Kaka wants happy return

Published on Monday 2 November 2009 22:00

REAL Madrid forward Kaka is expecting a warm welcome this evening when he returns to the San Siro to take on his former team AC Milan.

Kaka left the Rossoneri this summer to join Madrid after five successful seasons with the Italian giants. Milan's decision to sell Kaka proved a bitter blow for supporters, who were reluctant to see the club's top star leave.

However, Kaka said: "For what I have achieved at the club in the years I spent there, I expect a warm welcome from the Rossoneri fans."

Madrid go into tonight's Champions League game looking to avenge last month's 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Rossoneri in the Bernabeu.

Kaka has warned his team-mates to expect another battle in Milan. "It's going to be a difficult match," he said.

Real coach Manuel Pellegrini is still without ex-Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo because of an ankle injury but striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has been included in a Champions League squad for the first time this season.