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Milan
2010–11 season
Presidentvacant [1]
Head coachMassimiliano Allegri
StadiumSan Siro, Milan
Serie A1st
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (14)
All:
Zlatan Ibrahimović (19)
Highest home attendance77,276 vs Napoli
(Serie A, 28 February 2011)
Lowest home attendance9,391 vs Bari
(Coppa Italia, 20 January 2011)
Average home league attendance51,186

The 2010–11 season is Associazione Calcio Milan's 77th season in the Serie A, and their 28th consecutive season in the top-flight of Italian football. It is the first season under new head coach Massimiliano Allegri and with new shirt sponsors Fly Emirates,[2] after four seasons with Bwin.

Milan's primary objective is to regain the Serie A title, which they have not been able to win since the 2003–04 season. They also competed in the Champions League, being knocked-out by Tottenham in the Round of 16, and are taking part in the Coppa Italia as well.

Pre-season and friendlies

Alexandre Pato in action during the game against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

For the second time in a row, Milan opened their pre-season by taking on Varese in an away game, on 25 July.[3] Unlike the previous year, though, they suffered a 2–0 defeat, with first half goals from Daniele Buzzegoli and Marco Cellini.[4]

As part of the Emirates Cup, Milan then played two friendlies against Arsenal and Lyon, at the Emirates Stadium, in London, on 31 July and 1 August respectively.[5] Both games finished 1–1. Alexandre Pato headed an equalizer late in the second half against Arsenal, after the English had gone ahead through Marouane Chamakh;[6] while Marco Borriello opened the scoring against Lyon, before Jimmy Briand tied the game with 12 minutes left.[7] The tournament was eventually won by Arsenal.[8]

The Rossoneri later travelled to the United States, where they faced Greek side Panathinaikos in Detroit, on 6 August. The first 90 minutes ended in a scoreless draw, though early in the second half the Greeks had a goal not allowed despite the ball having crossed the line. Without extra time, the game went straight to penalties and Milan won 5–3, with Daniele Bonera converting the deciding spot-kick.[9]

Following their return to Italy, on 13 August they took part in the TIM Trophy, held in Bari, along with Internazionale and Juventus. In the first of two 45-minute matches Milan faced Juventus, who had previously been defeated by Inter; Ronaldinho opened the scoring in the 20th minute, but Juventus later equalized with Diego setting the final score to 1–1. Penalties were taken to assign one extra point for the tournament standings and Milan won 4–2, as goalkeeper Marco Amelia pulled off two saves.[10] The second and deciding game against Inter finished in a goalless draw, so penalties had to be taken again. Errors by Mathieu Flamini, Filippo Inzaghi and Ronaldinho resulted in a 2–3 loss and the trophy being awarded to Inter.[11]

Juventus were Milan's opponents also in the annual Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi, which was held at the San Siro on 22 August. The match finished scoreless after 90 minutes and the winners had to be decided by penalties. Juventus went on to win 5–4, as Thiago Silva was the only player to miss from the spot.[12]

Milan concluded their pre-season schedule on 25 August, taking on Barcelona in the 45th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. After a goalless first half, David Villa opened the scoring for Barcelona only two minutes into the second half. Inzaghi equalized in the 67th minute with a volley off a cross by Clarence Seedorf, setting the final score to 1–1 and sending the game to penalties, which Barcelona won 3–1 to lift the trophy.[13]

During the league winter break, Milan travelled to Dubai, where they resumed their trainings and played a friendly match against local club Al-Ahli on 2 January 2011. The match endend 2–1 for the Rossoneri, who opened the scoring with Clarence Seedorf late in the first half and then doubled their lead through youth team striker Giacomo Beretta in the 73th minute, before the hosts pulled one back with a 25-yard strike by Hasan Ali.[14]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
25 July 2010 Varese A 0 – 2 6,000[15]
31 July 2010 Arsenal A 1 – 1 Pato 77' 60,012
1 August 2010 Lyon N 1 – 1 Borriello 55' 59,727[16]
6 August 2010 Panathinaikos N 0 – 0
(5 – 3p) 		30,540
13 August 2010 Juventus
(45 mins) 		N 1 – 1
(4 – 2p) 		Ronaldinho 20' 40,000[17]
13 August 2010 Internazionale
(45 mins) 		N 0 – 0
(2 – 3p) 		40,000[17]
22 August 2010 Juventus H 0 – 0
(4 – 5p) 		35,000[18]
25 August 2010 Barcelona A 1 – 1
(1 – 3p) 		Inzaghi 67' 96,195
2 January 2011 Al-Ahli A 2 – 1 Seedorf 38', Beretta 73' 12,000[19]

Serie A

See also: 2010–11 Serie A

The fixtures for the current Serie A season were announced by the Lega Serie A on 28 July.[20] Milan began their league campaign by cruising past newly-promoted Lecce at the San Siro on Sunday, 29 August. The Rossoneri took the lead after 16 minutes with an angled drive by Alexandre Pato. Soon after, Thiago Silva scrambled home a corner, before Pato grabbed his second goal of the night, setting the score to 3–0 by the 28th minute. There was little action in the second half until shortly before the final whistle, when Filippo Inzaghi made it 4–0.[21] After the first round of league games, Milan topped the table due to goal difference.[22]

After a two-week break for Internationals, Milan traveled to the Stadio Dino Manuzzi to face another newly-promoted team, Cesena. The match was much anticipated, as it would feature the debut of new signings Zlatan Ibrahimović and Robinho.[23] However, it turned out to be a disappointing night for the Rossoneri who lost 2–0. After missing a couple of early chances with Ronaldinho and Thiago Silva and having a goal disallowed for offside, they went behind in the 31st minute, as Erjon Bogdani headed in a cross from Ezequiel Schelotto. One minute before half time, Cesena doubled their lead through Emanuele Giaccherini on a fast paced counter-attack. Milan had another goal called off early in the second half, this time for handball, but in the end were unable to score, with Ibrahimović even missing a penalty in the late stages of the game.[24]

Only three days after defeating Auxerre in Champions League, Milan took on Catania at the San Siro. The Sicilians opened the scoring in the 27th minute through Ciro Capuano, who fired a 30-yard strike past Christian Abbiati. Moments before the interval, Milan equalised with a goal from Filippo Inzaghi. After a scoreless second half, the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[25] It went no better on the following Wednesday, as Milan recorded another 1–1 draw in a mid-week game against Lazio. The Rossoneri went ahead in the 66th minute, thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimović. Clarence Seedorf played a long through-ball to the Swede, who dribbled goalkeeper Fernando Muslera and scored. The hosts equalised with 9 minutes left through a first-time shot by Sergio Floccari on Hernanes' cross. In the last minutes both teams missed the chance to claim the victory: Gianluca Zambrotta hit the crossbar with a powerful strike from just outside the box, while Hernanes was denied by a save from Christian Abbiati.[26]

Milan returned to winning ways by defeating Genoa 1–0 at home on Saturday, 25 September. The lone goal was scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović in the 49th minute. The Swede striker chased a long ball by Andrea Pirlo and managed to stuck his leg between defenders Dario Dainelli and Andrea Ranocchia to kick the ball over the head of goalkeeper Eduardo, who only managed to palm it into the net.[27] Milan repeated themselves the following Saturday, beating Parma, to get their first away victory of the season. The only scorer was Pirlo with a 35-yard shot in the 25th minute.[28]

After the second break for internationals of the season, Milan defeated Chievo 3–1 at home on Saturday 16 October. Alexandre Pato opened the scoring for the Rossoneri in the 18th minute, with a one time shot off a Zlatan Ibrahimović cross. The Brazilian scored again twelve minutes later, following a quick free kick by Ibrahimović. In the second half Chievo pulled one back, as a header from Sergio Pellissier was deflected by Ibrahimović into his own net. Milan's third and final goal was scored by Robinho in stoppage time.[29]

Milan claimed a fourth consecutive win in the league, as they beat Napoli at the San Paolo on Monday, 25 October. The Rossoneri went ahead in the 22nd minute through Robinho, who played a one-two with Massimo Oddo and shot the ball past Napoli's goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis from just inside the penalty area. Zlatan Ibrahimović headed in a cross by Oddo to double the lead in the 71st minute. With twelve minutes left, Napoli pulled one back through Ezequiel Lavezzi, but Milan managed to resist and eventually won 2–1.[30]

Milan's winning streak came to an end on Saturday, 30 October, when they played host to Juventus and were defeated 2–1. The Rossoneri had a good start, but failed to score: Zlatan Ibrahimović hit the crossbar with a 25-yard shot in the 7th minute, while Alexandre Pato was called offside moments later when he was one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The visitors then took lead in the 24th minute through Fabio Quagliarella, who headed in a cross from Paolo De Ceglie. Despite Milan's efforts to equalise, Juventus doubled their lead midway in the second half through Alessandro Del Piero. Eight minutes before the end, Ibrahimović scored Milan's lone goal of the evening, a header off Luca Antonini's cross, which however could not prevent the loss.[31]

Four days after drawing against Real Madrid in Champions League, Milan travelled to the San Nicola to take on Bari. The Rossoneri quickly went ahead, as Massimo Ambrosini headed in a cross by Clarence Seedorf in the 4th minute. Shortly after the half our mark, Milan doubled their lead through Mathieu Flamini, who received the ball from Zlatan Ibrahimović inside the penalty area and put it past Bari's goalkeeper Jean-François Gillet and into the net. The hosts pulled one back in the 65th minute with a goal from Vitali Kutuzov, but seven minutes later Alexandre Pato made it 3–1 following a pass from Clarence Seedorf, before a late goal from Paulo Vitor Barreto set the final score to 3–2.[32] The Rossoneri subsequently claimed a midweek home victory over Palermo. Pato opened the scoring, heading in a corner by Seedorf in the 19th minute. The visitors equalised 18 minutes in the second half through Armin Bačinović, whose 25-yard strike surprised goalkeeper Christian Abbiati. Milan, however, were awarded a penalty in 77th minute, as Palermo's keeper Salvatore Sirigu brought down Ambrosini. Ibrahimović stepped up and scored for Milan to regain the lead. Seven minutes before time, Robinho made it 3–1 and sealed the win,[33] which meant Milan were back at the top of the table, one point ahead Lazio.[34]

At the following weekend Milan were to face Internazionale in the first Milan derby of the season, which the Rossoneri had lost on the last three occasions.[35] Only five minutes into the game, Zlatan Ibrahimović was awarded a penalty for being taken down by Marco Materazzi; Ibrahimović himself converted the spot-kick to put Milan ahead. Despite being left with 10 men, as Ignazio Abate was sent off in the 60th minute, Milan managed to maintain the lead and claimed a third straight victory.[36] Milan then played host to Fiorentina on Saturday, 20 November. A goal from Zlatan Ibrahimović shortly before half time was enough for Milan to claim a 1–0. The Swedish striker chested a cross from Thiago Silva inside the penalty aera and scored in the bottom right corner with an overhead kick.[37]

After clinching qualification to the knockout stage of the champions league in mid-week, Milan travelled to Genoa to face Sampdoria on Saturday, 27 November. Despite Milan going ahead shortly before the interval through Robinho, who combined with Zlatan Ibrahimović and scored from inside the box, the hosts managed to equalise on the hour with a goal by Giampaolo Pazzini, setting the final score to 1–1.[38]

Milan returned to winning ways defeating Brescia 3–0 at home in the first game of December, on Saturday 4. The Rossoneri took lead four minutes from the kick-off: Zlatan Ibrahimović combined with Massimo Ambrosini on the left wing and sent a low cross into the goal area to Kevin-Prince Boateng, who volleyed the ball in for his first goal since joining the club in August. Shortly before the half-hour mark, Robinho doubled Milan's lead, after intercepting a back pass from a Brescia player. Three minutes later, Ibrahimović scored the third and final goal with a powerful strike from just inside the box.[39]

Three days after playing the last match of the UEFA Champions League group stage against Ajax, Milan went to the Stadio Renato Dall'Ara to face Bologna. The Rossoneri took the lead in the 9th minute with a goal by Kevin-Prince Boateng, who, just like the previous week, volleyed into the net a cross from Zlatan Ibrahimović. Milan doubled their lead ten minutes before half time through Robinho, who beat the goalkeeper following a through-ball by Boateng. Right on the hour mark, Andrea Pirlo played a pin-pointed cross to Ibrahimović, who controlled the ball into the penalty aera and scored into the low right corner, sealing Milan's second straight 3–0 win.[40] But in the last match before a three-week winter break, Milan lost 1–0 to Roma at the San Siro, the lone goal being scored by former Rossonero striker Marco Borriello.[41]

The league resumed on Thursday, 6 January and Milan travelled to the Stadio Sant'Elia to take on Cagliari Calcio. After a scoreless first half, during which the hosts hit the woodwork once, Milan went on to win the game, thanks to the first career goal by 20-year-old Sierra Leonean midfielder Rodney Strasser five minutes before time. New signing Antonio Cassano, at his first official appearance for the club, provided the assist for the goal.[42] Three days later, Milan played host to Udinese at the San Siro. The visitors took the lead in the 35th minute through Antonio Di Natale, who slided the ball into an empty net after Gökhan Inler hit the post; but the Rossoneri equalised in first-half injury time with Alexandre Pato, who scored following a low cross by Zlatan Ibrahimović. Udinese regained the lead eight minutes into the second half with an header by Alexis Sánchez and went ahead 3-1 when Di Natale scored his second of the day. Milan, however, pulled one back in the 78th minute, as Mehdi Benatia headed a cross by Thiago Silva into his own net, and equalised four minutes later through Pato, who had been set up by Antonio Cassano. With only one minute remaining, Germán Denis put Udinese ahead once again on a counter-attack, but in injury time Cassano set up Ibrahimović to make it 4–4.[43] Despite the draw, however, Milan topped the table at the halfway mark.[44]

Milan were held to a second straight draw, 1–1 away against Lecce. The Rossoneri took the lead at the beginning of the second half with a 25-yard strike by Zlatan Ibrahimović, but Rubén Olivera equalised for the host eight minutes before time.[45]

After a victory over Bari in the Coppa Italia round of 16 in mid-week, Milan returned to winning ways in the league too, by defeating Cesena 2–0 at home on Sunday, 23 January. The Rossoneri took the lead in the last minute of the first half, when Cesena defender Maximiliano Pellegrino slided the ball into his own net while attempting to prevent Zlatan Ibrahimović from shooting, following a cross by Antonio Cassano. The second goal came in injury time, as Robinho played a through ball to Ibrahimović who put it past the goalkeeper from inside the penalty area.[46]

Three days after knocking Sampdoria out of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, Milan travelled to Sicily to take on Catania on Saturday, 29 January. Despite going down to 10 men in the second half, following Mark van Bommel's ejection, the Rossoneri managed to take the lead two minutes before the hour mark through Robinho, who converted a loose ball after Zlatan Ibrahimović's free-kick was saved. The hosts then created more scoring opportunities, but did not manage to find an equaliser and instead, five minutes from time, Ibrahimović made it 2–0 and sealed the win.[47] The following Tuesday, Milan were held to a scoreless home draw by Lazio in a mid-week game.[48]

The Rossoneri were forced to another draw on Sunday, 6 February, when they faced Genoa at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Milan had taken the lead shortly before the half-hour mark through Alexandre Pato, who converted a low cross by Zlatan Ibrahimović, but the hosts equalised in first-half injury time with a goal by Antonio Floro Flores from deep inside the penalty area.[49]

At the following weekend, Milan cruised past Parma at home. The Rossoneri took the lead in the 8th minute through Clarence Seedorf, who dribbled the opponents' goalkeeper following a pass by Zlatan Ibrahimović. Less than ten minutes later, Antonio Cassano made it 2–0, after a combination with Gennaro Gattuso. In the second half, Robinho, who had just come on, scored Milan's third and fourth goal to seal the win.[50]

After suffering a defeat by Tottenham in the Champions League round of 16 in mid-week, Milan managed to snap up a second consecutive league win, a 2–1 away at Chievo on Sunday, 20 February. The Rossoneri opened the scoring in the 25th minute: Zlatan Ibrahimović headed Antonio Cassano's cross to Robinho, who chested the ball and scored in the bottom corner from inside the goal area. The hosts equalised shortly after the hour mark, as Gelson Fernandes headed in Kévin Constant's cross from 10 yards. Milan, however, found the winning goal eight minutes from time, thanks to a solo effort by substitute Alexandre Pato.[51]

Milan went on to claim a third straight victory over second placed Napoli at home on Monday, 28 February. After a scoreless first half, the Rossoneri went ahead in the 49th minute, as Zlatan Ibrahimović converted a penalty awarded for a handball by Salvatore Aronica. Kevin-Prince Boateng doubled Milan's lead in the 77th minute, volleying the ball into the net off Alexandre Pato's low cross and two minutes later Pato himself sealed the win, making it 3–0 with a strike from outside the box. The victory saw Milan move five points clear of Internazionale at the top of the table, while Napoli dropped to third, one point behind Inter.[52]

The Rossoneri won again the following Sataurday, snapping up a 1–0 victory in Turin against Juventus. The lone goal was scored by Gennaro Gattuso midway through the second half, as his left footed attempt from the edge of the penalty area was not held by Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.[53]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance[54] League
position
29 August 2010 Lecce H 4 – 0 Pato 16', 28', Thiago Silva 23', Inzaghi 90' 37,177 1st
11 September 2010 Cesena A 0 – 2 21,058 7th
18 September 2010 Catania H 1 – 1 Inzaghi 45' 42,640 10th
22 September 2010 Lazio A 1 – 1 Ibrahimović 66' 41,246 8th
25 September 2010 Genoa H 1 – 0 Ibrahimović 49' 41,909 5th
2 October 2010 Parma A 1 – 0 Pirlo 25' 19,615 4th
16 October 2010 Chievo H 3 – 1 Pato 18', 30', Robinho 90+3' 49,170 2nd
25 October 2010 Napoli A 2 – 1 Robinho 22' Ibrahimović 71' 53,909 2nd
30 October 2010 Juventus H 1 – 2 Ibrahimović 82' 76,768 3rd
7 November 2010 Bari A 3 – 2 Ambrosini 4', Flamini 31', Pato 72' 35,780 2nd
10 November 2010 Palermo H 3 – 1 Pato 19', Ibrahimović 77' (pen.), Robinho 83' 38,903 1st
14 November 2010 Internazionale A 1 – 0 Ibrahimović 5' (pen.) 80,018 1st
20 November 2010 Fiorentina H 1 – 0 Ibrahimović 45' 47,549 1st
27 November 2010 Sampdoria A 1 – 1 Robinho 43' 26,820 1st
4 December 2010 Brescia H 3 – 0 Boateng 4', Robinho 28', Ibrahimović 30' 41,418 1st
12 December 2010 Bologna A 3 – 0 Boateng 9', Robinho 35', Ibrahimović 60' 24,915 1st
18 December 2010 Roma H 0 – 1 53,769 1st
6 January 2011 Cagliari A 1 – 0 Strasser 85' 23,000 1st
9 January 2011 Udinese H 4 – 4 Pato 45+1', 82', Benatia 78' (o.g.), Ibrahimović 90+3' 39,405 1st
16 January 2011 Lecce A 1 – 1 Ibrahimović 49' 15,926 1st
23 January 2011 Cesena H 2 – 0 Pellegrino 45' (o.g.), Ibrahimović 90+3' 37,952 1st
29 January 2011 Catania A 2 – 0 Robinho 58', Ibrahimović 85' 16,613 1st
1 February 2011 Lazio H 0 – 0 38,809 1st
6 February 2011 Genoa A 1 – 1 Pato 29' 24,134 1st
12 February 2011 Parma H 4 – 0 Seedorf 8', Cassano 17', Robinho 61', 65' 46,119 1st
20 February 2011 Chievo A 2 – 1 Robinho 25', Pato 82' 29,404 1st
28 February 2011 Napoli H 3 – 0 Ibrahimović 49' (pen.), Boateng 77', Pato 79' 77,276 1st
5 March 2011 Juventus A 1 – 0 Gattuso 68' 24,908 1st
13 March 2011 Bari H 1 – 0 Cassano 82' 48,000 1st
19 March 2011 Palermo A
3 April 2011 Internazionale H
10 April 2011 Fiorentina A
17 April 2011 Sampdoria H
23 April 2011 Brescia A
1 May 2011 Bologna H
8 May 2011 Roma A
15 May 2011 Cagliari H
22 May 2011 Udinese A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Milan 28 18 7 3 50 20 +30 61
2 Internazionale 28 17 5 6 54 31 +23 56
3 Napoli 28 16 5 7 41 25 +16 53

Coppa Italia

For the 12th season in a row, Milan started the Coppa Italia directly in the round of 16, as one the eight best seeded teams.[55] They welcomed Bari at the San Siro on Thursday, 20 January.[56] Bari reached the round of 16 after defeating Livorno 4–1 in the Fourth Preliminary Round.[57] Milan, however, easily knocked them out of the competition by sealing a 3–0 win, with goals by Zlatan Ibrahimović, Alexander Merkel and Robinho.[58]

For the quarter-finals, Milan travelled to Genoa to take on Sampdoria on Wednesday, January 26. Due to the high number of injuries, head coach Massimiliano Allegri was prompted to put newly arrived duo of Mark van Bommel and Urby Emanuelson in the starting line-up. However, Milan took only twenty-two minutes to go ahead 2–0, with both goals being scored by Alexandre Pato. Early in the second half the hosts pulled one back through Stefano Guberti, but this did not prevent the Rossoneri from winning the game and making it through to the semi-finals, where they will face Palermo.[59]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
20 January 2011 Round of 16 Bari H 3 – 0 Ibrahimović 19', Merkel 45', Robinho 65' 9,391[60]
26 January 2011 Quarter-finals Sampdoria A 2 – 1 Pato 16', 22' 11,458[61]
20 April 2011 Semi-finals
First leg 		Palermo H
11 May 2011 Semi-finals
Second leg 		Palermo A

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Milan began their UEFA Champions League campaign in the group stage after finishing in third place in the 2009–10 Serie A.[62] Due to their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1 with the eight highest ranked teams.[63] The Rossoneri were drawn in the group G alongside Spanish La Liga runners-up Real Madrid, Dutch Cup winners Ajax and French side Auxerre.[64]

For the opening game, on 15 September, Milan played host to Auxerre at the San Siro. Despite struggling in the first half, with the visitors also hitting the crossbar once, the Rossoneri managed to get a 2–0 win, thanks to two goals by Zlatan Ibrahimović in the 66th and 69th minutes.[65]

Two weeks later Milan travelled to the Amsterdam Arena to face Ajax. The Dutch went ahead in the 23th minute; Luis Suárez flicked the ball through Alessandro Nesta's legs and passed it to Mounir El Hamdaoui, who stopped the ball inside the goal area, turned around and shot into the net. Shortly after, Robinho missed a good chance for Milan, as he fired wide one-on-one against goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. However, the Rossoneri managed to equalise eight minutes before half time through Zlatan Ibrahimović, who chested a one-time pass by Clarence Seedorf and scored. Late in the second half Milan nearly found the winning goal, but Kevin-Prince Boateng's angled drive was saved by Stekelenburg and the game ended 1–1.[66]

In the third game, on 19 October, Milan suffered a 2–0 defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. The hosts took the lead in the 13th minute with a free-kick by Cristiano Ronaldo and scored again a minute later, as a shot by Mesut Özil was accidentally deflected by Daniele Bonera into his own net.[67] The two sides met again two weeks later at the San Siro and again it was Real Madrid who took the lead, thanks to a goal by Gonzalo Higuaín in the late stages of the first half. Milan, however, managed to equalise through Filippo Inzaghi in the 68th minute. The 37-year-old striker, who had come on eight minutes earlier, headed in a cross by Zlatan Ibrahimović, after the ball was deflected by Real's goalkeeper Iker Casillas. Ten minutes later, Inzaghi scored again on a through ball by Gennaro Gattuso to put Milan ahead. But the Rossoneri were eventually denied victory, as Pedro León made it 2–2 in injury time.[68]

For the fifth game, Milan travelled to France to take on Auxerre on Tuesday, 23 November. After a scoreless first half, Milan went ahead in the 64th minutes through Zlatan Ibrahimović, with a powerful strike from the edge of the penalty area. In injury time, Ronaldinho, who had come on a few minutes earlier, made it 2–0, following a pass from Robinho. With Real Madrid beating Ajax in Amsterdam, Milan secured a spot in the knockout stage of the competition.[69] In the sixth and last game of the group stage two weeks later, Milan suffered a harmless 2–0 home defeat against Ajax, with second half goals by Demy de Zeeuw and Toby Alderweireld.[70]

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance Group
position
15 September 2010 Auxerre H 2 – 0 Ibrahimović 66', 69' 69,317[71] 1st
28 September 2010 Ajax A 1 – 1 Ibrahimović 37' 51,276[72] 2nd
19 October 2010 Real Madrid A 0 – 2 71,657[73] 2nd
3 November 2010 Real Madrid H 2 – 2 Inzaghi 68', 78' 76,357[74] 2nd
23 November 2010 Auxerre A 2 – 0 Ibrahimović 64', Ronaldinho 90+1' 19,244[75] 2nd
8 December 2010 Ajax H 0 – 2 72,960[76] 2nd
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 15 2 +13 16
Italy Milan 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
Netherlands Ajax 6 2 1 3 6 10 -4 7
France Auxerre 6 1 0 5 3 12 -9 3

Knockout stage

The draw for the first knockout round took place in Nyon, Switzerland, on 17 December 2010. Milan were paired with the winners of Group A, Tottenham Hotspur.[77] The first leg was contested at the San Siro on Tuedsday, 15 February. The visitors had a couple of early occasions with Peter Crouch and Rafael van der Vaart, both saved by goalkeeper Christian Abbiati. The latter picked up an injury to his head after colliding with Crouch and had to be replaced by Marco Amelia in the 18th minute. Later on, Milan claimed a penalty, as Michael Dawson hit Zlatan Ibrahimović with his arm inside the box, but the referee allowed play to go on. The Rossoneri made little effort during the first half and shortly before half time Amelia deflected Van der Vaart's shot over the crossbar. At the start of the second half Milan's coach Massimiliano Allegri sent in Alexandre Pato to replace Clarence Seedorf. However, it was Mario Yepes who posed the major threats to Tottenham: the Colombian was twice denied by goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes from goalbound headers. Milan kept pressing forward, but 10 minutes from time they were caught short on a counterattack led by Aaron Lennon, who provided the assist for Crouch's winning goal. In injury time, Ibrahimović had the equaliser disallowed for apparently pushing Dawson and the visitors eventually snapped up a 1–0 victory.[78][79]

The second leg was played at White Hart Lane on Wednesday, 9 March. Having being defeated in the first-leg, Milan would have needed a win to make it through to the quarter-finals (except a 1–0 win, which would have sent the game to extra time), while a draw would have been enough for Tottenham to qualify. Therefore, despite a quick stat by the hosts in the very first minutes, it was Milan who dictated much of the play in the first half and proved to be the more dangerous of the two sides. A 25-yard free-kick by Ibrahimović was saved by Gomes in the 16th minute and 9 minutes later Tottenham almost went 1-0 down when Gomes raced out of his goal to challenge Pato, who managed to fed the ball to Robinho, whose deflected shot was saved on the line by defender William Gallas. The Rossoneri kept creating chances in the second half, yet being unable to score. The game ended in a scoreless draw and Milan was knocked-out from the competition.[80][81]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
15 February 2011 First knockout round
First leg 		Tottenham H 0 – 1 75,652[82]
9 March 2011 First knockout round
Second leg 		Tottenham A 0 – 0 34,320[83]

Squad statistics

As of 9 March 2011.[84]

No. Pos. Player LA LG CA CG EA EG TA TG
1 GK Italy Marco Amelia 2 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0
4 MF Netherlands Mark van Bommel2 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 1 1
5 DF United States Oguchi Onyewu1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Brazil Alexandre Pato 17 11 2 2 5 0 24 13 3 0
8 MF Italy Gennaro Gattuso 24 1 1 0 5 0 30 1 11 0
9 FW Italy Filippo Inzaghi 5 2 0 0 3 2 8 4 0 0
10 MF Netherlands Clarence Seedorf 20 1 0 0 8 0 28 1 1 0
11 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović 26 14 2 1 8 4 36 19 7 0
13 DF Italy Alessandro Nesta 21 0 1 0 7 0 29 0 3 0
14 MF Sierra Leone Rodney Strasser 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 1 1 0
15 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 0
16 MF France Mathieu Flamini 15 1 0 0 5 0 20 1 4 0
17 DF Italy Massimo Oddo 7 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 2 0
18 DF Czech Republic Marek Jankulovski 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 0 1 0
19 DF Italy Gianluca Zambrotta 8 0 0 0 5 0 13 0 2 0
20 MF Italy Ignazio Abate 19 0 1 0 6 0 26 0 1 1
21 MF Italy Andrea Pirlo 14 1 1 0 5 0 20 1 3 0
22 DF Uruguay Bruno Montelongo1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW Italy Marco Borriello1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF Italy Massimo Ambrosini (c) 14 1 1 0 4 0 19 1 6 0
25 DF Italy Daniele Bonera 16 0 0 0 3 0 19 0 4 0
27 MF Ghana Kevin-Prince Boateng 18 3 0 0 7 0 25 3 8 0
28 MF Netherlands Urby Emanuelson2 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
30 GK Italy Flavio Roma 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
32 GK Italy Christian Abbiati 26 0 0 0 5 0 31 0 2 0
33 DF Brazil Thiago Silva 23 1 1 0 6 0 30 1 1 0
35 DF Spain Dídac Vilà2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 MF Germany Alexander Merkel 5 0 2 1 2 0 9 1 1 0
66 DF Italy Nicola Legrottaglie2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
70 FW Brazil Robinho 25 10 2 1 7 0 34 11 2 0
76 DF Colombia Mario Yepes 8 0 2 0 2 0 12 0 2 0
77 DF Italy Luca Antonini 20 0 2 0 6 0 28 0 4 0
80 FW Brazil Ronaldinho1 11 0 0 0 5 1 16 1 0 0
90 FW Nigeria Nnamdi Oduamadi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
99 FW Italy Antonio Cassano2 10 1 2 0 0 0 12 1 0 0
— — Own goals — 2 — 0 — 0 — 2 — —
Team total 28 50 2 5 8 7 38 62 71 2
1 Player left the club during the season
2 Player joined the club during the January transfer window

Transfers

Zlatan Ibrahimović was Milan major signing in the summer transfer window.

Milan treaded carefully in the early stages of the transfer window, as CEO Adriano Galliani stated that any new signing would only follow a departure. Marco Amelia and Mario Yepes joined the club to replace Dida and Giuseppe Favalli respectively, whose contracts expired.[85] The Rossoneri went on to sign Sokratis Papastathopoulos for an undisclosed fee from Genoa, who also took on co-ownership of youngsters Rodney Strasser, Nnamdi Oduamadi and Gianmarco Zigoni as part of the deal — though only the latter actually left Milan.[86]

After the first couple of pre-season games, head coach Massimiliano Allegri lamented the need of one more midfielder.[87] This led to the purchase of German-Ghanaian Kevin-Prince Boateng on another co-ownership deal with Genoa, who had just signed him from Portsmouth.[88][89]

As the last week of the transfer window approached, director general Ariedo Braida revealed that Milan might be interested in signing Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimović from Barcelona.[90] Despite initially claiming that it was nothing more than a "dream",[91] Galliani later confirmed that negotiations were actually taking place.[92] After some days of talks, on 29 August Milan officially announced to have signed Ibrahimović on a free loan with the option to fully purchase the athlete’s playing rights for €24 million at the end of the season.[93]

On the last day before the summer transfer deadline, Milan made another major signing, securing Robinho from Manchester City.[94] The move cost €18 million plus bonuses and was hailed by Galliani as "a wonderful gift from owner Silvio Berlusconi".[95] At the same time, three players left the club: Kakha Kaladze and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar moved to Genoa and Schalke 04 respectively,[96][97] while Marco Borriello was loaned out to Roma.[98]

Antonio Cassano

As the January transfer window approached, CEO Adriano Galliani stated that Milan was in talks with Sampdoria to sign striker Antonio Cassano,[99] who was dropped from the squad in October following an argument with Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone.[100] The move was later confirmed by Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi and Cassano joined the Rossoneri for their winter camp in Dubai on 27 December.[101] His transfer was officially finalized on 3 January, the opening day of the winter transfer window.[102]

Meanwhile, speculation about Ronaldinho leaving the club increased.[103] These rumors were confirmed by Ronaldinho himself during a press conference he held in Rio de Janeiro alongside Milan CEO Galliani, on 6 January.[104] The new club was unvelied five days later, as Milan officially announced Ronaldinho's move to Flamengo.[105] At the same time, defender Oguchi Onyewu also left Milan, joining Dutch Eredivisie champions Twente on loan for the remainder of the season.[106][107]

Milan went on to complete two more signings in the second half of January, bringing in Dutch duo of left winger Urby Emanuelson and midfielder Mark van Bommel, from Ajax and Bayern Munich respectively.[108][109] The Rossoneri, however, made another couple of additions in the last days of the transfer window, signing also Spanish left back Dídac Vilà from Espanyol and centre back Nicola Legrottaglie from Juventus.[110][111]

In

Date Pos. Player Moving from Fee Notes
18 March 2010 DF Colombia Mario Yepes Italy Chievo Free[112] Effective from 1 July
17 June 2010 DF Italy Elia Legati Italy Crotone Undisclosed[113] Co-ownership resolved[114]
23 June 2010 GK Italy Marco Amelia Italy Genoa Loan[115] Effective from 1 July
24 June 2010 GK Italy Ferdinando Coppola Italy Atalanta Undisclosed[113] Co-ownership resolved[114]
16 July 2010 DF Romania Cristian Daminuţă Italy Internazionale Undisclosed[116]
16 July 2010 MF Hungary Attila Filkor Italy Internazionale Undisclosed[116]
20 July 2010 DF Greece Sokratis Papastathopoulos Italy Genoa Undisclosed[117]
18 August 2010 MF Ghana Kevin-Prince Boateng Italy Genoa Undisclosed[89] Co-ownership deal
27 August 2010 DF Uruguay Bruno Montelongo Uruguay River Plate Loan[89]
28 August 2010 FW Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović Spain Barcelona Loan[93] Option to fully purchase for €24m[93]
31 August 2010 FW Brazil Robinho England Manchester City €18m + bonuses[95]
3 January 2011 FW Italy Antonio Cassano Italy Sampdoria Undisclosed[102]
23 January 2011 MF Netherlands Urby Emanuelson Netherlands Ajax Undisclosed[108]
25 January 2011 MF Netherlands Mark van Bommel Germany Bayern Munich Undisclosed[109]
28 January 2011 DF Spain Dídac Vilà Spain Espanyol Undisclosed[110]
31 January 2011 DF Italy Nicola Legrottaglie Italy Juventus Free[111]

Out

Date Pos. Player Moving to Fee Notes
23 June 2010 GK Italy Marco Storari Italy Juventus €4.5m[118] Effective from 1 July
1 July 2010 GK Brazil Dida Unattached Free[119]
1 July 2010 DF Italy Giuseppe Favalli Retired [120] —
1 July 2010 MF England David Beckham United States L.A. Galaxy End of loan spell[121]
1 July 2010 FW Brazil Mancini Italy Internazionale End of loan spell[122]
31 August 2010 DF Georgia (country) Kakha Kaladze Italy Genoa Undisclosed[96]
31 August 2010 FW Netherlands Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Germany Schalke 04 Undisclosed[97]
11 January 2011 FW Brazil Ronaldinho Brazil Flamengo Undisclosed[105]
26 January 2011 FW Gabon Willy Aubameyang Scotland Kilmarnock Undisclosed[123]

Out on loan

Date Pos. Player Moving to Until Notes
23 June 2010 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi Italy Parma 26 January 2011[112] Co-ownership renewed[114]
25 June 2010 DF Italy Davide Astori Italy Cagliari June 2011 Co-ownership renewed[114]
30 June 2010 GK Italy Ferdinando Coppola Italy Siena 30 June 2011[124] Effective from 1 July
1 July 2010 DF Brazil Marcus Diniz Italy Parma 25 August 2010[125] Terminated early[126]
6 July 2010 DF Italy Matteo Bruscagin Italy Grosseto June 2011 Co-ownership deal[127]
6 July 2010 DF Brazil Digão Portugal Penafiel 30 June 2011[128]
6 July 2010 FW Gabon Pierre Aubameyang France Monaco 30 June 2011[129] Option to fully purchase[129]
7 July 2010 MF Italy Federico Furlan Italy Varese June 2011 Co-ownership deal[130]
7 July 2010 MF Nigeria Wilfred Osuji Italy Varese June 2011 Co-ownership deal[130]
12 July 2010 DF Italy Matteo Darmian Italy Palermo June 2011 Co-ownership deal[131]
12 July 2010 MF Italy Matteo Barbini Italy Sacilese 30 June 2011[132]
13 July 2010 GK Italy Mattia Maggioni Italy Monza 30 June 2011[133]
15 July 2010 DF Italy Elia Legati Italy Padova June 2011 Co-ownership deal[134]
15 July 2010 FW Italy Davide Di Gennaro Italy Padova 30 June 2011[134] Option to purchase in co-ownership[134]
16 July 2010 GK Italy Antonio Donnarumma Italy Piacenza 30 June 2011[135]
17 July 2010 GK Italy Filippo Perucchini Italy Fano 30 June 2011[136]
18 July 2010 MF Italy Giovanni Scampini Italy Pisa 30 June 2011[137]
20 July 2010 DF Italy Luca Meregalli Italy Pro Vercelli 30 June 2011[138]
20 July 2010 FW Italy Gianmarco Zigoni Italy Genoa June 2011 Co-ownership deal[117]
21 July 2010 GK Poland Michał Miśkiewicz Italy Crociati Noceto 30 June 2011[139]
21 July 2010 DF Italy Simone Romagnoli Italy Foggia 30 June 2011[140]
21 July 2010 MF Italy Gianmarco Conti Italy Fano 30 June 2011[141]
21 July 2010 FW Italy Andrea Schenetti Italy Lucchese 28 January 2011[142] Terminated early[112]
23 July 2010 MF Nigeria Harmony Ikande Italy Poggibonsi 31 January 2011[143] Terminated early[112]
3 August 2010 MF Italy Jordan Pedrocchi Italy Chievo June 2011 Co-ownership deal[144]
6 August 2010 MF Hungary Attila Filkor Italy Triestina 30 June 2011[145]
25 August 2010 DF Brazil Marcus Diniz Belgium Eupen 30 June 2011[126]
25 August 2010 FW Ghana Dominic Adiyiah Italy Reggina 31 January 2011[146] Terminated early[112]
31 August 2010 DF Romania Cristian Daminuţă Italy L'Aquila 30 June 2011[147]
31 August 2010 FW Gabon Willy Aubameyang Italy Monza 26 January 2011[148] Terminated early[112]
31 August 2010 FW Italy Marco Borriello Italy Roma 30 June 2011[98] Obligation to fully purchase for €10m[149]
11 January 2011 DF United States Oguchi Onyewu Netherlands Twente 30 June 2011[106]
26 January 2011 DF Uruguay Bruno Montelongo Italy Bologna 30 June 2011[150]
26 January 2011 FW Italy Alberto Paloschi Italy Genoa June 2011 Co-ownership deal[151]
31 January 2011 MF Nigeria Harmony Ikande Spain Extremadura 30 June 2011[152]
31 January 2011 FW Italy Andrea Schenetti Italy Prato 30 June 2011[153]
1 February 2011 FW Ghana Dominic Adiyiah Serbia Partizan 30 June 2011[154]

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