Right at the top: Ancelotti years

2002-2003 (3rd in Serie A, Champions of European Cup)

AC Milan ended the season with their sixth Champions League trophy in 2003. On route to the final in Manchester, England, Milan beat their cross city rivals Internazionale in the semi-finals and they ended the competition on a glorious note by beating their other Italian rival, Juventus, in a dramatic penalty shoot-out. That same season, Milan placed third in Serie-A. They also won the Coppa Italia and European Super Cup. Champions League winning starting line-up was: Nelson Dida; Alessandro Costacurta, Alessandro Nesta, Paolo Maldini, Kakha Kaladze; Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo, Clarence Seedorf; Manuel Rui Costa; Andriy Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi. Then the following season, Milan signed Kaká. The team earned the nickname I Meravigliosi (The Amazing's).