UCL 2022-23: Tottenham Hotspur vs AC Milan: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

Spurs look to settle the odds against Milan at home!

Tottenham will be looking to get a big win over AC Milan in their upcoming fixture of the UEFA Champions League knockouts. Milan are ahead by 1 goal on aggregates and a draw will work out in their favor in this contest. Both teams are coming off losses in their previous games as Spurs lost to Wolves in their previous outing while Milan were busted by Fiorentina.

The home-game advantage could provide Spurs with the momentum to rally for the win, but it is sure that Stefano Pioli’s men will give the side a tough fight in this fixture.

Kick-off:

Wednesday, 08-03-2023; 8:00 pm (GMT)

Thursday, 09-03-2023; 1:30 am (IST)

Tottenham Hotspur form (all competition): L-L-W-W-LAC Milan form (all competition): L-W-W-W-W

Player to watch

Tottenham Hotspur: Harry Kane

The English striker has been the star man for the home team in Premier League this season scoring 18 goals in his 26 games. However, the striker has been disappointing in UCL with just a single goal in the seven outings. Kane will have to be at his best if Spurs want to make it through with his role crucial to the match.

AC Milan: Rafael Leao

Rafael Leao has been a crucial player for AC Milan across all competitions this season. The player has a total of 15 goal contributions in the Serie A this season in 23 games. Similar to Kane, the Portuguese too has found the back of the net just once in 7 UCL games this season and will be looking to get some more against the tally.

Match facts

• AC Milan have won just one out of their twenty-one away games against English sides across all European competition.
• Spurs have lost four out of their six games when it comes to UCL knockout games at home.
• AC Milan have been eliminated just thrice out of their 21 UCL knockout ties after winning in the first leg, with the last loss against Barcelona in 2005.

Injury and team news

Spurs have been hit by injury hard, post the winter transfer window Antonio Conte has been missing out on the services of Hugo Lloris, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ryan Sessegnon, and Yves Bissouma. Lloris and the remaining three players picked up an injury in the second week of February and haven't been there for the squad. This is likely to be the case once again.

AC Milan are likely to miss out on the services of Brahim Diaz with the midfielder picking up a knee injury in the last outing against Fiorentina. Otherwise, Stefano Pioli should have all his other players at his disposal.

Head-to-head record

Matches: 5Tottenham Hotspur: 2AC Milan:  1Draws: 2

Predicted Lineup

Tottenham Hotspurs predicted lineup (3-4-2-1)

Forster; Lenglet, Dier, Romero; Davies, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Emeron; Heung-min, Kulesevski, Kane

AC Milan predicted lineup (3-4-2-1)

Maignan; Tomori, Thiaw, Kalulu; Hernandez, Tonali, Krunic, Messias; Leao, Rebic, Giroud

Prediction

It seems tough to predict a winner out of this game as both teams have been somewhat poor in the last few outings. While Milan does have a 1-goal advantage, Spurs will be looking to get the goals back and this could make for an interesting contest. This game is likely to end in a draw, with Milan moving ahead in aggregates.

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 1 AC Milan

Telecast Details

India – Sony Six, Sony Six HD, Sony TEN 1 and Sony TEN 1 HD.USA – CBS Sports.UK – BT Sport.Nigeria – SuperSport