Milan continue their hunt for a first Champions League win of the season when they host Belgian side Club Brugge on Tuesday.
The Italian giants, who are seven-time Champions League and European Cup victors, were handed a difficult opening to their continental campaign. Fixtures against six-time winners Liverpool and Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen both ended in defeat, with new boss Paulo Fonseca already under pressure in Milan after a patchy start to his reign.
Tuesday’s affair does offer Milan a fantastic opportunity to get some points on the board in the newly-expanded Champions League. They currently find themselves 32nd in the 36-team league table and are one of just eight sides without a win thus far.
Club Brugge suffered a heavy defeat to Borussia Dortmund in their opening Champions League fixture but made amends with a hard-fought 1-0 victory away at Austrian champions Sturm Graz last time out. However, their underwhelming start to their domestic campaign – just five wins in their opening 11 Jupiler Pro League fixtures – will have dented their confidence heading to Italy.
Here is 90min’s guide to Milan’s third Champions League encounter of the season.
Location: Milan, Italy
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Date: Tuesday 22 October
Kick-off Time: 17:45 BST / 12:45 ET / 09:45 PT
Referee: Felix Zwayer (GER)
VAR: Christian Dingert (GER)
Milan vs Club Brugge H2H Record (Last Five Games)
Current form (all competitions)
Milan |
Club Brugge |
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Milan 1-0 Udinese – 19/10/24 |
Westerlo 1-2 Club Brugge – 19/10/24 |
Fiorentina 2-1 Milan – 06/10/24 |
Club Brugge 1-1 Union Saint-Gilloise – 06/10/24 |
Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 Milan – 01/10/24 |
Sturm Graz 0-1 Club Brugge – 02/10/24 |
Milan 3-0 Lecce – 27/09/24 |
Sporting Charleroi 1-1 Club Brugge – 27/09/24 |
Inter 1-2 Milan – 22/09/24 |
Club Brugge 2-4 Gent – 22/09/24 |
Country |
TV channel/live stream |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App |
United States |
Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA, UniMas |
Canada |
DAZN |
Tammy Abraham endured a difficult weekend after lasting just five minutes during Milan‘s 1-0 win over Udinese before being withdrawn with a shoulder injury. The striker will miss out on a clash with Club Brugge, although he was unlikely to displace Alvaro Morata in the starting XI.
Full-backs Alessandro Florenzi and Davide Calabria are both missing with injuries for the Italian side, while Ismael Bennacer is unavailable in the centre of the park.
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