Champions League: Knockout round, first leg

Some United fans are in fine voice in Duomo's square as they take in the sites ahead of the match against Milan
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With a lot of the attention focused on Beckham ahead of his first match against United since leaving the club in 2003, he again proves that he thrives on the big stage as after just two minutes he flights a lovely weighted free kick into the United box ...
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... which is only half-cleared by an off-balance Patrice Evra and the ball falls to Ronaldinho 15 yards out, left of centre. His first-time volley towards the near post takes a huge deflection off Michael Carrick and wrongfoots Edwin van der Sar to give Milan the lead
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Another good chance for Milan goes begging. Evans plays a truly diabolical pass out of defence which goes straight to Pirlo who slides it between Evans and Ferdinand for Huntelaar, who from 18 yards out sweeps his shot across Van der Sar and just inches wide Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images

Milan are having the best of the first half hour, and Wayne Rooney is finding it difficult battling against the Milan defence – including Alessandro Nesta – with minimal support
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Darren Fletcher flicks the ball away from Beckham
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The United wall jumps high to attempt to block a Beckham free-kick
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With 10 minutes to go before half time, Fletcher plays a one-two with Ji-Sung Park on the right, and then drives a good cross towards the near post where Scholes completely misses his volley, only for the ball to hit his standing left leg ...
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... and then trickles toward the far post, past Dida's despairing dive and into the back of the net to get United back into the game
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Just after the hour, the substitute Antonio Valencia beats Guiseppe Favalli down the right, and then clips a ball high into the area toward the far post, where Rooney climbs above Daniele Bonera ...
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... and loops a superb header back across goal and into the far corner to give United the lead
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Fifteen minutes from the end, an unmarked Rooney runs between the static pair of Thiago Silva and Allesandro Nesta and rises high to head a fine cross from Fletcher past a motionless Dida to make the score 3-1
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Goalscorer and creater then celebrate in front of their fans
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Rio Ferdinand's nicks the ball away from Ronaldinho
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Three one down with just five minutes till the final whistle and Milan give themselves a lifeline. Ronaldinho plays the ball across a crowded box and Clarence Seedorf backheels through the legs of Jonny Evans and past Van der Sar. This fires the home side back into life and they miss three good chances to equalise, the match finishing 2-3. The result means that United set a new European record of 16 unbeaten away games
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Over in Lyon, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo shows off a few tricks ahead of kick off
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Kaka streaks past Lyon's Miralem Pjanic, left, and Anthony Reveillere
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Just after half time, Jean ll Makoun makes a run into the Madrid half as the Real defence backs off and then hits a bullet from 20-plus yards out ...
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... which zips through the air swerving as it goes and gives Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas no chance as it flies into the top corner
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Makoun is then swamped by his overjoyed team-mates
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Cristiano Ronaldo tries to lift the ball over Lyon keeper Hugo Lloris but his effort fails to find the net
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A dejected Kaka reacts as the final whistle goes, Madrid the losers by a goal to nil
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