Mathieu Flamini will not be playing Champions League football for AC Milan next season, after his new club missed out on fourth spot to Italian underdogs Fiorentina.
A stunning Daniel Pablo Osvaldo overhead kick sent Fiorentina into the Champions League for the first time in eight years.
Fourth place was in the balance for Milan, but the Rossoneri had done themselves a lot of damage last week by losing at Napoli to see Fiorentina overtake them and go two points clear. To achieve a Champions League preliminary round spot they had to beat Udinese and hope the Viola stumbled away to already-safe Torino.
Handily, Udinese were in the UEFA Cup and for some weeks had seemed on holiday anyway, but were eager for revenge after Alberto Gilardino’s stoppage-time winner at the Friuli earlier this season. Alessandro Nesta and Gennaro Gattuso were suspended, while Marcos Cafu and Serginho said their goodbyes to San Siro.
Goals from Pato, Inzaghi, Cafu and Clarence Seedorf secured all three points but in the end, it was too little, too late for Milan and Flamini will be playing his football in the ’smaller’ competition of the UEFA Cup next season.
Tags: AC Milan, arsenal, Fiorentina, Flamini, UEFA Cup
May 18, 2008 at 3:40 pm
hahaha! he said he want to meet Arsenal in the CL final…next year maybe~ hoho!
May 18, 2008 at 3:41 pm
Well he left us because we didn’t win anything, but at least, we do play the CL
May 18, 2008 at 3:41 pm
finally. After a rather depressing season, something to make me smile. At least if he comes up against the spuds in Little Cup, he’ll know what to expect.
May 18, 2008 at 3:42 pm
hahahahaha
May 18, 2008 at 3:44 pm
THE ARSENAL CURSE STRIKES ONCE AGAIN!!!-BEWARE YE OF LITTLE FAITH……….
May 18, 2008 at 3:44 pm
hahaha
May 18, 2008 at 3:45 pm
He got what he deserve!!!!!!!!!!PLAY IN UEFA Cup!!! hahahahahaha
May 18, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Now you have it, you gready unloyal c*nt!
May 18, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Interesting response.. haha
May 18, 2008 at 3:50 pm
All big stars who left Arsenal played like sh*t…just like Viera and Anelka did in Juventus and Read M. before…so will that greedy guy!
May 18, 2008 at 3:51 pm
What a nice result, just what I was hoping for, and a clear indication that the grass is not always greener. I would’ve thought us beating them at the san siro would convince any Arsenal player not to go there, but oh well. Good luck in the Uefa cup Flamilan, aka the lying villain, group stage knockout maybe?
May 18, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Oh dear! Looks as though something has come back and bit Matty on the arse hahahaha
May 18, 2008 at 3:53 pm
haha in ur face flamini u prick!
May 18, 2008 at 3:54 pm
He’s stupid for leaving, and has got what he deserved for not swallowing his pride. That said, we’re stupid for getting in this situation where one of our players can do this AGAIN.
I think it’s a real shame actually. Regardless of who we buy, our team will be unnecessarily weakended until the replacement (from within or not) gets up to speed and used to playing with Cesc.
Flamini leaving was so unnecessary – just as with Edu and Pires before him.
Flamini allowed Cesc and Hleb (and Theo and Rosicky) to play the creative stuff – and would win the ball back quickly and high up the pitch when we lost it.
May 18, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Poor Flamoney………AC wins the most of the champions in the past ? and you wanted to get the taste of being champions ? you could be the champions of UEFA Cup now……next year. so happy for you.
May 18, 2008 at 3:58 pm
im fuckin delighted u greedy( i didnt go for the money) wanker thank god we wont b c in u next season enjoy flumpster
May 18, 2008 at 3:58 pm
UEFA Cup is shit, the prize money is poor and most of the teams are pretty bad as well i.e Tottenham.
May 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm
So let us win sth next year to repay this greedy man!!!!
hohoho
May 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm
Guys, an article on Samir Nasri coming later. Reports in France suggest a deal has been agreed between Olympique Marseille and Arsenal Football Club.
May 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm
That just puts a smile on my face…!
May 18, 2008 at 4:02 pm
SHAME ON THE TRAITOR!!
WHAT A FOOL!!
May 18, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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May 18, 2008 at 4:04 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMFG LOL LAWL.NOW LETS TAKE PATO AND KAKA AWAY FROM MILAN AND SEE HOW THEY LIKE IT
May 18, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Oh you poor thing Mathiu. Never mind, just don’t make silly decisions full of greed anymore. I pity you.
May 18, 2008 at 4:11 pm
suck shit Flamingo, have fun with the spuds.
May 18, 2008 at 4:12 pm
btw…exccept that greedy guy..Helb wan to go too..if Helb go..why no one mention we can buy Bentley…he was an Arsenal future star before and he made it now in Blackburn…if his contract has a buy back clause…Wemger should consider..at least he must score double than Helb!!!
May 18, 2008 at 4:13 pm
All I’m going to say now, is that I hope to God we qualify for the champions league. Put out your best team Arsene and make sure of qualification, then go on to the final again. Come on you Gooners!
May 18, 2008 at 4:16 pm
I took great joy in seeing them relegated after Martin Taylor’s leg-breaker on Eduardo.
UEFA Cup is about the right level for Flamini.
May 18, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Congratulations Mathieu FlaMoney for playing in UEFA CUP!! that’s what u deserved for leaving Arsenal. I hope that AC Milan will knocked out on UEFA CUP group stage so we’ll see what is his excuse. I want him to regret for leaving arsenal.
May 18, 2008 at 4:21 pm
i like it so much Flamini will not play in CL
May 18, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Bentley is a twat
May 18, 2008 at 4:30 pm
ha ha ha ha ha
you fucking faggot flamini -
now go and suck kaka’s willy and get ready for uefa cup football.
cunt.
May 18, 2008 at 4:32 pm
haha. Everyone wishing Flamoney well eh?
May 18, 2008 at 4:34 pm
he went to a ‘bigger club’ to achieve a “bigger” goal which Arsenal seldom or “rather have no chance to” enter the UEFA CUP.LOL maybe that’s the reason y Arsenal wasn’t able to hold onto him
from stats any player leaving arsenal with an excuse for “bigger” goal or money didnt make it in the end.HAHAHA they deserve it.
May 18, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Now he has joined AC Milan where they have to earn their honours. The days of corruption and match fixing are in the past. Mathieu has made his choice and will have to live with it. Kaka and any decent players won’t be seen for dust now. All you have to do Mathieu is suffer four years and heyho another Bosman.
May 18, 2008 at 5:00 pm
A smile, yeah, maybe even a ha, ha, ha, too. I waited upon this result almost vindictively. Why would he assume he would be playing champions league football next year, especially with the points spread so razor thin and the game too be played so highly contested? Perhaps the same arrogance that wanted Arsenal to break the bank for him, or maybe a bad translation from the Italian a to the French of EUFA CUP to EUFA CL. Anyway, what’s the old saying–we lost with you, we can lose without you? I don’t think that is the case for the Gunners; they did not lose with him, they came a remarkable close third in light of the relatively thin squad that they ha and their injures to key players, all of which, let’s face it, came together with their brutally horrible loss of Eduardo, who was on such a fine string form, and, I think had an enormous effect upon the team, and not Gallas’ response to the “loss” at Birmingham—Eduardo and the last minute penalty were as good as a loss; oh how glad I am that they went down– which has been grossly exaggerated in the press and the equally parroting blogs. The short of it is that the Gunners can imrove on Flamini’s absence if Wenger spends and co-ordinates his new forces wisely, which we know that he can do. The point is, as well as he played, Flamini is not indispensable. my tip is to put Kolo there, but that’s me talking.
Despite the disappointment of being so high and so close for so long, we got above the expectations we should have had, and Flamini’s excellence was apart of that exaggerated expectation. No trophies, but we had a fine season. Finally, if Hleb goes, I am not bothered; there are others to replace him (hopefully not Diaby). As unique as his two-footedness is, getting the left balance right in midfield, and that extra defender–Vincent Kompany would be a great addition, at whatever cost– or two that we genuinely need. We have some fine players in waiting, and the coming of Vela, hopefully the wellness of Van Persie and Rosicsky (a far more intelligent player than Hleb, and someone who is more likely to score goals); the rapid improvement of Theo and Bendtner (his first season, remember), the eventual maturation of Denilson, among others, the possible addition of Zarate, and even the inclusion of some of they younger players from our own system, will make for a deeper, exciting squad. We will be cooler, but we will replenish and hopefully harden the squad in ways that will not just win (remember we only lost three league games and dubious penalty losses over two legs in the CL; for get about the other competitions) be more sustaining and winning. There’s always next year, and it will be ours.
May 18, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Have we signed Samir Nasri gooner chris?
May 18, 2008 at 5:10 pm
haha moved frm one of the best teams in the world 2 a hasbin team hu finishd 5th in a pretty shit league! i recon sira A the spuds would have a chance of winning fuck sake and that says it al!! watta wanker
May 18, 2008 at 5:15 pm
JamJam, nothing’s official yet, so I can’t confirm it. All I know, is that reports in France are that he’s agreed a deal and a transfer will be completed in the next couple of weeks.
May 18, 2008 at 5:30 pm
You made it, to play in uefa ha ha ha
May 18, 2008 at 5:42 pm
flamini: i did not leave for the money, i am leaving for the UEFA Cup
May 18, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Reports in France this evening suggest that Olympique Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri has agreed a €17.5 million deal with Arsenal which would see the Frenchman come for around 13.5 million pounds.
As we reported yesterday, Nasri announced to French Television cameras that his game against RC Strasbourg could be his last, and reports today suggest that a deal has already been struck between the two clubs.
The 20-year-old is a talented midfielder who can play on either wing, famous for his feint’s and pure creativity, Samir has been likened to Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
Local Marseille newspaper La Provence reported this evening that both OM and Arsenal have agreed a deal which will become official in the next few weeks.
May 18, 2008 at 5:49 pm
another karma classic that happened this year, was the arsenal – villa game, at the emirates, when the villa fans were singing something incensed the arsenal fans, next to them ( it was something about eduardo ), ooooppppss 10 – 15 minutes later, curtis davis was carried off, 6 month’s out…..
May 18, 2008 at 6:58 pm
hahahahahahahahahahahahah
the fucking goon
delighted for the prick,
May 18, 2008 at 7:25 pm
hahaha…bet he is kickinh himself in the arse right now and thinking hes a complete mug. he probably wont even get into their first 11. but i dont care becasue WE ARE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NEXT SEASON!! hahahaha
May 18, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Guys , take it easy on flamini, he is only an ungrateful IDIOT.. he will learn
, just like Diarra. lol
May 18, 2008 at 7:42 pm
haha. Diarra joined a trophy winning club though
May 18, 2008 at 9:13 pm
KARMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 18, 2008 at 9:48 pm
5-1 lol u muppets.another trophy less season.no wonde flamini left knowing this is your last season in the champions league.come on you spurs
May 19, 2008 at 10:53 am
Greedy ingrants ..am sure by now you’ll be regretting your action .. and this will serve as a lesson to Others who is planing to do the same..Greedy Flamoney
May 19, 2008 at 12:02 pm
you can tell flamini left for money and not ambition. thats why hes playing in wafer cup against underachievers like spurs the team that just made it into the top 4….of clubs in London.
May 19, 2008 at 12:20 pm
So, on current league standings, he’s gone from playing for the third best team in the best league in Europe, to playing for the fifth best team in the second or third best league in Europe…
May 19, 2008 at 1:15 pm
What a greedy little twat. The Arsenal curse strikes yet again.
Have fun in the UEFA Cup next season ya mug.
May 19, 2008 at 2:22 pm
flamini is a fool he knows d position of milan b/4 he left, lets ,ee how he will regain his form next session as long as am sure no body is indispensible in arsenal.the professor made them .wenger is d best manager i have ever see.
May 19, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Sorry I was wrong!
Will you take me back? I’ll play for free? Please!!!!!! I bet of you? I’m so overated and never felt this low. I can’t sell my house either as not one wants to give me the asking price. Please…..? I scored that wondergoal one Monday night against Newcastle and I haven’t woken up since! God the regret!
May 19, 2008 at 3:05 pm
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA what s tupid dick!!!!!!!!!! he leaves the gooners for uefa cup football!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA that has made my day, the Arsenal curse strikes again. Enjoy playing with all the european rejects in the Uefa cup flamoney!
May 19, 2008 at 3:07 pm
hahahaha……….clumsy from flamoney………..
milan replace bayern in UEFA cup………..
flamoney said why he goes to milan because the arsenal nothing to win…now what can he said
May 20, 2008 at 2:08 pm
flamini got what he deserved and then tried to come in a newspaper saying he left for honours. BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at least we have a chance of winning the CL unlike that ashley cole, money grabbing little wanker
May 21, 2008 at 6:06 pm
500k extra a year to disappear like mendieta, what an idiot