https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📖" title="Offenes Buch" aria-label="Emoji: Offenes Buch"> The Story of Andriy Shevchenko & AC Milan |
It all started in 1998 when an AC Milan scout attended a Champions League game ..

• FC Barcelona vs Dynamo Kyiv

But strangely, he wasn’t there to have a look at any of Louis Van Gaal’s men, it was a young attacker from Ukraine that Milan were after. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇦" title="Flagge der Ukraine" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Ukraine">
His name was Andriy Shevchenko & he’d just scored a hattrick against FC Barcelona!
29 August 1999 | Debute

Shevchenko didn’t waste any time in showing how great he was!

He scored his first goal for AC Milan on his Serie A debute! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽️" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">

• Milan 2 - 2 Lecce
2 Months Later |

Milan were 3-1 down to a very strong Lazio side, captained by Alessandro Nesta!

That’s when Shevchenko scored his 1st hattrick for Milan in his debut season!

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Lazio 4 - 4 Milan
21 September 1999 | Europe!

Having made his Champions League earlier that year, he scored his first goal for Milan to win them the game!

Milan 2 - 1 Galatasaray

What made it even better was that it was at the San Siro! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏟" title="Stadion" aria-label="Emoji: Stadion">
1999/00 |

He ended his first season with Milan brilliantly, winning the Capocannoniere! (Top Scorer)

Games: 32
Goals: 24

Andriy Shevchenko https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇦" title="Flagge der Ukraine" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Ukraine">
Gabriel Batistuta https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">
Hernán Crespo https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇷" title="Flagge von Argentinien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Argentinien">
2000/01 |

He continued his form from his debut season having scored even more goals than the year prior!

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien"> Serie A:

Games: 34
Goals: 34

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇪🇺" title="Flagge der Europäischen Union" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Europäischen Union"> Champions League:

Games: 14
Goals: 9
2003 | Champions League

Shevchenko helped eliminate rivals Inter from the Champions League semi-final with his goal!
28 May 2003 | Champions!

Shevchenko became a European champion for the first time in his career after scoring the winning penalty against Buffon & Juventus in the Champions League final! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">
3 Days Later |

Sheva won his 1st Coppa Italia trophy with Milan after scoring & winning against Totti & Batistuta’s Roma! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">
That same year, He scored the winning goal as Milan won the UEFA Super Cup over José Mourinho’s famous Porto! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

Milan 1 - 0 Porto
2003/04 | Scudetto!

Shevchenko secured Milan the Scudetto after scoring the winning goal vs Roma!
The same year as be won the Scudetto, he also managed to be awarded Capocannoniere, for the 2nd time in his career!

Games: 32
Goals: 24

Andriy Shevchenko https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇦" title="Flagge der Ukraine" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Ukraine">
Alberto Gelardino https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien">
Francesco Totti https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien">
August 2004 |

Milan won the Supercoppa Italiana as Shevchenko scored an amazing hattrick to win AC Milan the trophy! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽️" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽️" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚽️" title="Fußball" aria-label="Emoji: Fußball">

Milan 3 - 0 Lazio
2004 |

Andriy Shevchenko was awarded the Ballon d’or! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

Andriy Shevchenko https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇦" title="Flagge der Ukraine" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Ukraine">
Deco https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇵🇹" title="Flagge von Portugal" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Portugal">
Ronaldinho https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇧🇷" title="Flagge von Brasilien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Brasilien">
2004/05 |

Milan reached the Champions League final vs Liverpool ..

Unfortunately Milan ended up losing that infamous final on penalties with Shevchenko missing. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">
The next year |

Milan made it to the semi-final of the Champions League with Shevchenko scoring in quarters against Lyon.

It was 1-0 to Barcelona .. Shevchenko scored a last minute goal to equalise but the referee cancelled it, very controversially! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">
8 February 2006 |

Andriy Shevchenko becomes Milan& #39;s 2nd all-time goalscorer after scoring one of his best goals ever, against Trevizo!

Gunnar Nordahl https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇸🇪" title="Flagge von Schweden" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Schweden">
Andriy Shevchenko https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇦" title="Flagge der Ukraine" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Ukraine">
Gianni Rivera https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇮🇹" title="Flagge von Italien" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Italien">

His Total:

Games: 175
Goals: 296
28 May 2006 |

Shevchenko was sold to Chelsea.

Despite efforts from the club to keep him & even offering him a 6 year contract.

Shevchenko never wanted to leave, but repoters were that his wife wanted to live in England & so he moved for family reasons.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">
2010 | Sheva is back.

After a bad time at Chelsea both Shevchenko & Milan were happy to be reunited with eachother for 1 final season.

At the end of the season, he had to return to Chelsea because his loan expired.

Goodbye Sheva https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💔" title="Gebrochenes Herz" aria-label="Emoji: Gebrochenes Herz">
Serie A https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

Ballon d’or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

Coppa Italia https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

FIFA World Cup https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

UEFA Super Cup https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

Supercoppa Italiana https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">

UEFA Champions League https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🏆" title="Trophäe" aria-label="Emoji: Trophäe">
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