Strong English presence in semis

Clarence Seedorf scored Milan’s first goal in the 27th minute and set up Filippo Inzaghi for the second in the 31st. In the semi-finals, Liverpool will face Chelsea on April 25 and May 1 in a rematch of the 2005 semi-finals, which Liverpool won before claiming their most recent European Cup title. Milan will take on Manchester United on April 24 and May 2.

Seedorf put Milan ahead after taking a pass from Kaka and dribbling around a defender before shooting past Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn from the edge of the area. Four minutes later, Seedorf’s deft backheel put Inzaghi through alone on Kahn, and the Italian calmly sent his shot over the onrushing Bayern captain. The goal was Inzaghi’s 36th in the Champions League.

“The day couldn’t have gone better. We played very well defensively and we were always a threat. We allowed a couple of early chances but then we scored and we closed our ranks.”

Bayern nearly took the lead in the eighth minute. Christian Lell had Milan goalkeeper Dida beaten with a tap off a cross from Mark van Bommel, but defender Massimo Oddo cleared it off the line.

Van Bommel had several chances in the second half, including two shots in the 63rd, as Bayern pressed for goals.

“We got a 2-2 draw in Milan and we had great hope that we would advance. But we always knew that Milan can win away from home,” Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said.

In the night’s other match, Crouch, who recently returned from injury and scored in the first leg at PSV, knocked in a centering pass from Robbie Fowler in the 67th after goalkeeper Gomes had made a save. The goal came only three minutes after PSV defender Dirk Marcellis was red-carded for fouling Boudewijn Zenden.

Crouch barely missed adding another with a header in the 81st. “It was a strange game. All the lads were up for it and if it had stayed at 0-0 you would have seen more urgency,” Crouch said.

Jefferson Farfan had chances to score for PSV early in both halves, but he couldn’t get the ball past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina. Zenden nearly gave Liverpool an earlier lead from a free kick in the 43rd but shot wide.

PSV have not won in seven matches, or since defender Alex injured his hamstring on March 11 against Excelsior Rotterdam.