Serie A champions AC Milan welcome Tottenham to San Siro on Tuesday evening for the first leg of their last 16 Champions League clash, and are set to have a strong side with which to do so.
Last season’s Serie A winners, Milan have hit a slump in form which has seen them win just one of their last 5, a narrow win over Torino on Friday, and they sit a mammoth 18 points behind league leaders Napoli despite being joint-third in the standings after 22 games.
They welcome a Tottenham side that are coming off the back of a 4-1 hammering at Leicester City, and who are set to be without several key players.
We take a look at how we expect the Rossoneri to line up, and how their squad is taking shape ahead of the tie.
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In potentially massive news for the Rossoneri, reports in Italy claim that both Fikayo Tomori and Ismail Bennacer will be fit enough to start the Champions League clash.
Star defender Tomori has missed the last three Serie A games with a hip injury, while former Arsenal academy product Bennacer had missed the last two with a calf problem. However, both are set to train on Monday, though Pioli has since confirmed that Bennacer will not be risked.
In his place, former Arsenal and Chelsea man Olivier Giroud is set to lead the line, supported by the club’s leading goalscorer this season Rafael Leao.
They do, however, remain without Mike Maignan, with last season’s star goalkeeper still sidelined with a calf injury, while Alessandro Florenzi is also out through injury.
Nonetheless, it is a strong squad that will await Spurs when they arrive in Milan, and given the issues in north London in the past week, it could be a long evening for the Lilywhites.
