Why oh why is everyone so happy after conceding 2 away goals to an Italian team when we all know how difficult it is to come away from Italy with any sort of result,i fear we have really blown any chance of reaching the final and once again it will be left to Liverpool to carry the flag for us in Europe.

Rooney and Ronaldo will take us to the title this season, never more sure of that than I am this morning.

Class act - drifted in and out of the game but did exactly what we needed him to. Last gasp finish showed what a great head he has for the big occasions. Roll on the San Siro.

The quality of performane and the team spirit was quite staggering against a world class side! They will know that united will score over there, and they will know too that too beat us they will have to stop us scoring. Frankly i cant remember the last time i saw such a brilliant match and giggs always does the italians and did again last night. The fergie line after the win in barcelona came to mind again last night and in truth thats why most of us are united fans, they attack like no other team does; they give you the goose bumps with there totally swashbuckling football, win loose or draw they are an amazing team to watch; sir matt's legacy carries on!!!

Apart from one defensive howler and one individual goal I didn't see much to fear from Milan. United, on the other hand, were relentless and could easily score more.

If, and it's a big if, we get back one, hopefully two, of our first-choice defenders for the return leg then I've every confidence we won't get beat. Even with the same XI you'd have to fancy us to get a result.

Before the Roma game, we would have been happy to take a 3-2 win against milan @ home. Ok they are ageing but still a class act or they wouldnt have got this far.
Think it sets it up for a good game over there where they need to come out and play - hopefully leaving space for our pace to exploit.

Chris because with all of our attacking threat I can see us goin over there and scoring at least 2 anyway! We are the better team and I can see us going to Italy and not losing.

Chris - the reason is quite simple. Sheer bloody-mindedness. Makeshift defence predictably commited errors. At 2-1 down and the main defence out as far as I was concerned we were chasing the double. To fight back like that and completely dominate them in the 2nd half has given us a chance where it seemed there was none 45 minutes earlier. To sublimely strike a ball first time like that to score at the end of a Ch L semi-final and go to Milan with a 50% chance rather than a 10% chance is why we are gushing. At half time I said to my mate - we are gone here and to show the Spirit of 99 was our only chance now. That spirit is what they showed. Win lose or draw in Milan. A treble, a double, a league, the cup or nothing beckons. Whatever happens I for one am proud to be a United fan today and the technicality of Milan having away goals is not on my radar. In 99 we went to Turin with a draw needing a win. after 10 minutes we were 2 down and out. Roy Keane and the rest of the lads disagreed and the rest is history. We go there now needing a point. Spirit won out in 99 and if we are to get to the final spirit will need to win out again - two away goals or not.

chris we are happy cos we beat milan and were all over em in the second half especially! also we look likely to score goals, they didnt look that solid and are ageing!

I said before the quarter finals that for us to stand a chance in this competition we needed Rooney and Ronaldo to start scoring at his level and thats what theyve done. I thought Ronaldo wasn't great last night, he over carried the ball and his shooting was off, but he scored, and if he was to play similarly in Milan and score i'd take that. I think Rooney will take great confidence from last night and hopefully will kick on now, as he has perhaps not been as confident in himself this season for some reason. The two of them can win this trophy for us

I've seen some comments this morning having a go at Roo for having a poor first half etc, quite incredible! Lone striker against one of the best defences anywhere and he was excellent! 2 superb goals and was interchanging with Giggs and Ron constantly and had Nesta stretched to the limit. A nice ploy by Quieroz to have Roo outside the box for corners but it never fell right for him although he did pick up one loose ball took it out wide and placed the ball on Ron's head in a crowded box. If we have Saha for return leg it could be an awesome attacking display!

Chris Whittaker start believing and get behind the team! We could have cried about injuries and tiredness before last night's game but instead WE ARE UNITED and whatever the opposition or team we will always try to win the game. Remember Milan have to beat us so this is like just another league game, so stop bleating and start believing!!

Chris Whittaker most of us are happy cos no one really expected us to win & all fans should be happy at the pride & passion shown by the players.

You may be right Chris, but last time United got to the final it was only 1:1 at OT in the semi and United came back from being 2:0 down away. Why Im so happy is the sheer guts shown by Man U to turn the game round after the disappointment of going 2:1 down. Scholes and Giggs really steered the team last night. As for Rooney's goal, he didn't even look as he struck it. The sight of Giggs and Rooney bearing down on goal and then the strike: magnificent!

steve i was there last night and left overjoyed we beat one of the giants of european football last night with a makeshift defence and only ten players on the pitch. df jos came out of last nights match with reputations enhanced. I just have to say it though giggs was a passenger for 85 minutes last night there were howls allround the stadium last night at his lack of commitment and fight.
we have nothing to fear over there just hope saha rio and nev are back by then

Come on BobbyD, respect is due for acknowledging the efforts of J'OS and Flech (two players you've previously had reservations about) but why did you have to go and spoil that by accusing Giggs of a "lack of commitment and fight"?

Giggs is a living legend, is United through and through and may have days where he doesn't play particularly well but he is always 110% commited to the United cause.

Need I remind you about a certain 30-something player who, in the 90th minute, when everyone was cream-crackered, tracked back, tackled his man, ran 40 yards with the ball and slipped Wazza in with a sublime pass? If that's not fighting spirit and commitment, what is?

It takes more than blood and thunder to show your commitment to the cause.

What a night - again!.
I've been reading the Spanish press AS and Marca and the response has been incredible. AS has been much criticised in this forum but hats off must go to Juanma Trueba who comments on the game "Rooney rides out the Kaka storm" is the headline. "When it looked as though Kaka had bettered Ronaldo, Rooney entered to claim his place as the "Cosmic little barrel, he is like a barrel of gas that someone has thrown at the wind" He doesn't aim to compare Rooney with Ronaldo or Kaka which is like comparing "A hammer with a scalpel." "The question is not who is the best footballer but who plays the best football, here we have angels and demons, apollos and midgets, the beautiful and the ugly and the instep of Paul Scholes" - Great stuff! "The greatest redhead in the world, a magnificent midfielder whose pass of heel and instep was sublime." "With a succession of heroic impulses they pushed back Milan, they deserved glory and they got it - it was a whip lash from Rooney, a shot without loading the gun, a crack. It was a just result in the most worthy place, the perfect brooch for an immense game. A flood of tremendous exciting football with the best footballers in the world disputing for the throne." Rightly he gives great praise to Kaka as well. But there's no doubt who he thinks plays the best football in Europe at the moment. And if I was Kaka thinking of leaving Milan for next season I know which players I would want to play with - and those at Madrid don't come close.
And Scholes still "Null" points for European footballer of the year after so many years of success - ditto Giggs (best of 9th in 93). Come on DaveSadler, Hince and the rest before it's too late, start shouting these names from the rooftops. Giggs and Scholes have been important cogs now in two great sides and zilch - it's a joke which is not very funny.

mick if you had been there last night there was a deafening clamour for giggs to be substituted. the whole stadium held their breath every time he was near the ball and let out a gigantic dissapointed groan when he gave the ball away or simply failed to respond. it was not isolated it lasted 85 minutes. I say it as i see it he didnt match df or jos or most of the other players for effort and commitment and from the captain and senior player that stinks.

Agree with you there Bobby, bar the pass for the winner Giggsy was non-existent and for me is not a captain.

bobbyd, we're lucky its fergie calling the shots then isn't it, because if he'd been subtsituted, you would have never been able to witness that fantastic rooney goal. Players like giggs might not be involved throughout a game, but moments of brilliance like that more than justify their place on the pitch.

to chris whittaker, i'l give you my reasons for being cheerfull. i'm a manc suppporting arguably the best football team on the planet, living in the french riviera basking in the sun, chillin' on the beach and enjoying a great season of football...played in the united tradition. Add to that, that we just beat a top milan team in the semis of the european cup with a wonder goal by rooney at the death. We go to the san siro with rooney and ronnie on fire. In the last month, previously derided players like smith and fletch have put in inspirational performances. And our midield of carrick, scholes and giggs have dominated in matches. We're not happpy to conceed 2 goals at home, but we still have a great chance to get to the final with the one goal lead. 2-2 or even 2-1 to milan, and it was all over. Thats why we're buzzing. try and enjoy it man. Why the long face? see what happens next wednesday before you write off this team.

"the whole stadium held their breath every time he was near the ball and let out a gigantic dissapointed groan when he gave the ball away or simply failed to respond"

I really hope not. That's no way to support your team. And it's certainly no way to treat a player who has done so much for the club.

I may not get to many games but when I do, I get behind all eleven players in red shirts, from the first whistle to the last.

You always get some muppets and moan at certain United players throughout the game but I always assumed (hoped) they were in the minority.

OK I will have my say now. I check everyone's comments on here every hour on the hour.

Chris Whittaker; One word for you mate. BELIEVE! This is Manchester United we are talking about here.

The attitude was WE WILL NOT GET BEAT last night!

Bobby D I was not at the game last night, but I saw the game and I agree with you Giggsy was rubbish apart from the pass at the death for Rooney's goal but then again so was Carrick and Scholes and Darren Fletch in the first half. They only started imposing themselves after Gattuso was taken off.
Especially PS and Carrick.

Gattusso is the lynch pin not Kaka. Without Gattusso Milan are beatable.

Kaka capitalised on our second string defence, you expect any decent player to do that.

Come on you UNITED!

mick you are wrong wrong wrong . no problem with players being off form or having a bad time but i cant stomach lack of effort . we got that in spades last night from giggs.

Incredible that after a three year drought in Europe, Rooney has now scored five in three games. One of those was the (what we thought would be) vital away goal in Rome. One was the vital winner last night. He's worth his beans, all right. He won't fear this competition next year, that's for certain.

All i can say is attack ,attack, you red beauties.