The scene was set at the San Siro. There were still about 30 minutes left until kick-off and the world-famous stadium was literally rocking.
The AC Milan supporters were – in unison – singing in Italian to Gala's 1996 hit "Freed from Desire". They were expectant and if you asked a lot of Chelsea fans, they were expecting a much tougher match than we saw less than a week ago in the reverse fixture at Stamford Bridge.
The atmosphere was electric and Milan's fan base were hoping that could then translate down to the players on the pitch. It was a shaky start from both sides with the ball bouncing between the teams. Nobody could get a real grip of the match.
