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Ancelotti: Milan was sure of winning 2007 final against Liverpool

Ahead of Saturday's Champions League final in Milan, Goal columnist Carlo Ancelotti looks back on the Rossoneri's shot at revenge over the Reds in Athens.

Players and coaches always insist in public that the identity of their opponents in a final is irrelevant — that winning is all that matters.

But Carlo Ancelotti has acknowledged in another interview with Goal that he and his former AC Milan charges had revenge on their minds when they met Liverpool in the 2007 Champions League final.

The Rossoneri suffered a devastating defeat to the Reds in Istanbul two years previously, losing on penalties after blowing a 3-0 halftime lead.