Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Tottenham
Match Time & Date:
08/03/2023
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Milan
There will be fireworks when Tottenham and Milan go head to head at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday evening. Spurs aim to overcome a one-goal deficit in the return leg, and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach against the Rossoneri. Defender Eric Dier misses the match through suspension, while all Lloris, Bissouma, Sessegnon, and Bentancur should miss out with injuries.
Stefano Pioli’s men, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-1 loss to Fiorentina, and the good news for the visitors is that both Rade Krunic and Rafael Leao are back from the Serie A bans. Even though Zlatan Ibrahimovic is ineligible for the Champions League clash, we predict that Milan will advance to the quarter-finals as they produced a much better performance in the first leg than Tottenham. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to London.
Highlighted Player (Heung-min Son):
Over the years Son Heung-Min has established himself as one of the best Asian footballers. Son is a Tottenham Hotspur first-team regular and he played a very important role in Mauro Pochettino’s team in the 2017/2018 Premier League campaign, scoring 12 goals, while making 37 appearances in the process.
The South Korean footballer, who is well known for his speed and a very powerful shot, was born in Chuncheo on 8 July 1992 and he began his youth career at FC Seoul. In 2008 he moved to Hamburger SV, but he made his senior debut for the Bundesliga club two years later. In 2013 he signed a deal with fellow German side Bayer Leverkusen and he scored 21 goals in 62 appearances in the Bundesliga for the BayArena outfit.
In 2015 he signed a five-year contract with Spurs for a fee of £22 million. Son Heung-min made his South Korea debut in a friendly against Syria in 2010.
Highlighted Team (Milan):
AC Milan are regarded as one of the biggest club in Italy. The Rossoneri compete in the Italian Serie A and they have won 18 domestic trophies. Speaking of the club’s European success, Milan have clinched seven Champions League (European Cup) trophies.
Milan were on the verge of beating Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final, but the Premier League outfit came from three goals behind and eventually won the prestigious trophy on penalties. The Rossoneri play their home games at Stadio San Siro (80,018), the stadium that was opened in 1926. It is well known that Milan’s bitterest rivals are Inter and there have always been fireworks when the two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Madonnina.
Milan were founded in 1899 by a lace-maker from England named Herbert Kilpin and a businessman Alfred Edwards. Milan’s home kits are red and black and that is why the team’s nickname is Rossoneri (The Red and Blacks).
The likes of Alessandro Costacurta, Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Roberto Donadoni, Dejan Savicevic, Frank Rijkaard, Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Andrea Pirlo are the most famous footballers who have represented the San Siro outfit.
