AC Milan Vs Tottenham Hotspur Champions League Last 16 Preview: Both Bring Capital Disappointment

JAKARTA Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan both came with poor capital when preparing for the second leg of the 2022/2023 Champions League last 16 match.

The match between the two teams will take place at Spurs headquarters at Tottenham Stadium, England, Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 03.00 a.m. local time. Milan are away with a 1-0 advantage over the first leg.

The goal scored by Brahim Diaz at the start of the match three weeks ago has made it easier for the Rossoneri road a little. However, the two clubs have just both suffered defeats in domestic competition ahead of their duel.

Spurs will undergo this match after losing a 0-1 away in the Premier League against Wolverhampton Wanderers. It was a loss they felt just three days after being knocked out in the FA Cup as a result of losing to Sheffield United's second division team.

Meanwhile, Milan came to England after the disappointing result against Fiorentina in the Italian Serie A continued. Stefano Pioli's men suffered a 1-2 defeat which left them outside the top four of the standings.

Thus, both teams certainly want to break their poor record at the time of the clashes in the early hours of the morning. Tickets for the quarter-finals will be very meaningful after their European campaign before going so low.

The visitors are at risk of being eliminated in the round of 16 for the third time in their last four matches in Europe's highest caste competition. They previously managed to qualify twice from their last three continental matches after losing in the first leg.

Three consecutive victories at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Manchester City, Chelsea, and West Ham United, could be Spurs' reason to be optimistic. Moreover, Milan will not enter the second leg with high self-confidence.

Milan is only 90 minutes away from reaching the Champion League quarter-finals for the first time since the 2011/2012 season. However, restoring the Rossoneri glory is something that has yet to be checked on Pioli's life history list.

Victory over Spurs marked the second win of four consecutive wins in all tournaments for Milan. However, the trip to Artemio Franchi to face Fiorentina last weekend was a result that would not help them in the second leg.

The Champions League is Rossoneri's last realistic chance to add to their trophy collection this season. However, the Italian giants are overshadowed by a poor record of only two wins in their last eight aways.

In addition, they have only secured the same number of victories from their six away games in the Champions League since 2021. Therefore, it is rather difficult to see them able to hunt down the eighth title in the history of the competition.

Prediction of the line-up

Tottenham Hotspur (3-4-3): Forster; Romero, Lenglet, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

AC Milan (3-4-3): Maignan; Kalulu, Kjaer, Tomori; Saelemaekers, Krunic, Tonali, Hernandez; Diaz, Giroud, Leao