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AC Milan chief Maldini: Ancelotti called me 'Paolo, see you in Istanbul'

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AC Milan chief Paolo Maldini admits there's every chance of meeting Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid in the Champions League final.

The final will be held Istanbul, the scene where Maldini and Ancelotti lost with Milan against Liverpool in 2005.

"The problem is that Ancelotti, who is now at Real Madrid, also has unfinished business in Istanbul," Maldini told La Repubblica when asked about the idea of AC Milan putting right what happened in Istanbul last time.

"Immediately after the draw, he actually called me and said 'Paolo, I'll see you in Istanbul, OK?'

"It won't be easy to reach the final, but I think the history of our club gives us the opportunity to believe.

"When you get to March or April in the Champions League, you can turn a season into something incredible. We have this opportunity and we want to take it."