#9 Knocking out defending champions AC Milan at San Siro
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Arsenal were written off even before a ball had been kicked in the knockout stages of the 2007/08 Champions League. Wenger's side had been drawn with defending champions AC Milan which had the likes of Paolo Maldini, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo, Pippo Inzaghi and Ballon d'Or winner Kaka.
How could a midfield of Abou Diaby, Cesc Fabregas, Mathieu Flamini and Alexander Hleb come out on top against one of Gattuso, Pirlo, and Kaka?
But that's exactly what the Arsenal kids did. The first leg saw them hold Milan 0-0 at the Emirates while the second leg at San Siro saw Arsenal hold on for 84 minutes before they pounced.
A long distance shot from Fabregas crept into the bottom corner to spark wild celebrations on the Arsenal bench before Emmanuel Adebayor sealed their qualification in the 90th minute to dump the defending champions out of the competition.