OK, the Final has yet to be played on May 28, but since the two Finalists are Juventus and AC Milan, whoever wins, Italy will be the home of the Victor.
The Quarter finals started off with the two finalists, plus Real Madrid and Inter Milan, resulting in three out of the four finalists being Italian, a first for Italy, and accomplished only once before by Spain.
However, Real Madrid, the powerhouse that it is, could have emerged as the ultimate Champion, and left the three Italian teams as also rans.
However, Juventus, seemingly overmatched by mighty Real Madrid, and having lost the first game to Real, by winning the second game, by a convincing 3-1, prevailed on aggregate goals yesterday.
AC Milan won a place in the Champions League final on Tuesday despite being held to a 1-1 draw by city rivals Inter Milan in a frantic semifinal, second leg derby at their shared San Siro stadium.
Milan, the away team in the tie, go through on the away goals rule to their ninth final, and first since 1995 after the first leg last week ended goalless.
The Finals will be played at Manchester United's Old Tafford stadium.
Italian sports writers were besides themselves with glee, because Spain's sports writers had been describing Italian Soccer as being "prehistoric".
Italian football is once again the toast of Europe having spent years in the shadow of La Liga's finest."In an intoxicating Juventine evening that shook Italian football, we extinguished the shameless Spanish writers in a mortifying silence," said Thursday's edition of Gazzetta dello Sport."They have derided us for months and months with every reasonable critic going over the top."Now we see them leave on their knees, stunned by a harsh lesson after labelling us the 'cavemen of football.'"
Juventus coach Marcello Lippi hit back at those who had already written the obituaries for Italian football after poor club performances in Europe and a disastrous World Cup campaign.
Juventus ousted Deportivo
La Coruna, Barcelona, and Real Madrid along the way, after losing to