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Celtic: We must stop Kaka Tuesday 4 December, 2007

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Celtic arrive in Milan needing a point to secure qualification to the knockout stages and they have identified Kaka as the main threat.

The Brazilian star won the Ballon d’Or award on Sunday and was on target from the penalty spot in the first meeting between the two sides.

“We’ve got to find a strategy to stop Kaka and try and keep the ball away from him,” Bhoys defender Gary Caldwell explained.

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan also has a great deal of respect for the Selecao wizard.

“He deserves the Ballon d’Or, not only for how he plays football, but also for how he conducts himself off the pitch,” he insisted.

“The best player has to be a role model, and Kaka is that due to his conduct on and off the field.”

Despite having only picked up one point from 14 away Champions League clashes, Strachan believes his side can deliver.

“We are in a situation now where my players don’t have any fear of games like this one,“ he maintained.

“It is a challenge and my players enjoy playing against the best. We have been in adversity recently, but we handled that and this is another challenge for us to handle.”

Milan (probable): Dida; Oddo, Nesta, Kaladze, Serginho; Gattuso, Pirlo, Ambrosini, Kaka, Seedorf; Gilardino

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