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Carletto focused on Celtic Monday 3 December, 2007

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Carlo Ancelotti insists that his Milan side are focused on beating Celtic tomorrow to secure top spot in Champions League Group D.

The European champions are already guaranteed a place in the knockout stages, but they need to avoid defeat against Celtic to finish top.

December will be a crucial month for Milan as they prepare to travel to Japan for the Club World Cup, but Carletto denies suggestions that the Rossoneri may relax in their final Group D encounter.

“At the moment we aren’t thinking about Tokyo, but about winning the Champions League Group,” Ancelotti stressed.

“We want to keep hold of first place. We will do our duty and we have the utmost respect for everyone.

“Celtic are a lot more experienced than in past years. They are physically and technically strong and can hurt you.

“They have put in very good performances at home and have improved so much, but they are less strong away from home.”

Milan will also be motivated by the desire for revenge after their devastating defeat in Glasgow on a night that saw Nelson Dida vilified for overreacting to an attack from a fan.

“Dida is clam and the episode in Glasgow is over,” Ancelotti insisted. “He has admitted his responsibility and it finished then.”

Pippo Inzaghi could overtake Gerd Muller’s record of 62 European Cup goals if he finds the net and the Milan boss finished with a thought for the prolific hitman.

“That record is very important to Pippo and he can get there,” he stated.

“We hope that he will get there tomorrow evening, but if he doesn’t he will get there another time.”

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