The Hinspiel gave cause for concern and the course of the season with his English many weeks and claimed violation of our failures to Rotschwarzen up Extreme. But it would not Milan if we could not be sure that the team once again mobilize all forces and a concentrated performance shows. And because the other half of the Milan fans in Berlin her Christmas money already in London verbraten had, it was now up to the series, young, promising junior into the stadium to send to youthful enthusiasm with the old Kämper on the square to the side to stand. Much promised one of the Southeast European Group (GFS) for their debut. Somewhat belated, but happy and very correctly gewandet (real porn-style sunglasses, black and anti-Inter-shirt) took the GFS at Malpensa and was from the local arm of the MFB received.

It was early, the airport Gunners full, the sun shone - nothing like on to Milan for a quick tour tourists. With the assistance of the nice lady from the Navi we found only one with almost trouble our Parkhaus tribe, our tribe against the restaurant was closed unfortunately, but that is indeed in the best city in the world not a real problem in the procurement of food. Then went on foot to the cathedral, where "la bella madunina" in the radiant sun shone down from the roof and "la brutta madunina" greeted as below-friendly (as of eena JOLD Else-to-andan JOLD Else, wa?). Without further collateral damage or unnecessary violence, we could in a concerted action, even the Nigerian Armbändchenverschenkern escape, some of which are now obstinately to our heels staples, because they remind us, after our gift Armbändchen ( "Regalo! Regalo!") To the clothes stopped had yet somehow wanted to tangle talks. Worse than in Cairo, I say unto you. SÖF big gig came at the compulsory turning on the "Palle del Toro" in the Galleria, three skilful turning on the chopping brings happiness is well known - as the further course of the day show, he probably turned upside down.

GFS's dance in front of a group of German tourists

Meanwhile, we had but of hunger around, drive-and-run and so we moved through the side streets in search of a pleasant trattoria with verifiable pricing. Under the old rule tourists so you need only a hundred steps from the usual tourist highways derogate louder among locals to eat properly without a mortgage to absorb them. And so it was then, the lunch menu sounded good, the Trattoria was of noble beschlipsten bankers during the lunch break populated, so that we in the shop in Milan full-gap obviously did not further noticed. The homemade pasta with fresh pesto was a poem, the beer cool and perfect Draft, a piadina with thin strips of bacon and cheese with scalloped Scaloppine did - for the price of a Mc Donald's visit - really nothing to be desired. While I am with the owner (Milanista) friendly victory over our chances maintained, SÖF friends with the waiter (Interista), the special joy course on his T-shirt and consequently also showed the cashier his nice colleague left. To be heard this!

SÖF preparing Molotov cocktails before

Somehow we found the car again, you gave it to us against a ransom, willingly and undamaged back out and the lady from the Navi reported every few minutes joyfully that they had found a satellite and sent us on a tour of a special kind But Milan, the city traffic scare us because, with good music, bright sunshine and the prospect of a Kantersieg against Arsenal? We organized first time in the tobacco shop a parking ticket - those parts look like and cost-scratch ticket for the day actually 5:40 euro, available in every newsstand with "Sosta Milano" stickers. Around the stadium, these cards commonly used by retirees in southern Italy Neonwesten sold to randomly composed prices, but experience has always about 5:40 EUR. In any case, we scratch the car with virtually next to the stadium and we could SÖF times a little snuffle atmosphere. The San Siro is just one of the finest stadiums in the world and at least Man Utd last year was still impress them.

Parking worries? But not for us!

That just yet hot summer weather meanwhile threatened with fracture Clouds on the horizon, but surprisingly was already much in the afternoon audiences around the stadium. The composition of the food and merchandise booths, fought bitterly with strong gusts and Mister Madunina with his thirst. Fortunately, there are the legendary Baretto except a few other bars in the vicinity of the stadium, which under the pretext of a search for ATMs, including all abklappern can. In one of those happy we have a free copy of today live in the wild only very rarely observed shy species "Inter fan." Inventory safeguard the Italian League and Referees Association have ensured that the stocks recently have recovered somewhat and we are lucky (and if you are moving very quietly, otherwise the cut immediately) and on to an Inter Fan may encounter. This funny animals protected themselves against the cold by a thick film of fat on the hair and escalating alcohol - also completely toothless testimony from perfect adaptation to its natural habitat, which do not have much to laugh! We enjoyed ourselves very honest about the Cute copy with his blue-black Mützchen and held us otherwise in the "non-feeding!" Signs.

Clouds move over to the stadium

Last station before the entrance to the sanctuary should be a fun visit to the Swiss Michele and Renato front group, because in the parking lot before the stadium is always the best grilling sausages and beer also true smuggle into the country. Obviously we could not take their products to test (GFS conducted the test case, Mister Madunina the taste test) and the Swiss mitgereisten to their German language skills to interrogate. Thumbs up for the guys in the meanwhile onset of the rainy tough grilling number pervaded - "grilling" is yes anyway my Swiss favorite word, right after "park"; grilling in the parking lot is therefore on a level with raclette, rosti, and oath-Rütli Account Number!

Michele, the umbrella stand

But now it should go into the stadium, SÖF pawed already excited with the hooves and the "Luci a San Siro" attracted brisk ate from the background. In between, only a visit to the formidable cottages toilet (you pinkelt continue into the corner, only that a cottage drumrum stands) and the fight against a shaft hundreds of African shawl vendors, which have not grown weary of telling us that a shawl costing only EUR 5. Well, I thought something was reached even after buying the game to avoid the false alarm in the cabinet should be repealed. After the game I had no desire but also more on a Milan / Arsenal scarf memory and the money I had already invested in a parking ticket.

The London weather had brought her

In any case we managed it in the Ring Blu Primo, on the voluntary searches in the rain, we had no desire so that we in the appropriate folders rather easily went past. We had excellent seats just above the Eckfahne, so compared with the Curva more of the game was noticed, even though we mostly between 'normal' fans were sitting. GFS was a bit disappointed when he was not the child-eating Ultras to see that yes according to the press riot in Italian stadiums will find its natural biotope. The stadium filled up quickly but the mood was and the circumstances very well. The Südkurve agreed with chants jeopardy, from the Arsenal fans over the date was too little to hear. Among others awarded each of the players warming up at his own song and presented himself Maldini thanked by Winkenwerder at the curve - to us it should not lie. Our headquarters nice neighbor helped us with newspapers to underlay and we had all the best places in order to experience how the chip vendor right next to us by a torrent durchbrechenden water was durchgeweicht and his arsenal of biscuits and chips aufweichte - that makes nothing that he can yes at 11.03. nor toothless Inter fans hit.

View from the Südkurve, look into the Südkurve and on the pitch who was still

The game we have all seen. Milan squeezed under the Anfeuerung of fans the first 20 minutes and excellently prepared some chances. Especially Kakà and Pato initially seemed perfectly set up, Arsenal showed once impressed, but then was quickly back into the game and stayed by his fast and physically robust striker always brandgefährlich. Especially the precision and quick and skillful Paßspiel moving without the ball, the young London team always excellent and needed less chill 20 stations in order before our penalty area shallower. With declining forces at the end of the second half Milan then stood dangerously low and left the Goon too much ball possession, Maldini made on the left one of the best games of his career, was on the right but again völlich anxious Oddo repealed. Especially when everything stopped for an extension, Andrea Pirlo was still a deserved success experience - he had already tried several times, the English striker with precise Querpässen in a promising position to get shot, but so far failed to secure Milan's interior defense. 5 minutes before closing, it was then but as far as: Pirlos passports excellently getimter on Fabregas tore a gap in Milan defense chain and then also hit by a rangestrike placed precisely into the corner. Milan tried in the remaining minutes to play forward, but it was clear to see that the Gegentor the guys had stunned the legs. The 0:2 after a counterrevolution then changed nothing more at the first exit in the eighth finals of the Champions League.

Revenue with baton and helmet, Berluscas greeting to all Interisti, the Primavera and the MFB Super Pippo when Warmmachen

Very nice, I found that the stadium stood up and final game of their team despite the departure and the bitter home defeat closed with singing and applauded their solidarity insured. Ever had the support of the Curva throughout the season once again exemplary, to the fans, it had not located. Of course this is after the events in the past year no longer the curve, which like all know and love, but she was loudly and continuously behind the team. The guys down there on the pitch have in recent years as much joy and also had at their best this evening, where more today was just not there. We had obviously not really want to major celebrations and drove halfway saddened by the traffic jam in the direction Schlafquartier on Lake Maggiore, another intervention by KFOR was not necessary today. The victory cigar must still wait a bit, but I'm sure the MFB boys are soon back in the stadium. And then also we are just every second year in the Champions League final: 2003, 2005, 2007 ... 2009! Forza Milan!