UEFA Champions League 2022-23: AC Milan vs Tottenham: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

The North London club travel to Milan in the European top club competition.

A 1-0 victory would give struggling AC Milan the confidence they needed before a crucial Champions League match. Milan have only one win in their past seven games and battle to win games, but they will enter this match fresh off a 1-0 victory against Torino.

Tottenham, who had just defeated Manchester City, suffered a humiliating 4-1 loss to Leicester City, dropping Conte's team to fifth in the standings. Spurs have struggled this season with three losses in their last five games, and they will now play AC Milan in the Champions League.

Kick-off: 15-02-2023 1:30 AM (IST), 14-02-2023 8 PM (GMT)-

AC Milan form (all competition): W-L-L-L-D

Tottenham form (all competition): L-W-W-L-L

Players to watch

Tottenham

Harry Kane

Despite the team's terrible performance, Kane has continued to be Tottenham's greatest striker and a goal threat. As Kane's abilities in front of goal are unmatched and the player has given his all in every game, having Kane on their side is definitely a boon for Spurs.

AC Milan

Rafael Leao

Rafael Leao poses a significant threat to the Spurs because of his speed and ability to generate opportunities. Despite Milan's performance this season, the Portuguese have been brilliant and will be an essential player for them against Tottenham.

Match facts

• Antonio Conte has won eight of his last nine games against AC Milan.
• Milan will play the first match of the Champions League knockout stage since 2013-14.
• Spurs are the only team who have scored the highest number of goals from crosses (63% - 5/8).

Injury and team news

Only Lloris and Ryan Sessegnon are unavailable for the match, so Spurs don't have a long injury list. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has recently returned to training after missing eight months due to an ACL injury, apart from this AC Milan are currently injury-free.

Head-to-head

Matches: 4

AC Milan: 0

Draws: 2

Tottenham: 2

Predicted lineup

AC Milan (4-2-3-1): Tatarusanu; Kalulu, Kjaer, Thiaw; Calabria, Tonali, Krunic, Hernandez; Diaz, Giroud, Leao

Tottenham (3-4-3): Forster; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Prediction

Both teams are striving for victories, so this will be a thrilling encounter between two teams that want to go far in the competition. However, since Conte is accustomed to playing against AC Milan, we believe he will find a method to destabilise their defence, giving Tottenham a chance to prevail.

Prediction: AC Milan 1-2 Tottenham

Telecast Details

India: Sony Sports Ten 5 SD/HD, SonyLIV, JioTV

UK: BT Sport

USA: CBS Sports Network.

Nigeria: SuperSport 3