The hosts were held to a 1-1 draw at Salzburg in their opening fixture of the European competition last Tuesday, while Dinamo Zagreb secured a surprise 1-0 victory over Chelsea on the same day.
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AC Milan will host Dinamo Zagreb in a Group E fixture of the Champions League at San Siro on Wednesday evening. The hosts were held to a 1-1 draw at Salzburg in their opening fixture of the European competition last Tuesday, while Dinamo Zagreb secured a surprise 1-0 victory over Chelsea on the same day to take an early lead in the group standings. Meanwhile Milan are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 win at Sampdoria in a Serie A fixture last Saturday, while the Croatian outfit secured a narrow 1-0 win over HNK Gorica in their domestic league match on the same day.Â
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Milan shared the spoils against Salzburg after Alexis Saelemaekers had canceled out Noah Okafor’s opener. Three days later, the Serie A champions defeated Sampdoria courtesy of goals from Junior Messias and Olivier Giroud. It was Milan’s fourth Serie A victory of the campaign from six outings. Stefano Pioli’s side are now sitting at the third position in the standings, with 14 points, level on points with leaders Napoli, but separated by goal difference.Â
Dinamo Zagreb, on the other hand, kicked off their European campaign on a brilliant note, as they got the better of the 2021 champions Chelsea at Stadion Maksimir last week. The Croatian outfit secured the three points courtesy of Mislav Orsic’ lone goal in the 13th-minute. Meanwhile, the Blues have also made a stunning start to their Croatian top flight title-defence, winning eight of their opening nine games, to be sitting at the summit of the standings. In their recent outing against HNK Gorica, Orsic’s last-ditch strike was enough to secure all three points for the Citizens.
AC Milan boss Pioli has a number of injury concerns, as the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alessandro Florenzi, Divock Origi, Rade Krunic and Ante Rebic are sidelined. Giroud, who scored the winner in their last outing, is likely to be the target-man up front with Rafael Leao, Diaz and Saelemaekers in support. As for Dinamo Zagreb, Bruno Petkovic is likely to lead the line with Orsic in support.
AC Milan probable starting lineup: Maignan, Dest, Kalulu, Tomori, Hernandez, Tonali, Bennacer, Saelemaekers, Diaz, Leao, GiroudÂ
Dinamo Zagreb probable starting lineup: Livakovic; Ristovski, Sutalo, Peric; Misic; Moharrami, Ljubicic, Ademi, Ivanusec, Orsic; Petkovic
The Champions League match between AC Milan and Dinamo Zagreb will take place at San Siro on Wednesday at 10:15 pm IST.
| AC Milan vs Dinamo Zagreb | Key deatils |
| Date | September 14 |
| Venue | San Siro |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Croatia | 6:45 pm |
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the Champions League matches are available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website and Jio TV. Besides, the supporters in Italy can watch the match between AC Milan and Dinamo Zagreb on SKY go Italia, Mediaset Infinity, Sky Sport 4k, Sky Sport 252 and NOW TV. Meanwhile, those in Croatia can catch the live action via HRT 2.
