Rafael Leao of AC Milan celebrates with his team-mate Theo Hernandez after scoring their team's second goal during the Serie A match between Como 1907 and AC Milan at Stadio G. Sinigaglia on January 14, 2025 in Como, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Milan welcome Alvaro Morata back with Rafael Leao on Sergio Conceicao’s Coppa Campioni debut against Girona, but are forced into defensive changes.
It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 GMT.
You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Sparta Prague-Inter on the Liveblog.
It has been a mixed start for Conceicao since taking over from Paulo Fonseca on December 30, winning the Supercoppa Italiana, then on Saturday losing 2-0 to Juventus in Serie A.
Morata was suspended for that match and returns upfront with Leao, but Christian Pulisic is still not 100 per cent fit, with Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Malick Thiaw injured.
Considering Fikayo Tomori sits out a ban too, Strahinja Pavlovic gets a rare start, having been linked with a possible transfer to Fenerbahce.
Although Milan lost the first two Coppa Campioni games, they won the next four in a row.
On the other hand, Girona lost five of their total six matches and make the trip without Miguel Gutierrez and Bojan Miovski, while Gabriel Misehouy is cup-tied.
They sit eighth in LaLiga and their most recent European fixture was a narrow 1-0 defeat to Liverpool.
Notable players include Donny van de Beek on loan from Manchester United, Bryan Gil owned by Tottenham Hotspur, ex-Napoli defender David Lopez and veteran centre-forward Cristhian Stuani.
Milan vs. Girona line-ups
Milan: Maignan; Emerson Royal, Pavlovic, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Fofana; Musah, Reijnders, Leao; Morata
Girona: Gazzaniga; Alejandro Francés, David Lopez, Krejcì, Blind; Herrera, Oriol Romeu, Van de Beek; Tsygankov, Bryan Gil; Abel Ruiz
Ref: Stieler (GER)
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