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Wed 11 Nov 2002Shevchenko shocks the championsAC Milan ... 1 Real Madrid ... 0A 40th-minute Andriy Shevchenko goal gave AC Milan a 1-0 win over European champions Real Madrid in an outstanding Champions League match yesterday which confirmed the return of the Italian side to the continent's elite.Portuguese midfielder Rui Costa split the Real defence with a perfect through ball into the path of the Ukrainian who fired past Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas for the goal, but that was by no means the only moment of class in a fascinating encounter.