Coach
Fabio Capello
After finishing his playing career at Milan in 1980, Capello continued to work for the club in a coaching capacity, first with the youth teams before progressing to first team coach under Nils Liedholm in 1987. When Liedholm was sacked the same year, Capello briefly took charge as caretaker before the permanent appointment of Arrigo Sacchi for the 1987/88 season.
Sacchi was dismissed at the end of the 1990/91 season and Capello took charge to mark the beginning of a hugely successful period in the club's history. The tactician oversaw four Serie A titles and the 1994 Champions League victory in his five years in charge at the Stadio Meazza.
Bowing out at the end of the 1995/96 season Capello went on to coach Real Madrid to a La Liga title before immediately returning to Milan for a second, less successful spell. The Italian further enhanced his reputation by guiding Roma to their third Serie A title in the 2000-01 season before moving on to Juventus and then returning to Real Madrid in 2006 to win another La Liga title.
In 2008 he entered international football when he was appointed England coach and four years later took charge of Russia, with neither role being particularly successful. The Russia job marks Capello's most recent coaching role having been sacked in July 2015.
Goalkeeper and Defence
Sebastiano Rossi
Proud keeper of a clean sheet in the 1994 Champions League final, Rossi was all too used to shut-outs in his time as the Rossoneri custodian. In fact, he still holds the record for the longest consecutive run without conceding a Serie A goal with an amazing 929 minutes. Rossi made 330 appearances in total for the club between 1990 and 2002 before leaving to spend the final year of his career with Perugia.
Following his retirement he returned to Milan to work as a youth coach for a period however recent years have been more turbulent for the now 51-year-old after several brushes with the law. In 2011 Rossi was arrested for punching a policeman at a bar in Cesena while more recently he has been investigated, along with 17 others, for cocaine possession.
Christian Panucci
The 21-year-old was the baby of the team in 1994 and the naturally right-sided player displayed his versatility in the game by playing at left-back. The following season he became the club's first-choice right-back and remained there until midway through the 1996/97 season when he joined Capello at Real Madrid with whom he won La Liga and a second Champions League title.
Subsequently he went on to represent Inter, Chelsea, Monaco, Roma and Parma and made 57 appearances for Italy before retiring in 2010. Panucci then turned to coaching and linked up with Capello once more between 2012 and 2014 as his assistant coach for Russia. The 42-year-old is currently out of work having been sacked as Livorno coach in November 2015 following just eight months in charge of the Serie B side.
Mauro Tassotti
At 34, Tassotti was the oldest player in the team that played Barcelona and the captain on the night in the absence of Franco Baresi. The right-back spent 17 years as a Rossoneri player finishing his career at the San Siro in 1997. During this time the tenacious defender racked up 583 appearances, scoring 10 goals.
Like many of his teammates, Tassotti's name has become synonymous with AC Milan and he moved straight into the coaching department upon hanging his boots up. Starting with the youth sector he was later brought into the first team setup by Carlo Ancelotti as an assistant and remained there until June 2015 when his 35 year association with the club came to an end.
Filippo Galli
It is testament to Galli's versatility and Milan's defensive strength-in-depth that, despite the fact he may not have played against Barcelona had certain other players been available, he was still able to slot in and contribute to a clean sheet on the night.
Although not one of the higher profile players to emerge from this side, the former defender is still as highly regarded by club today as he was in 1994.
Leaving the Rossoneri in 1996 Galli had short stays with Reggiana, Bresica and Watford before finishing up at Serie C2 side Pro Sesto. He later made his way back to Milan and is now the Youth Department Technical Manager at the club.
Paolo Maldini
If Tassotti's name is synonymous with AC Milan then Maldini is practically the club personified. The only member of the 1994 team to spend his entire career with the Rossoneri, the legendary defender played 25 seasons at the Stadio Meazza which resulted in 902 appearances and 26 trophies. His father Cesare was also a European Cup winner with the club.
The former Italy captain, who appeared 126 times for the Azzurri, retired in 2009 and has since stated that has no intention of pursuing a career as a coach.
As of May 2015, Maldini is the co-owner of NASL side Miami FC and has the long-term aim of overseeing their pathway into MLS.
Midfield
Roberto Donadoni
The Italy international who occupied the left wing for the final was nearing the end of what would be his first spell with Milan as he left to play in the MLS for the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in 1996 before returning for Capello's second stint with the Rossoneri. After winning the Scudetto under Alberto Zaccheroni in 1999 he ended his career in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ittihad.
Of his teammates, Donadoni has certainly had the most prolific coaching career since retiring, taking charge of a host of Italian clubs as well as the Italy national team. He is currently in charge of Serie A side Bologna having replaced Delio Rossi in October 2015.
Zvonimir Boban
Deployed on the right of midfield in 1994, the Croatian was one of the three allowed foreign players selected to play the final. His technical skill and ability to play in a number of attacking positions across midfield made him an important player for the Rossoneri and he scored 30 goals in 251 appearances after joining from Dinamo Zagreb in 1990.
With his opportunities to play becoming increasingly limited following the signing of Rui Costa, Boban ended his career still a Milan player in 2001 after a short loan spell with Celta Vigo.
After retiring he completed a history degree at the University of Zagreb and also owns a bar in the city, called Boban. These days he is most well-known for his punditry with the likes of Sky Italia where he has gained a reputation as a frank, and often controversial, speaker.
Demetrio Albertini
Known as 'the metronome' for his ability to dictate the tempo of play from the middle of midfield, Albertini was the heartbeat of the Milan side even though he was just 22 in 1994. Following the emergence of Andrea Pirlo, he left Milan in 2002 after 406 appearances and had brief spells with Atletico Madrid, Lazio, Atalanta and Barcelona before retiring in 2005.
After retiring, Albertini went on to work for the Italian Football Federation, holding the positions of vice-commissioner and later vice-president. He stepped down as vice-president to run for the presidency against Carlo Tavecchio in August 2014 but controversially lost out and has been openly critical of Tavecchio in recent times.
Marcel Desailly
When he lined up against Barcelona, the Frenchman was in his first season with Milan after joining from Marseille, with whom he won the Champions League the previous season. That experience served him well as he scored against the Spanish side and picked up his second winner's medal. His five-year spell with the Rossoneri ended when he joined Chelsea in 1998 having just won the World Cup with France.
Life after football has seen a mixture of media and charity work for Desailly, having worked as a pundit for various channels and contributed to numerous good causes. Born in Ghana, the now 47-year-old is the UNICEF national Goodwill Ambassador for the country.
Attack
Dejan Savicevic
Scorer of an outrageous lob in the final, for former Yugoslavia international also provided an assist in the game to underline his importance as a creative influence in the side. After 144 appearances and 34 goals for the Rossoneri he returned to the club he was signed from, Red Star Belgrade, before finishing in 2001 with Rapid Wien.
Savicevic immediately became head coach of the FR Yugoslavia / Serbia-Montenegro national team however an unsuccessful reign lasted just two years before he resigned. In 2004 he became president of the Football Association of Montenegro, a role he still holds following two re-elections.
Daniele Massaro
The striker was the man who put his side in control in Athens with two first half goals to cap what was his finest season in a Milan shirt. His knack of scoring decisive goals earned him the nickname 'Saint Massaro' and he bagged 70 goals in his 306 Rossoneri appearances.
Massaro has had some interesting experiences since finishing his professional career, captaining the Italy Beach Soccer national team for a period and later taking part in the WRC Sanremo Rally in 1998 and 1999. More recently he has served as Milan's public relations manager.
Substitutes
Stefano Nava
Very much an understudy to his higher-profile defensive teammates, Nava was brought on for Maldini after 83 minutes with the game long beyond the reach of Barcelona. He left Milan in 1995 and didn't spend longer than one season at any club after that before retiring in 2001 with Pro Sesto in Serie C2.
In 2004, Sava took charge of Pro Sesto for a short period but later returned to Milan to take up a coaching role in the Rossoneri's youth sector. He has held positions with various age groups and took charge of the Primavera upon Cristian Brocchi's promotion to the first team last year.The post Where Are They Now: AC Milan’s 1994 Champions League winners appeared first on GazzettaWorld.