Good evening and welcome to LIVE text coverage of the Champions League last 16, first-leg clash between AC Milan and Atletico Madrid at the San Siro.

RATINGS - AC MILAN: Abbiati 6, De Sciglio 6, Rami 6, Bonera 6, Essien 6, Poli 7, Emanuelson 6, N. de Jong 6, Kaka 7, Taarabt 7, Balotelli 7. Subs: Abate 6, Pazzini 6, Constant 5. /// ATLETICO MADRID: Courtois 8, Godin 7, Juanfran 7, Insua 6, Miranda 6, Mario Suarez 6, Koke 7, Raul Garcia 6, Arda Turan 6, Gabi 6, Diego Costa 8. Subs: Rodriguez 6, Lopez 5.

MAN OF THE MATCH: Diego Costa. (Atletico): Ploughed a lone furrow up top as AC Milan bossed the first half. His hold up play offered key moments of respite and he typically popped up with the winner when the Spaniards turned the screw late on.

FT: AC Milan 0-1 Atletico. Diego Costa's late header seals a priceless away win for the Spaniards.

Lopez booked. Milan to launch a free kick into the area.

Gabi steps up and fires it straight into the wall. One last chance for Milan to launch an attack.

Rami booked.

Costa surges towards goal and is brought down by Rami. Free kick in a dangerous position on the edge of the box.

Three minutes added.

It's looking like defeat for Seedorf on his CL bow in the dugout.

Milan probing but it's all a bit desperate. There's no real guile and Atletico look comfortable.

SO CLOSE! Rami crashes in a thunderous 35 yard free kick that arrows inches past the post.

Free kick to Milan. It's 35 yards out and they desperately need something here.

MILAN sub: Kevin Constant on for Poli.

That's goal number 27 for the season for Costa.

GOAL! Costa thumps a sensational far post header into the corner after Abate inadvertently flicked a corner into his path.

Another corner to Atletico.

Koke fires in a corner from the left but it's straight into the grateful arms of Abbiati.

Atletico turning the screw late on, moving to a 4-5-1 formation that evolves into a 4-3-3 on the counter.

ATLETICO sub: Adrian Lopez on for Garcia.

Another opening for Garcia as he flashes over the bar. It'll be his last action of the game as he is about to be replaced.