Hard running, hard tackling and an ever-visible aggression and determination characterise Gennaro Gattuso.
AC Milan entered the final of the Champions League on the away goals rule despite losing 1-3 to PSV Eindhoven in the second leg semi-final on Wednesday.
A place in the Istanbul final on May 25 beckons if Chelsea and Milan can exploit home advantage.
Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4-2 while while Milan beat city rivals Inter 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter-finals.\n\n
Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.
AC Milan moved smoothly into the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup with a 2-0 win over Palermo.
Milan are still looking for their first league win at the San Siro this season and after eight games they are 11th with 10 points.
The day after AC Milan and Juventus drew 1-1, AS Roma president Franco Sensi said the result was planned.
European champions AC Milan beat Lazio 1-0 at the San Siro on Sunday to join Juventus at the top of Serie A.
AC Milan will meet Liverpool in the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons.
AC Milan won the Italian Cup with a 2-2 draw with AS Roma in the second leg of the final on Saturday.
Italian soccer is back in fashion and next week three of the four teams in the semi-finals of the Champions League will be from the peninsula.
Inter Milan's move to secure Batistuta in a loan deal from Roma hands the former Fiorentina striker a chance to end his career in glory.
Inter were 4-1 up after Marco Materazzi scored in the 68th minute but the defender's excessive goal celebration led to him being sent off for a second yellow card and his side were then left to struggle with 10 men.
Spain ended European champions Italy's world record 37-match unbeaten run as Ferran Torres scored twice in a 2-1 win at the San Siro stadium in an entertaining Nations League semi-final on Wednesday.
Barcelona's 1-0 victory brought to an end to AC Milan's 13-match unbeaten home run in Europe.
Piotr Zielinski converted two penalties for Inter Milan as they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Juventus.
The Argentine striker scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory in the second leg Champions League pre-quarter-final.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
The 29-year-old has not played since suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark's opening game of the European Championship.
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both scored twice to help Barcelona thrash hosts Villarreal 5-1.
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