AC Milan Vs Dinamo Zagreb – The Official Line-Ups
Serie A is in full swing with a number of exciting matches on the horizon. These two games between AC Milan and Dinamo Zagreb will be interesting to watch for many reasons. These teams are both in great form and have the potential to cause upsets.
Chelsea
Despite the gloom, Chelsea are in prime position to win the UEFA Champions League and will face Dinamor Zagreb in the final group stage game. The Blues have already qualified for the knockout stages and will look to make a statement against their rivals at Stamford Bridge.
It’s been three months since the Blues won a European match against a team that isn’t Barcelona. They were beaten by Brighton 4-1 in the league last week and will want to reclaim some pride against Zagreb.
Chelsea have scored a couple of times against the Croatian side in the past, but haven’t actually produced a goal in the last 86 minutes. It’s been the first time they have failed to score in a European away game in over a decade.
Chelsea haven’t actually scored in the first half in the previous two games, but will be hoping to do so on Wednesday evening. They’ll be aiming to end a run of three consecutive defeats and get a victory that will give them top spot in the group.
AC Milan
Having won one of their last two matches, AC Milan will travel to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday in the Champions League. A win would give the Italians three points and keep them in third place in the group. A draw would keep the Croatians bottom of the group with four points.
Ahead of the game, coach Ante Cacic has named his team to face the Croatians. He has a near full squad to choose from. However, there are four changes to the official XI.
Alessandro Florenzi, Aster Vranckx, Alexis Saelamaekers and Mike Maignan are all out injured. Fikayo Tomori is suspended due to a red card. The rest of the lineup is unchanged.
Dominik Livakovic will start in goal. Mislav Orsic will lead the attack. Denis Zakaria will partner Jorginho in midfield.
Pierre Kalulu is back in the starting eleven. He will be reunited with Fikayo Tomori in the defence. There is a chance that the Serbian international could make a return in the attacking midfield role.
Serie A form of both sides
Taking on AC Milan in Zagreb on Tuesday evening, Dinamo Zagreb will hope to secure three points and progress to the next stage of the Champions League. Despite being in a poor position at the bottom of Group E, they have shown signs of being a strong side at home. They will not have it easy against AC Milan, though.
AC Milan will travel to Zagreb on Tuesday with a number of key players still missing. Injured players include Malick Thiaw and Tiemoue Bakayoko. Davide Calabria, Alexis Saelemaekers, and Alessandro Florenzi have also been missing. In addition, Milan will be without suspended midfielder Fikayo Tomori.
Milan will be looking to get back to winning ways after being held to a draw by Monza. They were still without Alessandro Florenzi, Sergino Dest, Aster Vranckx, and Yacine Adli. However, Brahim Diaz has joined the team. He is expected to start in the central attacking midfield role, replacing Charles De Ketelaere.
Team news
Having beaten Chelsea on match day one, Dinamo Zagreb have only won once since. They are currently bottom of Group E, but have a chance to move ahead of the other three teams if they win their game against AC Milan.
Milan are in good form at home this season. They have not lost a Serie A game away from home for 11 games. They won their reverse fixture against Zagreb 3-1 in Italy. However, they have only won one of their last five European road trips.
Milan are missing key players. Alexis Saelemaekers, Davide Calabria and Fikayo Tomori are all out of the squad. There are longer term absences as well. There are also doubts over the fitness of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Brahim Diaz.
Pioli is likely to make a few changes to his starting lineup. Rade Krunic is expected to replace Charles De Ketelaere as a playmaker. Junior Messias could be recalled to the starting XI. He could be played on the right wing.
