The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 Serie A-win away to Lazio at the weekend, while the Slavists played out a goalless draw with Sparta Prague in the Czech First League last time out.
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AC Milan and Slavia Prague are set to face each other for the first time when the former hosts the Czech outfit in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie at San Siro on Thursday. Rossoneri overcame Rennes in last month’s knockout round playoffs, while the visitors topped Group G to directly qualify for the last-16 stage of Europe’s second tier club competition. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a narrow 1-0 Serie A-win away to Lazio at the weekend, while the Slavists played out a goalless draw with Sparta Prague in the Czech First League last time out.
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Despite losing 3-2 to Rennes in the second leg in France, Milan got the job done, prevailing 5-3 on aggregate. Luka Jovic and Rafael Leao found the back of the net for Rossoneri at Roazhon Park on February 21. On Saturday, Stefano Pioli’s men secured al three points versus Lazio in the Serie A thanks to Noah Okafar’s lone goal two minutes from time. It was Milan’s 17th top flight victory of the campaign, and they are now occupying third spot in the standings, having collected 56 points from 27 games. Meanwhile, Pioli’s side have been solid at San Siro, losing only one out of their last ten home games in all competitions, while recording seven wins in the process.
Slavia Prague, on the other hand, won five of their six fixtures to secure top spot in Group G of the Europa League. The Red and Whites’ lone defeat came against Serie A side Roma at Stadio Olimpico. After that defeat in Italy back in October last year, the Czech outfit went on an eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions, including five successive wins in the process. Meanwhile, the Slavists warmed for Thursday’s contest with a 0-0 derby draw with league leaders Sparta Prague. Jindrich Trpisovsky’s side are currently occupying second spot in the table, with 56 points to their name from 23 outings, four away from the summit.
AC Milan probable starting lineup: Maignan, Florenzi, Thiaw, Gabbia, Hernandez, Reijnders, Bennacer, Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao, Giroud
Slavia Prague probable starting lineup: Stanek, Doudera, Holes, Zima, Vlcek, Boril, Jurecka, Masopust, Dorley, Schranz, Chytil
AC Milan
| Opponents | Score |
| Lazio | 0-1 (W) |
| Atalanta | 1-1 (D) |
| Rennes | 3-2 (L) |
| Monza | 4-2 (L) |
| Rennes | 30 (W) |
Slavia Prague
| Opponents | Score |
| Sparta Prague | 0-0 (D) |
| Sparta Prague | 2-3 (L) |
| FC Pardubice | 3-0 (W) |
| Karvina | 0-3 (W) |
| Zlin | 1-1 (D) |
The Europa League fixture between AC Milan and Slavia Prague will take place at San Siro on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
| AC Milan vs Slavia Prague | Key Details |
| Date | March 7 (Thursday) |
| Venue | San Siro |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Czech Republic | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the Europa League matches in India will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Sony LIV. Meanwhile those in Italy can watch the match on Sky Sports 4K, TV8, DAZN Italia, Sky Sport 252, Sky Go Italia, NOW TV and Sky Sports Uno. Football fans in Czech Republic can catch the live action via Sport 2 CZ/SK.
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