Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-1-1)
Heurelho Gomes 7
Caused a few alarms with his poor kicking and a reckless dash off his line, but made amends by making several good saves from close range, most notably a brilliant double save from Pato.
Vedran Corluka 6
Got forward to provide a good cross in the first minute, but barely left his own half thereafter as he was kept busy by the roving Robinho.
William Gallas 7
Used all his experience to keep Tottenham in a match in which they were largely second best, sticking close to Ibrahimovic and clearing a Robinho shot off the line.
Michael Dawson 6
Defended well throughout and got forward to head a corner narrowly over the cross-bar midway through the second half as Tottenham came back into the contest.
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Benoit Assou-Ekotto 6
Just about edged a gripping battle with Flamini, who was shown a yellow card for one of his trademark reckless lunges on the French defender.
Aaron Lennon 7
Spent most of the first half doubling up as an additional right-back, but got forward more after the break as Tottenham fought back and provided an excellent outlet.
Luka Modric 5
Unable to get on the ball as Tottenham looked to be a man short in midfield, but worked tirelessly off the ball and won more tackles than one would expect of a man of his size.
Sandro 6
Struggled initially as he gave the ball away and conceded several needless free-kicks, but a different player in the second half and instrumental in Tottenham’s ability to withstand pressure.
Steven Pienaar 5
Released Van der Vaart with a good cross-field pass early on, but drifted out of the game thereafter, with a lacklustre from 40 yards which floated well wide his only other contribution.
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Rafael Van der Vaart 6
Started brightly with a powerful shot narrowly wide of the near post and remained Tottenham’s only attacking threat, going close with a free-kick and bringing a good save from Abbiati.
Peter Crouch 6
Won the several headers, but largely isolated up front and when he did get the ball gave away too many free-kicks, although many of the decisions seemed harsh.
Substitutes: Gareth Bale 5 (for Van der Vaart, 66min) Worked hard despite lack of fitness. Jermaine Jenas 5 (for Pienaar, 70) Helped shore up midfield in closing stages. Roman Pavlyuchenko (for Crouch, 83). Not used: Carlo Cudicini, Alan Hutton, Ledley King, Jermain Defoe.
AC Milan (4-3-3)
Christian Abbiati 6
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Recovered from a nasty facial injury when he was kicked by Van der Vaart in the opening minutes to make several crucial saves, with one from the Dutchman the most impressive.
Ignazio Abate 6
Untroubled by Pienaar, so was able to push forward with impunity, shooting across goal at the start of the second half when he should have hit the target.
Alessandro Nesta 6
The last member of Milan’s defensive dynasty of the Paolo Maldini era remains as good as ever, coping well with Crouch’s aerial threat and distributing effectively.
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Thiago Silva 5
Given Van der Vaart’s penchant for dropping deep, the Brazil defender had little to do but was still caught out occasionally by the Dutchman’s intelligent movement.
Marek Jankulovski 5
Struggled to cope with the pace of Lennon as the England winger pushed forward at the start of the second half and was deservedly booked.
Mathieu Flamini 5
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Booed whenever he received the ball in the wake of his antics in the first leg and picked up a booking for another reckless lunge, on Assou-Ekotto on this occasion.
Clarence Seedorf 7
The dominant player on the pitch at the age of 34, the Dutchman allowed the visiting side to keep pushing forward at a high tempo as he distributed the ball so quickly.
Kevin-Prince Boateng 5
Has improved from the player who was relegated with Portsmouth last season, but his passing remains too haphazard for the highest level and he frequently lost possession.
Alexandre Pato 6
Milan’s biggest attacking threat as he hung menacingly on the shoulder of the last defender, breaking through on several occasions only to be denied by Gomes.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 5
Another dreadful performance against English opposition, the former Barcelona frontman being able to muster only one shot, and that came from a free kick.
Robinho 6
Has cut out the trickery to cause the opposition problems in a more orthodox manner that was difficult to defend against, carving Spurs open with good passes from deep.
Substitutes: Luca Antonini 6 (for Jankulovski, 69min), Alexander Merkel (for Boateng, 75), Rodney Strasser (for Flamini, 86). Not used: Marco Amelia, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Massimo Oddo, Mario Yepes. Booked: Jankulovski, Flamini, Pato.
Referee: Franck de Bleeckere (Belgium).
* Due to a technical error, the original ratings on this page were wrong. The ratings you now see are the ones Matt Hughes filed.