2003 UEFA Champions League final

[3] It was selected ahead of the likes of the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, the Stade de France in Saint-Denis near Paris, and the Amsterdam Arena.[4] It would be the first time the stadium had hosted a major European final,[5] although it had been the venue for both the two-legged 1968 Intercontinental Cup between Manchester United and Argentine club Estudiantes de La Plata, and the 1991 European Super Cup between Manchester United and Yugoslavian club Red Star Belgrade, which had been scheduled to be played over two legs, only for the Yugoslavian leg to be cancelled due to the wars in the country at the time.[citation needed] Antonio Conte nearly scored for Juventus after coming on as a substitute at half time, his header clattering against the post with Dida beaten.In the second half, both teams began to sit back and created fewer chances despite fielding more attacking players; while Milan went from 4-4-2 diamond to the classic 4-4-2 with Serginho and Rui Costa (later Seedorf) as left and right midfielders, Juventus brought in Marcelo Zalayeta to pair with David Trezeguet, with Alessandro Del Piero also present on the pitch as a left winger (a position normally occupied by the suspended Pavel Nedved) and Gianluca Zambrotta moving onto the right.Both Juventus and Milan had injuries to defenders during the course of the game; Igor Tudor had to be substituted for Alessandro Birindelli towards the end of the first half of regular time after pulling a muscle in his right thigh.Five minutes into the first half of extra time, Roque Júnior sustained an injury to his left thigh in a challenge against Paolo Montero and had to play the rest of the game through the pain as Milan had run out of substitutions.as replays showed that Dida was in front of the goal line when saving penalties from David Trezeguet, Marcelo Zalayeta and Paolo Montero.

Old Trafford was selected to host the final in December 2001.

Edgar Davids (no. 26) clashing with Gennaro Gattuso during the match

Milan celebrate their sixth European Cup title

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