AC Milan

MILAN -- AC Milan managed to win 1-0 against Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League's Round of 16 (catch all your Champions League ...

Pioli's side also lost against Torino in the Coppa Italia's round of 16 and against Inter Milan the Supercoppa Italiana's final in Riyadh. In the interim they drew against AS Roma and Lecce and lost against Lazio, Sassuolo and Inter Milan. The feeling is that if he adapts quickly to this new way of playing, AC Milan will actually be back to their usual form.

Ahead of their Champions League clash with Spurs, we look back on the 2013/14 AC Milan team - their last UCL knockout tie squad.

In fact, courtesy of [Whoscored.com](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/790672/Live/Europe-Champions-League-2013-2014-AC-Milan-Atletico-Madrid), here is the Rossoneri’s first leg line-up: Further ex-Citizens in the squad included [Mario Balotelli](https://www.sporf.com/tag/mario-balotelli/) (Milan’s top scorer that year) and Robinho, too. [2013/14 side](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ac-milan/kader/verein/5/saison_id/2013) is none other than [Kaka](https://www.sporf.com/tag/kaka/). They then faced a daunting Round-of-16 clash with Diego Simeone’s [Atletico Madrid](https://www.sporf.com/tag/atletico-madrid/). [Michael Essien](https://www.sporf.com/tag/michael-essien/) was not the only former Premier League squad member. Ultimately, the 2013/14 campaign proved one to forget for AC Milan. Maybe that’s why it is so easy to forget that some of these stars pulled on the famous red-and-black stripes. [a group](https://footballdatabase.com/league-scores-tables/uefa-champions-league-2013-14) featuring Barcelona, Ajax, and Celtic, finishing second. Kaka got Milan’s only goal of the tie, which at the time offered a chance back into the contest. However, goals from Arda Turan, Diego Costa (x2), and Raul Garcia sunk Milan’s chances. This is the first knockout tie that AC Milan will play since the 2013/14 season. Considering their status as one of Europe’s biggest clubs, Milan’s absence from the Champions League is a surprising one.

The first step has been taken. The Rossoneri produced a spirited display to defeat Tottenham at San Siro this evening thanks to an early goal from Brahim ...

Soon after, another huge chance fell to [Thiaw](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/malick-thiaw/statistics), who rose highest to Rafa’s cross, but his header fell the wrong side of the post. [Kjær](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/simon-kjaer/statistics) shielded the ball well from a dangerous cross by Lenglet, who had taken advantage of an unfortunate clash between Krunić and Giroud to get into the box. Conte made the first change of the game, bringing on Richarlison for Kulusevski, and Pioli followed suit giving Messias and [De Ketelaere](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/charles_de_ketelaere/statistics) their chance to contribute. [Brahim Díaz](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/men-first-team/players/brahim-diaz/statistics), meaning they will now go into the second leg of the [Champions League](https://www.acmilan.com/en/season/2022/schedule/uefa-champions-league) round of 16 tie with a narrow lead. Now, the Rossoneri will turn to their attentions to [Serie A](https://www.acmilan.com/en/season/2022/schedule/serie-a), starting with Saturday’s trip to the Brianteo to face Monza. They allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the website. The second half started off with the same 22 players, and the pattern of the game was just as the first: very little space to play in, every ball fought hard for, with many tough tackles. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. The performances of the starters and substitutes was undoubtedly of a European standard, with Pioli’s men giving very little away and coming away with a [ second consecutive clean sheet](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/stats/2023-02-14/milan-tottenham-i-numeri-della-gara). The team were on the ball from the first minute, with each unit working well and the lead coming inside seven minutes, courtesy of Brahim. The players, who will be tasked with defending this advantage in the [return fixture in London](https://www.acmilan.com/en/news/articles/ticketing/2023-02-06/tottenham-v-ac-milan-tickets-on-sale-for-tie-in-london) on 8 March, deserve only applause tonight.

AC Milan Primavera will still have to wait for their first win of 2023. At the PUMA House of Football, the Rossoneri drew 1-1 against Sampdoria, ...

Nothing more significant happened: the match ended 1-1 at the [PUMA House of Football](https://www.acmilan.com/en/club/venues/vismara). [Alesi](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/primavera/players/gabriele-alesi/biography), captain of the day, missed a goal-scoring chance. It was rather unfortunate, because Sampdoria took the lead with their first shot on goal: 39th minute, Pozzato's cross-volley was unstoppable for [Nava](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/primavera/players/lapo-francesco-nava/biography). [Traorè](https://www.acmilan.com/en/teams/primavera/players/chaka-traore/biography) - and in the 58th minute the Rossoneri produced their best chance with a right-footed volley from Casali that was blocked on the goal-line by Tantalocchi. Coach Abate tried to sway the momentum of the match with substitutions - in came Gala and In this particularly busy February, the Rossoneri can find opportunities to get themselves back on track given the schedule: starting with Sunday morning's match away at Cesena.