Arsenal and AC Milan were involved in a gripping 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium tonight in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. Carlo Garganese rates the players on show.
Arsenal
Lehmann – 6.0: Did not have too many saves to make, but did all that was required of him.
Sagna - 6.0: Defensively fine, and made a number of overlapping runs down the right.
Toure - NA: Limped off after just five minutes with injury. His replacement Senderos (8.0) was rock solid and made one crucial challenge on Kaka.
Gallas - 7.5: Back to his best after a nightmare display against Man Utd at the weekend. Commanding game.
Clichy – 6.0: Was not troubled too much defensively but made no impact whatsoever as an attacking force.
Eboue - 8.0: Very lively and tricky, he looked dangerous every time he picked up the ball. Perhaps should have done better with his chance at the beginning of the second-half.
Zeljko Kalac and the crossbar allowed Milan to hold Arsenal to a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium.
The Rossoneri welcomed Zeljko Kalac, Clarence Seedorf and Alexandre Pato back from injury, the 18-year-old making his Champions League debut after three weeks out with a sprained ankle. Nelson Dida's back and a serious Ronaldo knee injury ruled them out. As Manuel Almunia was sidelined, former Milan flop Jens Lehmann started in the Gunners' goal.
The Italians played with white shirts and black shorts, an unusual away strip. They had the first chance after four minutes, as Pato flicked the ball over a defender and his shot was delfected out for a
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Champions League, Rd2, 1st leg - 20/2/08 (19.45) 
