How far has AC Milan fallen from its former strength?
AC Milan were among Europe's strongest teams when they played at Portsmouth in 2008. Their match at Bournemouth last week showed just how much the Rossoneri have changed.
Portsmouth supporters still remember the night their club hosted AC Milan, seven-time European champions, in its first European match since reaching the Premier League. The home side went two goals up, but the Italian giants scored twice in the closing minutes to draw the game.
In the UEFA Cup match in November 2008, Dida, Gattuso, Kaka, Inzaghi and Shevchenko started for Milan. Seedorf, Ronaldinho and Pato came on from the bench. Ronaldinho reduced the deficit with a superb free kick, and Inzaghi scored the equaliser in added time. The head coach was Carlo Ancelotti.
Milan had reached three of the last six Champions League finals and had played eight finals in the last twenty years. They were seen as being on the same level as Europe's biggest clubs.
Last week, at Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium in a Europa League match, Milan lost by three goals. The side that arrived in Bournemouth was little more than a pale shadow of the team that took the field at Fratton Park in 2008.
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