AC Milan were unlucky as Bayern Munich snatched a 2-2 draw at the San Siro to put themselves in the driving seat in their Champions League quarter-final.

Andrea Pirlo gave the Rossoneri a deserved lead after 40 minutes as the home side dominated.

Daniel van Buyten replied after 78 minutes with Bayern's first serious attack, but a penalty looked to have given Milan the advantage as Kaka slotted away the spot-kick to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute.

But there was more drama to come as, with the last kick of the game, Van Buyten scored his, and Bayern's, second to give the Bavarians two away goals and the advantage for the return leg in Munich next week.

Michael Rensing, in the Bayern goal in place of the suspended Oliver Kahn, then took centre stage with a string of fine saves to keep the scores level.

First, he instinctively tipped a Massimo Ambrosini shot over the crossbar from point-blank range before denying Alberto Gilardino with another reflex save from a Massimo Oddo cross.

All Bayern could muster in the first half an hour was a speculative 30-yard effort from Andreas Ottl which Dida tipped over the bar for safety.

Brazil captain Lucio made the slightest of contacts with the ball in challenging his countryman Kaka after 40 minutes, but although Bayern avoided a penalty by a hair's breadth, they were soon to be punished nonetheless.

From the resultant corner, the ball was played back to Oddo who lifted the ball back over the Bayern defence where Pirlo had beaten the offside trap to head over Rensing and just under the crossbar.

The visitors only proposed one way to goal, and that was straight over the top for Roy Makaay to chase.

The only time it worked, Alessandro Nesta was able to hold off Makaay with ease.

Russian referee Iouri Baskakov then awarded a penalty to Milan six minutes from time. Again, it was a duel between Kaka and Lucio, but this time Baskakov pointed to the spot.

Kaka stepped up to place the ball into the bottom corner and restore Milan's advantage.

But with the final kick of the game, Van Buyten reached Roque Santa Cruz's header at the far post to lash the ball inside Dida's near post and give Bayern what could be a crucial share of the spoils.

Alberto Gilardino, who was yellow carded for shooting at goal after the offside whistle, will miss the second leg in Munich, leaving AC Milan with only Pippo Inzaghi and Ricardo Oliveira as their striking options.

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In Italian : Milan, pari che fa male

I rossoneri non vanno oltre il 2-2 a San Siro contro il Bayern: Van Buyten al 93' sigla la doppietta e raggiunge per la seconda volta il Milan, avanti prima con Pirlo e poi con Kakà su un rigore regalato dall'arbitro. A inizio ripresa Gilardino in gol, ma l'arbitro fischia il fuorigioco.

Il Bayern esce da San Siro con il risultato che conta: 2-2, sul filo di lana. L'eroe dei bavaresi si chiama Van Buyten, che al 93' insacca il pesante gol del pareggio che condanna il Milan alla sofferenza. Il difensore belga prima annulla la rete di Pirlo, poi quella di Kakà che trasforma un rigore regalato dal discusso arbitro Basbakov, reo di non averne concesso uno vero ai rossoneri nel primo tempo.