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Thu 03 Mar 2007Kaka magic spells end for CelticChampions League AC Milan 1 Celtic 0 After extra time. Milan win 1-0 on aggregateA brilliant individual goal by Kaka ended Celtic's Champions League campaign last night after the Scottish champions had forced extra-time.Belligerence rather than brilliance enabled Gordon Strachan's team to hold Milan for 98 minutes here but their resistance was broken when Kaka carried the ball almost from halfway before accelerating into the penalty area and striking a low shot through the legs of the goalkeeper Artur Boruc.