CL qualifications, 3rd round draw "Dinamo" - "AC Milan"!!!

[Purger II]

It will be agreat match, but I'd rather have somebody whom we can beat, and then play "AC Milan" in the very CL.

[LA CRO]

Hey Purg is there any chance we could eliminate Milan. I mean if we could draw them in the first match in Milan and then win in Zagreb. Whats the possibility and what is your prediction?

[Purger II]

Our chances? Not so big. I'd say about 20%.

However, this depends on the degree of the team reconstruction that "AC Milan" gets through this summer. Of course, one "AC Milan" has enough money to buy only the best, but a great team is not always a simple pile of expencive stars, their neighbors "Inter" are the best example for this, and several other flop-teams with expencive line-ups, too. ("Barcelona" if you wish, too.) Also, even if they do the right choice, their new team will need some time to tune-up. At first they have to be a bit "stiff", and we might take advantage of it. (Similar happened last year when the French side "Lyon" bought Sonny Anderson. In the third qualifying round they played "Maribor", a Slovenian team who's complete 25-man-squad worths less than the mentioned Anderson. And guess what? "Maribor" won! Later on, "Lyon" tuned up and finished in a strong French championship again in the Champions League zone, but it was already too late for the 1999/2000 CL season.)

[Mihajloviç]

Should be a tough match, but I think at the end Milan will cut it...did Boban make any comments about this game ???

[LA CRO]

Boban said it wasnt an easy draw but he said Milan basically are the better side and should win. He also said that Dinamo are a confident team and mentioned that Dinamo have players that could win a game with a moment of brilliance like Igor Cvitanovic and he mentioned Biscan. Then he said Dinamo should be in match fitness by the time they play.

[Zvonimir]

Yeah-and the AC Milan site mentions that Boban will likely miss the first leg in Milan. But should be ready for Zagreb.

It also mentions he was the captain of Dinamo and Boban adds they lost some players like Prosinecki but that Dinamo is still dangerous. He mentions them beating Ajax, and tieing Man U in England...

Basically, Boban's comments were very respectful of his old team...

[Prosinecki]

We do have a chance, not a very good one, but it is possible. If we can manage to tie in Milan, and score an away goal, we stand a very good chance. Maksimir will definately be packed for the return leg no matter what since Boban will be there.

But I think you're wrong Purger, I'd definately say we have a 21% chance :D