Player Ratings: AC Milan 0-1 FC Zurich

AC MILAN

Marco Storari - 6.5: Pulled off a couple of fine saves that stopped the scoreline from being even more humiliating.

Ignazio Abate - 6: Adventurous and did well to charge forward and hit early crosses into the box.

Alessandro Nesta - 7.5: Faultless as ever, dictating play as Milan kept a high line and used his still impressive pace and intelligence to marshall the defence.

Kakhaber Kaladze - 5.5: Strong and aggressive but his positional sense should be a lot better by now. Marking space when the corner came in that led to the goal.

Marek Jankulovski - 5.5: For someone who is used as a wing-back, the Czech Republic defender is not exactly Cafu-like going forward. Makes the runs but rarely does anything useful with the ball.

Mathieu Flamini - 5: Anonymous and lacking the kind of bite and enthusiasm that Gattuso has always provided.

Andrea Pirlo - 6: The Metronome is actually starting to look a little bored of chipping and lobbing balls up to the strikers. Needs a new challenge.

Massimo Ambrosini - 6: Worked tirelessly, ran a thousand miles and yet you can't help feeling that he isn't the ideal player to have in the box.

Clarence Seedorf - 6.5: A decent first half saw him drifting left and using his skill to beat Swiss defenders with ease. Replaced at half-time through no fault of his own.

Alexandre Pato - 5: Another dismal showing for a young talent who looks as if he has fallen out of love with the game.

Filippo Inzaghi - 6: Played on the shoulder as usual, got into goalscoring areas as usual, but couldn't find a way to get the ball in the net.

Substitutes:

Gianluca Zambrotta - 6: One last minute strike hit the woodwork.

Ronaldinho - 6.5: Tricky and productive, nearly forced an opening.

Oguchi Onyewu - 5.5: A debut characterised by a lack of communication and a small heap of indecision.

FC ZURICH

Johnny Leoni - 6: One oddball side-footed clearance aside, he didn't have too much to do. Made a decent one-handed save from a Pato header.

Heinz Barmettler - 6: His side rode their luck but he made no errors and cleared the ball quickly and decisively when he needed to.

Hannu Tihinen - 7: The moment when he twisted in mid-air, swapped feet and back-heeled the ball into the net will surely be a career highlight.

Alain Rochat - 6.5: Neat, tidy, worked hard to close down Milan's attacking waves

Philippe Koch - 6: Struggled at times with the movement of Milan's creative types but worked hard to keep the balls into the box down to a minimum.

Milan Gajic - 6: Supported Vonlanthen well down the right flank on occasion and hassled Seedorf and Ronaldinho well.

Xavier Margairaz - 6.5: Never afraid of getting forward, found space easily in an often deserted Milan midfield and hit one 20 yard drive just over.

Onyekachi Okonkwo - 5.5: Embarked on too many aimless dribbles, got in a fight with Abate

Johan Vonlanthen - 6.5: Quick and forceful down the right-wing 

Dusan Djuric - 7.5: Zurich's outstanding player on the night, he drove through the midfield with confidence and gave his team belief. Also added subtlety and calmness in and around the box.  

Silvan Aegerter - 6.5: Floated one delightful ball into the box and held his ground well in the centre of an often swamped penalty box.

Substitutes:

Florian Stahel - 6

Adrian Nikci - 6

Alexandre Alphonse - 6

Gil Gillespie, Goal.com