Milan clubs kept apart
Friday, March 22, 2002
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Internazionale FC have been paired with Feyenoord while Milan AC will take on BV Borussia Dortmund.
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Internazionale FC have been paired with Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup semi-finals while Milan AC will take on BV Borussia Dortmund.
Milan tie reversed
The first legs will be on 4 April with the second-leg ties scheduled to take place on 11 April. Inter and Dortmund will be at home for the first-leg matches after the Milan tie was reversed because both Italian clubs could not play at home on the same date. Milan had to switch because Inter finished higher in Serie A last season.
No place like home
The final will take place on 8 May at the Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam, meaning Feyenoord are on course for a final date in their own arena.
First meeting
It will be the first time Inter and Feyenoord have met in European competition while Milan and Dortmund have met once before. The only previous encounter came in the European Champion Clubs' Cup quarter-finals in 1957. Milan won a two-legged encounter 5-2 on aggregate.