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It was Milan's first knockout fixture at the European elites stage since the 2013-2014 season, as they entered the San Siro stadium without Mike Maignan, ...

"I think both teams played the game with high intensity and a lot of pressure. Spurs also had a long list of absentees, as they lost Hugo Lloris and Rodrigo Bentancur due to injury, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg suspended. ( Image Source : AFP )

Spurs barely created anything at the San Siro and after Tuesday's defeat in the first leg of the last 16 matchup and the weekend's heavy loss to Leicester, ...

We can take a lot of positives from this match but Saturday (at Monza) we need to get back out there and win again.” We need to rediscover that belief in we have lost in taking on your man, but there was great effort and desire,” Conte told reporters. “To play this way in the Champions League and in San Siro in this atmosphere...

Ahead of their Champions League clash with Spurs, we look back on the 2013/14 AC Milan team - their last UCL knockout tie squad.

In fact, courtesy of [Whoscored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/790672/Live/Europe-Champions-League-2013-2014-AC-Milan-Atletico-Madrid), here is the Rossoneri’s first leg line-up: Further ex-Citizens in the squad included [Mario Balotelli](https://www.sporf.com/tag/mario-balotelli/) (Milan’s top scorer that year) and Robinho, too. [2013/14 side](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ac-milan/kader/verein/5/saison_id/2013) is none other than [Kaka](https://www.sporf.com/tag/kaka/). They then faced a daunting Round-of-16 clash with Diego Simeone’s [Atletico Madrid](https://www.sporf.com/tag/atletico-madrid/). [Michael Essien](https://www.sporf.com/tag/michael-essien/) was not the only former Premier League squad member. Ultimately, the 2013/14 campaign proved one to forget for AC Milan. Maybe that’s why it is so easy to forget that some of these stars pulled on the famous red-and-black stripes. [a group](https://footballdatabase.com/league-scores-tables/uefa-champions-league-2013-14) featuring Barcelona, Ajax, and Celtic, finishing second. Kaka got Milan’s only goal of the tie, which at the time offered a chance back into the contest. However, goals from Arda Turan, Diego Costa (x2), and Raul Garcia sunk Milan’s chances. This is the first knockout tie that AC Milan will play since the 2013/14 season. Considering their status as one of Europe’s biggest clubs, Milan’s absence from the Champions League is a surprising one.

The first step has been taken. The Rossoneri produced a spirited display to defeat Tottenham at San Siro this evening thanks to an early goal from Brahim ...

Soon after, another huge chance fell to [Thiaw](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/malick-thiaw/statistics), who rose highest to Rafa’s cross, but his header fell the wrong side of the post. [Kjær](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/simon-kjaer/statistics) shielded the ball well from a dangerous cross by Lenglet, who had taken advantage of an unfortunate clash between Krunić and Giroud to get into the box. Conte made the first change of the game, bringing on Richarlison for Kulusevski, and Pioli followed suit giving Messias and [De Ketelaere](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/charles_de_ketelaere/statistics) their chance to contribute. [Brahim Díaz](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/brahim-diaz/statistics), meaning they will now go into the second leg of the [Champions League](https://www.acmilan.com/en/season/2022/schedule/uefa-champions-league) round of 16 tie with a narrow lead. Now, the Rossoneri will turn to their attentions to [Serie A](https://www.acmilan.com/en/season/2022/schedule/serie-a), starting with Saturday’s trip to the Brianteo to face Monza. They allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the website. The second half started off with the same 22 players, and the pattern of the game was just as the first: very little space to play in, every ball fought hard for, with many tough tackles. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. The performances of the starters and substitutes was undoubtedly of a European standard, with Pioli’s men giving very little away and coming away with a [ second consecutive clean sheet](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/stats/2023-02-14/milan-tottenham-i-numeri-della-gara). The team were on the ball from the first minute, with each unit working well and the lead coming inside seven minutes, courtesy of Brahim. The players, who will be tasked with defending this advantage in the [return fixture in London](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/ticketing/2023-02-06/tottenham-v-ac-milan-tickets-on-sale-for-tie-in-london) on 8 March, deserve only applause tonight.

Ramanattukara: The students of Venerini Higher Secondary School, Kozhikode could not conceal their excitement as Alberto Lacandela, the technical head coach ...

Currently, a total of 78 boys and 38 girls are offered football training in the campus. Expert coaches will train the students for 1.5 hours on three days a week. Lacandela’s visit marked the inauguration of a special football training programme, organised in association with AC Milan, that aims to identify students skilled in the game and provide them free training in separate batches.

Parma, Sampdoria, Juventus and Pomigliano in Serie A; Lazio and Fiorentina twice in the Coppa Italia. Six wins and one draw, with only two goals conceded ( ...

With the usual - and solid - forward contribution of Asllani and Thomas, the Rossonere can also boast an offensive trident that arrives in the best possible way at the decisive moment of the season. Four wins in five league matches, two wins in three Coppa Italia matches and qualifying for the semi-finals. Parma, Sampdoria, Juventus and Pomigliano in Serie A; Lazio and Fiorentina twice in the Coppa Italia.

AC Milan Primavera will still have to wait for their first win of 2023. At the PUMA House of Football, the Rossoneri drew 1-1 against Sampdoria, ...

Nothing more significant happened: the match ended 1-1 at the [PUMA House of Football](https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/venues/vismara). [Alesi](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/primavera/players/gabriele-alesi/biography), captain of the day, missed a goal-scoring chance. It was rather unfortunate, because Sampdoria took the lead with their first shot on goal: 39th minute, Pozzato's cross-volley was unstoppable for [Nava](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/primavera/players/lapo-francesco-nava/biography). [Traorè](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/primavera/players/chaka-traore/biography) - and in the 58th minute the Rossoneri produced their best chance with a right-footed volley from Casali that was blocked on the goal-line by Tantalocchi. Coach Abate tried to sway the momentum of the match with substitutions - in came Gala and In this particularly busy February, the Rossoneri can find opportunities to get themselves back on track given the schedule: starting with Sunday morning's match away at Cesena.

Tottenham make their return to Champions League action this week as Antonio Conte's side face a tough test away at Serie A giants AC Milan.

[Watch every match of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League with all the action streaming ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport.](http://bit.ly/3HvNyms) USA: Fans in the USA can watch the Champions League in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, ViX and ViX+). The return of the Champions League creates huge excitement for fans across the world with the majority of major regions broadcasting all of the knockout stages. [Prize money breakdown for the 2022/23 Champions League](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/champions-league-prize-money-2022-2023-ucl-winners-uefa/axbbtipavsvy1howxwj6vanp) Below are the projected starting lineups for both teams based on the latest news leading up to this crucial Champions League match. Tottenham have been knocked out at this stage in three of their last four Champions League appearances, with the exception being their 2-0 final defeat to Liverpool in 2019, whilst AC Milan are through to the knockouts for the first time since 2014.

The UEFA Champions League is back! And it returned with three 1-0 scorelines and one 2-0: Bayern beating PSG away, AC Milan comfortably holding off ...

Mbappé's shot on target, PSG's first of the match, came in the 73rd minute. In fact, they have not scored in more matches (five) this calendar year so far than any other Premier League club. This is the first time since 2006-07 that AC Milan have kept three straight clean sheets in a UCL season. from 2003-04) that they then went on to win. That's the most by any team. The UEFA Champions League is back!

AC Milan registered a morale-boosting victory, as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, ...

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