Team news: Milan were without Sergiño Dest, Aster Vranckx, Yacine Adli, Tiémoué Bakayoko and Zlatan Ibrahimović were are out of the Champions League list as well as without Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori, Alessandro Florenzi and Ismaël Bennacer. Tottenham had to do without Hugo Lloris, Ryan Sessegnon Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur. Kickoff time for the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 was 21:00 CET at Stadio San Siro.
Goal: Brahim Díaz (7′)
AC Milan (3-4-3) – Stefano Pioli
Ciprian Tătăruşanu; Pierre Kalulu, Simon Kjær, Malick Thiaw; Alexis Saelemaekers (77′ Junior Messias), Sandro Tonali (86′ Tommaso Pobega), Rade Krunić, Theo Hernández; Brahim Díaz (77′ Charles De Ketelaere), Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leão (90′ Ante Rebić).
Unused: Mirante, Nava; Ballo-Touré, Calabria, Gabbia; Origi.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (3-4-3) – Antonio Conte
Fraser Forster; Cristian Romero, Eric Dier, Clément Lenglet (80′ Ben Davies); Emerson Royal, Pape Matar Sarr, Oliver Skipp, Ivan Perišić; Dejan Kulusevski (70′ Richarlison), Harry Kane, Son Heung-min (80′ Arnaut Danjuma).
Unused: Austin, Whiteman; Porro, Sánchez, Tanganga; Lucas Moura.
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI).
I guess Brenacer and Tomori aren’t fit yet. Best of luck boys !!! Give us hope for the return leg.
All I have to say just give us hope for the return leg no matter what you do don’t lose on the home soil forza Milan
Go boys just give 100percent.
Brahimmmmmm goalllll
Let’s give it to the long through by Thiaw !
Wtf is wrong with Tata. Kolusevski has almost intercepted his pass
Pity to see giroud doing defensive work
look at how good and confident Thiaw has been the past two games and tell me again how yall think Pioli is smart to have kept him on the bench for so long. don’t forget, if not for Tomori’s injury, Thiaw would have stayed on the bench! Clueless coach.
I’ve said it a long time ago, the argument of him being the coach and seeing them in training is no longer valid. Must players get injured before Pioli gives chances to the new guys?
Exactly, i remember it was same for Leao, Rebic, Tomori, Kalulu and sadly Paqueta too. Even Giroud was hardly geting any play time until Ibra got injured.
Same happened with Kalulu, he got his chance when Kjaer was injured. I would not say clueless but he takes maybe too much time integrating certain players in.
As a coach, if you can’t see the potential in your players, then you’re clueless. I wonder if Donaruma would have gotten a chance if Pioli was our coach then. the guy doesn’t know how to discover potential in players, he relies on clueless players like Krunic!
Pioli should grow up balls and pull out Krunic for Deketellare
For those waiting for pioli to bench krunic, you clearly don’t know what a father can do for his son, leao, theo can be bench but krunic is special, because he is pioli long lost son
Lol funny I just want the point the wining no matter what it takes theo is doing a wonderful job out there
Thiaw plays like a real veteran out there, really calm and composed, hope he keeps it up. Theo, Thiaw and Diaz are playing well, Krunic and Tata just reckless. Salesmaker can’t dribble, can’t take it forward, can’t pass. Saved us once but apart from that he’s just Abate v2
i just realized this… Abate v2!!! it’s so true. why didnt i see this before. Abate was serviceable.
Take Giroud and Krunic out of this game Pls!
Why is poili taking time to change is it when we concede
Fuck close one for CDK
Fuck Teo again missed opportunity
Thiaw
Wow ! After a long time got to watch a good Milan half
Beating a PL team is all the more fun
Got to say Thiaw looks like another genius acquisition from M&M. I remeber his first game in Serie A, i think against Verona in October 2022, he had some crucial saves that game and some good ratings after. Pioli now has “a Panther trio” back there with Tomori-Thiaw-Kalulu, not to mention Magic Mike between the posts. Looking really promising for years to come.
I’m also really anxious to see Vranckx, he’s quite possibly another hidden gem. Let him loose Pioli!
Forza Milan!
Aaaaaand San Siro made 9 million euros yesterday.
Two weeks ago the market was still open. Maldini will turn into the best SD in football history with this kind of handicap.
Back three of Thaiw Kalulu Tomori. unstoppable