AC Milan vs Tottenham lineups, starting 11 for Champions League showdown
Antonio Conte returns to his old roost this week when Tottenham take on AC Milan in the Champions League.
Spurs’ European season gets a fresh start with a trip to San Siro in a round of 16 first leg with Conte at the stadium where he won the 2021 Serie A title with Inter Milan.
Tottenham have been eliminated in three of their last four Champions League games at this point, with the exception of the 2-0 final defeat by Liverpool in 2019, while AC Milan are through to the knockout stage for the first time since 2014.
Below are the expected starting line-ups for both teams based on the latest news ahead of this crucial Champions League game.
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Lineups AC Milan vs Tottenham
Both Conte and his opponent Stefano Pioli are injured without a key player, with first-choice goalkeepers Mike Maignan And Hugo Lloris among the absent.
England international Fikayo Tomori is an important absence for the hosts and Spurs have been hit by the news of Rodrigo Bentancur misses the rest of the season due to knee surgery with midfield partner Pierre Emile Hojbjerg First leg suspended and Yves Bissouma also next to it.
Veteran Forward Oliver Giroud will lead the line for Pioli after scoring four goals in the group stage. Spurs expect Harry Kane to continue his record-breaking form of late, which has seen him score four goals in his last six Premier League games.
Below are the expected starting line-ups for both sides ahead of their game at the San Siro on February 14.
AC Milan from 11
(3-4-3): Tatarusanu (GK) – Calabria, Kjaer, Kalulu – Saelemaekers, Tonali, Krunic, Hernandez – Diaz, Giroud, Leao
- Injured: Tomori, Maignan, Bennacer, Florenzi
- Exposed:
Tatarusanu will continue to stand in for the injured Maignan, with David Calabria He is expected to return to defense after coming on as a substitute in the weekend’s 1-0 win over Torino.
Tottenham start on June 11
(3-4-3): Forster (GK) – Romero, Dier, Davies – Porro, Sarr, Skipp, Perisic – Kulusevski, Kane, Son
- Injured: Lloris, Bentancur. Bissouma, Sessegnon
- Blocked: Hojbjerg
Conte is boosted by the return of Christian Romero after a national suspension but his midfield looks very light with the absentees Bentancur And Hojbjerg.
Bissouma is still not available with Oliver Skip rely on partners Pape Sarr in engine room, flanked by January signing Pedro Porro and former Inter winger Ivan Perisic.
AC Milan vs Tottenham Live Stream, TV Channels
The return of the Champions League is causing great excitement among fans around the world, with most major regions broadcasting all knockout stages.
Full details of Spurs’ trip to Milan are below. Fans are advised to check with their local broadcasters for full details on coverage.
| TV channel | stream | |
| Australia | — | Stan sports |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | beIN Sport 4 | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Sony TEN | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| Malaysia | be in sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| New Zealand | — | Spark sports |
| Singapore | be in sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| United Kingdom | BT sport | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | — | Outstanding+, ViX |
Australia: Watch every game 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.
Canada: Every Champions League game in Canada can be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
UNITED KINGDOM: The UEFA Champions League will be covered by BT Sport’s TV and streaming platforms.
UNITED STATES: Fans in the US can watch the Champions League in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, ViX and ViX+).
When games are broadcast on CBS or Univision channels, the same channels are streamed on fuboTV which is available as a free trial for new users.