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Thu 05 May 2007Suave Milan oust spikier LiverpoolRichard Williamsreports that both sides played with the belief that scoring goals is the best way to win a football match.Two years ago Milan spent 45 minutes giving Liverpool a football lesson before being forced to bow to the power of a superior will. Although it was always too simplistic to expect a repeat of that variation on the story of Beauty and the Beast last night, the 52nd European Cup final came with a subtext concerning Liverpool's ability to give the lie to Jorge Valdano's recent condemnation of their semi-final against Chelsea, and what it represented for the future of football.