Midfielder Xabi Alonso said that if the final of the Champions League between his team AC Milan and Liverpool ends in a penalty shoot-out; they will have a greater advantage of winning the game and the trophy.

Benitez’s side had a memorable victory in 2005 when he thrashed the Italians on the spot- kicks; and also had a great victory this year the same way in the semifinals against the Chelsea. 'We will love to go to penalties if it finishes the same way as it did in 2005. We practice them a lot. It is always important to do that,' Spaniard Alonso told reporters.

They also have the polish keeper Jerzy Dudek who is actually very good from the penalty shoot-outs. Also, they have Pepe Reina who has replaced Dudek and has been trained to save the penalties.

“Jerzy was good for us in Istanbul and Pepe is known in Spain for saving penalties,” he added. “He prepares a lot and prepares for them well and the player who has to shoot should be worried. His secret is researching how people shoot their penalties and he learns where they will put the ball.'

Alonso does not expect the final game to be as amazing as the one two years before in the final against Liverpool when Liverpool scored 3 goals in the first half and then they recovered the level in six minutes before the game was over forcing to go to a penalty shoot-out.

“It's not often you see a final like that. Going three goals down at halftime, it was unbelievable scoring three goals against them quickly. The first 35 minutes was not great and we can't let them score as early as they did and we cannot make mistakes. But that's the past and now we have to look into the future.”