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2022/23 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16 - First-Leg
AC Milan v Tottenham Hotspur
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Milan, Italy
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
Kick-off is at 22h00
AC Milan will go head to head with Tottenham Hotspur in a
UEFA Champions League match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 14.
Champions League Form
Milan reached the knockout phase after finishing second in Group E having accumulated 10 points from six matches - winning three games, drawing one and losing two.
The Italian champions are undefeated in their last two matches in the Champions League having recorded two successive wins over Dinamo Zagreb and RB Salzburg.
While Tottenham finished at the top of Group D having collected 11 points from six matches - winning three games, drawing two and losing once.
The English side is undefeated in their last four matches in the Champions League having registered two draws and two victories over Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique Marseille.
What Is At Stake
Milan will be looking to grab a first-leg advantage at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza where they have won two of their last three matches while the other game ended in a defeat.
Meanwhile, Tottenham will be keen to make it two wins in a row on the road having defeated Marsellie in their last away game in this competition and they are undefeated in their last two away games.
The second-leg encounter is set to take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 8 March 2023 and the team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the quarter-finals.
Team News
Milan will be without Alessandro Florenzi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mike Maignan, Fikayo Tomori and Ismael Bennacer who are all nursing injuries.
On the other hand, Tottenham do not have any injury concerns coming into this encounter, but Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg will be missing due to a one-match suspension.
Key Players
Olivier Giroud will once again be Milan's key player having scored the most goals for the team in this season's Champions League - scoring four times.
Rossoneri will have to find a way to contain Tottenham's world-class striker Harry Kane who will be looking to play an instrumental role in helping Spurs overcome Milan.
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Quotes
"You cannot expect to find easy rivals in the last 16, but we will do our best to prepare: they will be exciting rivals," Milan manager Stefano Pioli said.
"Tottenham are very compact and organised with really strong individuals and with many [players] who know Milan and Italian soccer.
"In theory, I think it could be an even clash."
Head-to-Head
Milan and Tottenham drew 0-0 in their last meeting in the Champions League and the game took place at the White Hart Lane on 9 March 2011.
It was the second competitive match between the two teams and the other game ended in a 1-0 win in favour of Tottenham in Italy.
(UEFA Champions League Meetings)
Matches - 2
Milan - 0
Tottenham - 1
Draws - 1
UEFA Champions League fixtures - 14-15 February
All matches to kick-off at 20h00
Tuesday, February 14
AC Milan v Tottenham Hotspur
Paris SG v Bayern Munich
Wednesday, 15 Feb
Club Brugge v SL Benfica
Borussia Dortmund v Chelsea FC
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