Tonight you have a chance to enjoy the ⅛ final UEFA Champions League duel between AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur. The interesting fact is that both teams are 5th placed in their home football leagues, with identical 12 victories on their accounts.
AC Milan in their last match faced Torino and won the game with a final score of 1:0.
Tottenham on the other side visited Leicester City and lost the game with a final score of 4:1.
These final outcomes definitely have a certain impact on the squads toward tonight’s duel. So it’s going to be very interesting to see the tactical approach of both teams and the final outcome of this 1st leg match-up in San Siro.
AC Milan
The Rossoneri finished as the 2nd best team in Group E with a total of 10 points. They shared this group with Chelsea, Salzburg, and Dinamo Zagreb. The boys from Milan managed to win 3 games, followed by 1 draw and 2 losses. After losing both duels against Chelsea (3:0; 0:2), AC Milan did a great job by winning the games against Dinamo Zagreb (0:4) and Salzburg (4:0).
The players that will not play in tonight’s duel against Tottenham will be:
Ismael Bennacer; Sergino Dest; Alessandro Florenzi; Zlatan Ibrahimovic; Mike Maignan; Fikayo Tomori.
Tottenham Hotspur FC
The Spurs were the first-standing team in Group D with a total of 11 points. They competed in this group against Frankfurt, Sporting, and Marseille. After their first loss in the group against Sporting (2:0), Tottenham played 2 draws against Frankfurt (0:0) and Sporting (1:1), followed by 2 victories over Frankfurt (3:2) and Marseille (1:2).
The players that will not play in tonight’s duel against Milan will be:
Rodrigo Bentancur; Yves Bissouma; Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg; Hugo Lloris; Ryan Sessegnon.
H2H Brief History
The last time AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur faced in the UEFA Champions League competition was in 2011. Back then, they also played in the ⅛ finals. In the first match that took place in Italy, the winners were Tottenham with a final score of 0:1. And in the rematch in England, the final outcome was 0:0, which was a result that made the Spurs the winners in the double match.
Verdict
We are expecting a very exciting football show with many goal-scoring chances. The slight favorite for the victory will be AC Milan because of the home-field advantage.
Our prediction for this match: Market (FIRST GOAL INTERVAL 15 MIN) Tip: FIRST GOAL IN 31-45 MIN
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