Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta spoke to Milan TV. Here are his words:
"Champions League atmosphere? You feel it: the afternoon before the match was different. It was a special thing, at the time it was something more: the opponent felt that shirt and when he played against us he knew that it would have been complicated because we wore not only a shirt but a story. Milan also represented for years the fear that the others had."
Nesta added:
"The games in England? In England, you knew that the first twenty minutes were done with a helmet and you had to be under pressure. But then, you knew that the game would change when the opponents would slow down. Some players and teams know how to play these kinds of games because they understand and are not afraid."
On the San Siro:
"In Milan, 75 thousand fans are there, and it's the other way around, they wear the helmet."
On Thiago Silva, his former teammate at Milan:
"I hadn't met him for a long time, we talked about everything and also about Milan: he remained very attached also because it was the club that launched him as a great international player."
Nesta on Paolo Maldini's work:
"He's doing pretty well, come on (laughs). He's great. I've always said he is a special person, a person who never seeks excuses and is never banal. A person who has the higher than average intelligence."
On the characteristics of Milan:
"Milan showed that they press high and to do that you have to have the tips that go to close the ball forward: this is a characteristic of Milan that won, as well as having fast central players. Tomori's leg and Kalulu are important."
