Thiago Silva insists Milan will ‘win at Old Trafford’ ahead of Champions League clash with Manchester United

Brazilian insists: "Our journey is not finished" ahead of United clash...

Thiago Silva - Milan (Getty Images)
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By Fabrizio Ponciroli

Thiago Silva has told Goal.com Milan's ambition is to win the Champions League, and he is ready to take a step closer to reaching it when they play Manchester United on Wednesday night.

The Rossoneri need to overturn a 3-2 aggregate deficit, but the Brazilian is not short of confidence despite the sizeable task.

"My dream is to win the Champions League," Thiago Silva told Goal.com.

Although United have the advanatge, Silva has not given up hope as he champions a winning performance in Manchester.

"Seeing how the first leg went it's now more difficult for us, but our journey is not finished," he added.

"They won at the San Siro, and so we will go there and win at Old Trafford.

"We still believe in it, and this must be made clear to everyone."


A special thank you to Matteo Pedinotti and the AC Milan press office.

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15/02/2012
So that's all from me tonight, thanks for joining me for what was quite a memorable evening in the Champions League.
15/02/2012
We've heard from all the big players from tonight's games as Milan and Zenit record first leg victories.

For Milan progression to next round seems inevitable after they thumped Arsenal 4-0 at the San Siro.

However things are very different for Zenith, and despite their win you may actually make Benfica favourites given they scored two away goals in Russia.
15/02/2012
All this focus on the Arsenal and Milan game should not take away from another cracker earlier tonight between Zenit and Benfica. The Russians came from a goal down to lead 2-1 in the closing minutes before Oscar Cardozo levelled things for Benfica, but it wasn't over there as Roman Shirokov won the game for Zenit in the 88th minute.

Here's the thoughts of Benfica coach Jorge Jesus who felt his side deserved a point from the game
15/02/2012
Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny bemoaned his side's luck tonight but refused to give up. Here's some of his quotes, the full story is here.

"They were the better team on the night and that's the story of the day.

"We have to keep fighting, pick ourselves up, get the confidence back and challenge in the other competitions and in the second leg of this tie too.

"They punished us on every occasion; they scored some quality goals and they deserved to win."
15/02/2012
I'm just watching the highlights of the game and some of Arsenal's defending really was shocking. It really makes you wonder why Wenger didn't bolster the defence in January.
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