan's fifth straight win in the 23rd minute to pile the misery on the Luigi Del Neri's side.
The visitors have now lost three games in the last week following a 3-0 reverse in the Genoa derby last Saturday and their elimination from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Livorno in midweekMilan got off to a flying start when former Genoa striker Borriello nodded in the opener

Antonio Cassano's weak pass was cut out by Luca Antonini, who raced forwards before spreading the ball wide to Ronaldinho.
His cross was lifted right between Sampdoria's two central defenders where Borriello was on hand to head in from seven yards out.
Ronaldinho was at the heart of every Milan attack, and looked a threat every time he touched the ball.
It was the former Barcelona man's pass in the 21st minute which led to the second goal.

He threaded the ball between two Samp defenders and into the path of Seedorf, who provided an emphatic finish to leave Luca Castellazzi with no chance as the ball flashed past him.
It was the Dutchman's 50th goal in Serie A - and surely one of his best.
Two minutes later Pato's determination earned him his seventh goal of the season.
He latched onto a Borriello header and, although his first shot was saved by Castellazzi, the ball fell kindly for him to place a shot into the net to end Samp's hopes with only a quarter of the match gone.

Milan coach Leonardo allowed himself the luxury of withdrawing Ronaldinho 10 minutes before half-time as the Brazilian felt a slight muscle twinge.
Ignazio Abate was introduced as Leonardo preferred not to risk perhaps his most important player ahead of Tuesday's decisive Champions League game away to FC Zurich.But there appeared to be no respite for Samp.
Abate sent in a cross which provided Pato with the chance to make it four, but his shot hit the back of Daniele Gastaldello from eight yards.

Another Abate cross almost gave Borriello his second goal, but Gastaldello again intervened to take the ball off the Milan striker's head.
Samp tried to respond and Antonio Cassano's long cross found Reto Ziegler at the far post, but the Swiss midfielder's shot was blocked.
It was the only shot of note Samp had all match as Milan defended their lead with ease and without having to expend too much energy ahead of Tuesday's match.

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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.