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Milan rarely threatened on Wednesday but were furious when a 69th-minute Andriy Shevchenko headed goal was ruled out, seemingly for a push after an innocuous contact with Carles Puyol.

Frank Rijkaard8217;s side were welcomed on to the Nou Camp with a stunning red and blue mosaic hoisted aloft by the 90,000 noisy fans who had crammed into the stadium.

Samuel Eto8217;O almost put the Catalans ahead in the third minute when he darted into the area but Milan keeper Dida spread himself well to block the Cameroon striker8217;s low shot.

Barca soon took control of possession and with talented youngster Andres Iniesta marshalling the midfield, Milan struggled to get out of their own half. The electric Eto8217;O manufactured another great chance when he ballooned a shot off Dida but centre-back Alessandro Costacurta, in the starting lineup two days after celebrating his 40th birthday, managed to hook the looping ball clear from in front of the empty goal. Although they had to live off scraps of possession, the Milan forwards looked razor sharp on the break and Shevchenko slammed the ball into the side-netting after Andrea Pirlo had curled a fine pass behind the Barca defence.

It was Barca, however, who continued to make the running, Iniesta almost prising open the Milan defence with a run down the middle and Juliano Belletti going close with a low angled shot.Simon Baskett