The UEFA Champions League starts up again on Tuesday. In the first leg of their last-16 matchup, AC Milan plays Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro.
Tottenham qualified for the elimination round by ranking first in Group D, while Milan placed second in Group E, three points behind Chelsea.
Can Milan go closer to its first Champions League final appearance since 2007? Or, will the Spurs replicate their valor in 2019? It is time to examine both perspectives in more detail.
Milan achieved a great deal with three wins out of their six Champions League group matches; they drew one and lost twice.
The Italian team beat Dinamo Zagreb twice and beat Red Bull Salzburg by a score of 4-0 on Matchday 6, but they also lost twice to Chelsea.
Milan enters the opening leg in bad form, having won just one of their last eight games in all tournaments.
Having gone five games without a victory in Serie A between January and February, the defending Italian champions are fifth in the standings, 18 points behind Napoli.
In the Premier League, Tottenham is currently in fifth position, two points outside of the top four and 12 points below league-leading Arsenal.
No team has had fewer ties than Tottenham's three in 23 games, with 12 victories and eight defeats.
However, Spurs have been quite consistent in the Champions League this season, dropping just one of their six matches.
The team led by Antonio Conte beat Marseille twice and Eintracht Frankfurt once to finish in second place in Group D by four points.
Milan and Tottenham last played during the 2010-11 Champions League season. Tottenham defeated Milan 1-0 at the San Siro before playing to a scoreless draw in London.
In fact, Milan has never beaten Tottenham in four games against other teams. They have tied twice and lost twice.
Injured Milan players Ismael Bennacer, Fikayo Tomori, Mike Maignan, and Alessandro Florenzi are likely to miss the opening leg due to injury.
Hugo Lloris, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Yves Bissouma are all injured and will be out for a long time. On Tuesday, Fraser Forster will start in goal for Tottenham.
Due to the fact that the second leg of this match is set for March 8, both teams are anticipated to handle Tuesday's match with care.
Unfortunately K24 will not air the matches but catch Chelsea vs Southampton this weekend on EPL Maskani.
TV Channels airing 2023 UEFA champions League in Kenya, AC Milan VS Tottenham
- DSTV - Supersport
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