Milan wins Champions League

Milan won the free kick when Kaka was taken down by Xabi Alonso just outside the area.

Inzaghi then added the insurance goal in the 82nd, taking a pass from Kaka in the center and rolling the ball past the outstretched Reina.

The goals bring Inzaghi's total to 38 in 66 Champions League games and 58 in all European matches, moving him past Benfica great Eusebio and into a tie for third place with Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez on the all-time UEFA list.

Inzaghi was replaced by Alberto Gilardino in the 88th.

Dirk Kuyt got one back for Liverpool, heading in the consolation goal in the 89th.

Steven Gerrard had a chance to equalize for Liverpool in the 63rd, but after beating defender Alessandro Nesta his shot was saved by Milan goalkeeper Dida.

In the 72nd, the Liverpool captain had another chance after picking up a loose ball, but his shot from well outside the area went wide to the right.

The win made up for Milan's devastating loss to Liverpool in the final two years ago, when the Italian team had a 3-0 lead at halftime but eventually lost on penalties.

AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini set another personal milestone in Wednesday's match, appearing in his eighth European Cup final to match the record of Francisco Gento - Real Madrid's legendary winger of the 1950s and 60s.

Ten days ago, the 38-year-old Maldini played in his 601st Serie A match - a stretch that includes seven Italian league titles.

The win was Maldini's fifth in Europe's top club competition, putting him one behind Gento and level with Real Madrid's Alfredo Di Stefano and Jose Maria Zarraga.

Before Inzaghi's first goal, Liverpool threatened more while Milan directed most of its play up the flanks, limiting the impact of Kaka.

Milan took the initiative with Marek Jankulovski carrying the ball up the right wing twice in the first seven minutes. The Czech Republic defender's first cross was intercepted by Jamie Carragher and Clarence Seedorf couldn't do much with the second.

Maldini couldn't connect on a header by the near post off a corner kick by Pirlo in the sixth.

Liverpool had the first shot on goal in the 10th, with Jermaine Pennant's effort saved by Dida.

In the 17th, Kaka controlled the ball well and sent in a shot from outside the area, but Reina made the save.

Liverpool was awarded a dangerous free kick on the left flank when Alessandro Nesta fouled Steven Gerrard in the 18th, but the Reds couldn't do any damage.

In the 23rd, Gerrard shot high from the edge of the area on a counterattack.

Kaka drew a roar from the crowd when he twirled around John Arne Riise in the 25th but the competition's leading scorer lost the ball before he got near the goal.

In the 27th, the ball was deflected outside Milan's area to Alonso, who sent a low shot wide. Riise's long shot sailed high in the 32nd.

Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso received a yellow card for taking down Alonso in the 41st.

Filippo Inzaghi scored two goals Wednesday to help AC Milan win the European Cup title for the seventh time after a 2-1 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League final.

Andrea Pirlo's 45th-minute free kick went through the wall and hit Inzaghi in the side before bouncing past Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina.