FOOTBALL FORMATIONS

AC Milan Vs Deportivo La Coruña - 2002-03 UEFA Champions League First Group Stage Game N°6 (13/11/2002)

GK ABBIATI
CB ŠIMIĆ (Simic)
CB MALDINI
RB HELVEG
LB KALADZE
DMF PIRLO
RMF DALLA BONA
LMF SERGINHO
AMF RUI COSTA
RSS/CF TOMASSON
LCF/SS SHEVCHENKO

Substitutions: Inzaghi for Rui Costa (75 mn) and Aubame for Kaladze (85 mn)
Notes: Seedorf was unavailable for this game due to suspension
Inzaghi played as CF, this retreated Tomasson as central AMF

Captained by: Paolo Maldini
Short Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo/Andriy Shevchenko/Thomas Helveg/Kakha Kaladze/Paolo Maldini/Dario Šimić
Free Kick 2: Andrea Pirlo/Serginho
Left Corner: -
Right Corner: -
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AC Milan Vs FC Bayern München - 2002-03 UEFA Champions League First Group Stage Game N°4 (23/10/2002)

GK DIDA
CB NESTA
CB MALDINI
RB ŠIMIĆ (Simic)
LB KALADZE
DMF PIRLO
CMF/DMF AMBROSINI
CMF/AMF SEEDORF
AMF RUI COSTA
SS SERGINHO
CF INZAGHI

Substitutions: Gattuso for Ambrosini (46 mn), Dalla Bona for Serginho (79 mn) and Laursen for Rui Costa (85 mn)
Notes: At the 75th minute, Ancelotti ordered his team to play a more defensive 4-4-1-1, with Pirlo and Seedorf as DMFs, Serginho as LMF, Gattuso as RMF and Rui Costa as AMF
Dalla Bona played as RMF, this relocated Gattuso as right DMF, Pirlo as left DMF and Seedorf as LMF
Just like the previous game,Ancelotti further strengthened the defense with the inclusion of Laursen, Milan was playing again with a very defensive 5-4-1 with Laursen, Nesta and Maldini as CBs

Captained by: Paolo Maldini
Short Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo
Long Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo/Massimo Ambrosini/Dario Šimić/Kakha Kaladze/Clarence Seedorf/Martin Laursen/Dida
Free Kick 2: Clarence Seedorf/Rui Costa
Left Corner: Andrea Pirlo
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FC Bayern München Vs AC Milan - 2002-03 UEFA Champions League First Group Stage Game N°3 (01/10/2002)

GK DIDA
CB NESTA
CB MALDINI
RB ŠIMIĆ (Simic)
LB KALADZE
DMF PIRLO
CMF GATTUSO
CMF/AMF SEEDORF
AMF RUI COSTA
RSS RIVALDO
LCF INZAGHI

Substitutions: Ambrosini for Rivaldo (66 mn - Injury), Serginho for Pirlo (77 mn) and Laursen for Rui Costa (87 mn)
Notes: With Ambrosini on the field, Milan changed their 4-1-2-1-2 formation into a defensive 4-3-2-1/4-2-3-1 with Pirlo as right DMF, Ambrosini as left DMF, Gattuso as RMF/right CMF, Rui Costa as central AMF and Seedorf as LMF/left CMF
Serginho played as LMF, this relocated Seedorf as right DMF alongside Ambrosini
The formation was changed again, into an ultra defensive 5-4-1 with Laursen, Nesta and Maldini as CBs

Captained by: Paolo Maldini
Short Free Kick: -
Long Free Kick: Andrea Pirlo/Rui Costa/Dario Šimić/Paolo Maldini/Alessandro Nesta/Filippo Inzaghi
Free Kick 2: -
Left Corner: Rui Costa
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