Brazilian and AC Milan attacking midfielder Ricardo Kaka last night revealed one of his first jobs on returning to AC Milan will be to warn his team-mates about the dangers of facing Celtic. The Brazilian superstar has gone back to the San Siro on a free transfer after being allowed to quit La Liga giants Real Madrid.Kaka has been welcomed back like a prodigal son and will make his second debut against Torino on Saturday week before meeting the Hoops in the Champions League four days later. He will be in place for the Group H opener against the Scottish champions and is already wary of the threat of Neil Lennon’s team. Kaka, of course, has expert past knowledge of Celtic, having faced them four times in recent years.
Back in 2007, he scored the extra-time winner that knocked Gordon Strachan’s team out at the last-16 stage of the competition. He said: “When we faced Celtic in 2007, they gave us two very tough games. It was probably one of the strongest Milan sides ever with Andrea Pirlo, Paolo Maldini, Clarence Seedorf and many more but it took us until extra time to beat them. It’s a hard group. We know that but we have a great squad.
“All teams can take points off each other and that is why it is so important to get off to a good start against Celtic. We’re at home in the first match, so we must take advantage of that and start our European campaign with a win.