IT'S THE FIFTEENTH

From 1988 to today Milan have participated 15 times to the European Cup/Champions League. In the preceding 14 editions, aside from the one just begun, Milan reached the final EIGHT times...

MILAN - This is a terrific statistic. If we consider the last 20 years, from the European Cup 1988-89 to the 2007-2008 Champions League, the edition which started yesterday is Milan's 15th participation to the highest European football competition.

But what's so amazing, what doesn't and probably won't for a very long time have precedents is the following data: in the last 14 participations, Milan reached the final 8 times. A double layer of excellence: the prestige of the participation and the sporting merit derived from the consistency at high levels in a very long period of time.

Here are the details of the Rossoneri's appearences in the European Cup/Champions League of the last 20 years:

1988-89: MILAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
1989-90: MILAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
1990-91: Milan to Quarter-finals
1992-93: MILAN IN FINAL
1993-94: MILAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
1994-95: MILAN IN FINAL
1996-97: Milan to the first group stage
1999-00: Milan to the first group stage
2000-01: Milan to the second group stage
2002-03: MILAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
2003-04: Milan to Quarter-finals
2004-05: MILAN IN FINAL
2005-06: Milan in Semifinal
2006-07: MILAN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS
2007-08: Milan victorious on debut: 2-1 against Benfica