Last 8: Leg 1, Day 1

AC Milan 2-2 Bayern Munchen

Bayern Munchen snagged a critical 2-2 away draw in injury time from AC Milan at the San Siro in Italy. Milan dominated the first half of play and deserved the 1-0 lead Italian international midfielder Andrea Pirlo gave them on a looping header just over the reach of second-string goalkeeper Michael Rensing and just under the crossbar. But the young Rensing filled in admirably for the suspended German great Oliver Kahn - who missed the game for throwing his urine sample at a doctor during a doping test – keeping his side in the match at halftime with two fantastic saves. Bayern boss Ottmar Hitzfeld knew he needed to change it up with 20 minutes remaining and found the spark he was looking for by sending in Peruvian international forward Claudio Pizarro. In the 78th minute the re-energized Bavarians found the equalizer on a goal from an unlikely source - Belgian international defender Daniel Van Buyten. The Rossoneri regained the lead on a Kaka penalty kick from a dodgy foul called by the Russian referee. Replays seemed to show Brazilian defender Lucio cleanly tackling Kaka in the penalty area. Kaka’s successful conversion gave Milan the lead and seemingly the win, but on the last kick in the last minute of the match Van Buyten amazingly put the ball in the back of the net for his second goal of the night. The draw puts Bayern in the driver’s seat as the tie heads to Munich next week.


PSV 0-3 Liverpool

Revenge was sweet for Liverpool in Holland as they throttled the Dutch side led by Ronald Koeman - the man whose Benfica side eliminated the Reds from the tournament last year. Without injured star Brazilian defender Alex, PSV could do little to thwart Rafa Benitez’s masterful tactics. Liverpool captain and English international midfielder Steven Gerrard initiated the scoring with a header in the 27th minute. Norwegian international defender John Arne Riise drilled the second in the 49th, and too-tall English international striker Peter Crouch followed up his weekend hat-trick with a header of his own in the 63rd. Koeman’s side now faces a Herculean task needing at least 3 goals next week at Anfield to advance to the semifinals.