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Milan are back on track with a win against Turin on Friday, while the visitors need to bounce back from a 4-1 loss to Leicester City at the weekend.

After a seven-match winless streak, including losses to Italian Super Cup and league rivals Inter, Milan knew only a win over Torino in Friday’s Serie A match would help restore his pre-match mood. – excluding the Champions League.

The Rossoneri were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Ivan Juric’s side last month, but they avenged that loss in extra time: Olivier Giroud scored in the 60th minute to give Milan their second victory in 2023.

The unconvincing but valuable win helps ease some of the pressure that has built up on Stefano Pioli, but with his side 18 points behind league leaders Napoli and out of the domestic cup, the Milan manager needs help. a positive performance from him in the Champions League.

Although AC Milan are seven-time European champions, Tuesday’s encounter with Tottenham will be the first Champions League play-off since Atlético Madrid beat them 5-1 on aggregate in the round of 16 of the season.

Defending champions Italy have been knocked out in the round of 16 in five of their previous six matches in the tournament, including the 2011/12 campaign when they lost 0-1 on aggregate to Tottenham Hotspur and did not win. won any of their victories. last matches. Milan know they will have to work hard to reach the quarter-finals.

After recovering from gallbladder surgery, Antonio Conte’s return to the touchline looked set to coincide with a positive result when Rodrigo Bentancur put Tottenham ahead in the away game. Saturday against Leicester, but the day proved to be unforgettable for the north London club.

Nampalis Mendy, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho and Harvey Barnes scored to condemn Spurs to a tough 4-1 loss, making their 1-0 victory over Premier League champions Manchester City a distant memory.

Now Tottenham will have to pick themselves up and dust themselves off as they dream of repeating their memorable Champions League final under Mauricio Pochettino in the 2018-19 campaign.

Tottenham also wouldn’t want to relive the memories of their last performance in the Round of 16 when they lost 4-0 on aggregate to RB Leipzig. But that was under Mourinho, not Conte, who has good stats against the red-blacks. Eight of his last nine games against AC Milan have ended in victory, including a 3-0 victory in his last away game against the Rossoneri of 2021 when he managed Inter.