Milan vs Tottenham Champions League round of 16 preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, line-ups
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Article summary
When is it? How can you watch it? What are the starting line-ups? All you need to know about the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg between Milan and Tottenham.
Article top media content
Article body
Milan and Tottenham meet in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg on Tuesday 14 February.
Milan vs Tottenham at a glance
When: Tuesday 14 February (21:00 CET kick-off)
Where: Stadio San Siro, Milan
What: Champions League round of 16 first leg (second leg: 8 March)
How to follow: Build-up and live coverage can be found here
Where to watch Milan vs Tottenham on TV
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.
What do you need to know?
Spurs boss Antonio Conte is no stranger to San Siro, having been in the Inter dugout for two seasons as well as a visiting coach for the likes of Atalanta and Juventus. His current team also have fond memories of a 1-0 away win there in the first leg of their 2010/11 round of 16 tie – Peter Crouch applying the finishing touch to a late counterattack. It is little surprise that in-form Harry Kane looks likeliest to provide any such similar moments this time around.
Starting line-ups
Milan: Tătăruşanu, Kalulu, Kjær, Thiaw; Saelemaekers, Krunić, Tonali, Hernández; Brahim Díaz, Giroud, Rafael Leão
Misses next match if booked: Ballo, Krunić, Tomori
Tottenham: Forster; Lenglet, Dier, Romero; Emerson, Skipp, Sarr, Perišić; Kulusevski, Kane, Son.
Misses next match if booked: Bentancur, Dier, Lenglet
Squad changes
Milan
In: Andrea Bartoccioni*, Federico Mangiameli*, Fotios Pseftis*, Malick Thiaw
Out: Sergiño Dest, Andreas Jungdal
* List B
Tottenham
In: Arnaut Danjuma, Pedro Porro, Alfie Whiteman
Out: Matt Doherty, Bryan Gil, Djed Spence
Form guide
Milan
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WLLLDL
Where they stand: 5th in Serie A
Tottenham
Form (all competitions, most recent first): LWWWLL
Where they stand: 5th in Premier League, FA Cup round of 16
Expert prediction
Vieri Capretta, match reporter
It's a very different Milan side to the one that won the league last May and started the season on top form. The victory over Torino on Friday was a relief after five defeats in the previous seven games. However, we all know that Europe is the Rossoneri's favourite stage so we can expect a great performance in front of a roaring San Siro.
The question is which Tottenham will turn up: the side that won at Manchester City the weekend before last or the one soundly beaten by Leicester on Saturday? Conte's charges have won five and lost four of their past nine outings.
What the coaches say
Stefano Pioli, Milan coach: "You cannot expect to find easy rivals in the last 16, but we will do our best to prepare: they will be exciting rivals. 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."
Antonio Conte, Tottenham coach: "We lack consistency this season. It's difficult to remain focused for every game. Playing under pressure all the time is good for some players and not for others. We're working on it. We want to make our players more resilient, but there are factors beyond our control like injuries to important players."
Where is the 2023 Champions League final?
Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium will host the final on Saturday 10 June 2023.
The winners gain a place in the 2023/24 Champions League group stage, if they have not qualified via their domestic competition.