MILAN, Italy (AFP) – Werder Bremen stunned mighty AC Milan by coming back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 and send the Italian giants crashing out of the UEFA Cup at the San Siro.Milan were cruising at half-time as they led 2-0 in their round of 32, second leg tie through goals from Andrea Pirlo and Pato but a stirring second-half fightback from Werder saw them through on away goals after a 3-3 draw on aggregate.
Milan president and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was already fuming after the Italians conceded a late equaliser last week in Germany but this latest collapse at home could bring coach Carlo Ancelotti's job into question.
The final whistle was met with a chorus of jeers from the pitiful home crowd that numbered less than 24,000 but Ancelotti remained defiant about his position.
"I don't feel under threat even if I take all the responsibility," he said.
"I'm not trying to mask it, the season has been a bad one but now we have to try to achieve our last objective (finishing in the top three in Serie A).
"It won't be easy, we've got to try to play to the best of our abilities."
Milan are already out of the Italian Cup and trail city rivals Inter Milan by a massive 11 points in the league, meaning the UEFA Cup had seemed their only remaining realistic hope of claiming silverware this season.
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