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United prepare to face fiery foes

NO LOVE LOST Lille will be out for revenge at Old Trafford after Ryan Giggs bagged a controversial goal from a quickly taken free kick at the Felix Bollaert stadium in Lens

AFP , PARIS

The last of the four games takes place in Milan with AC Milan hosting Scottish champions Celtic in a tie delicately poised after a 0-0 first leg draw.

Celtic's Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has warned his teammates against the Italians' dirty tricks, though, having seen them first hand when playing for Reggina in Italy.

"I'm not one to dive, but their strikers will be looking for penalties," Nakamura was quoted as saying in the Gazzetta dello Sport. "If the strikers go past you, all it takes is the slightest touch and they will hit the floor."

"This is where Scottish and Italian football differs. You don't often see diving in Scotland, and if somebody does the crowd shout `cheat,'" he said.

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