Stefano Pioli didn’t go to sleep last night with a selection headache, having settled on the starting line-up that he will field against Borussia Dortmund.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below), the classic 9-10-11 attacking trident of Giroud, Leao and Pulisic will take to the field again, with Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori and Theo the back four in front of Maignan.
The big choice on the eve of the game was in midfield, not on the players – decided days ago, with Adli on the bench – but on the positions that each player would take up. With Pobega acting on the left of the three, who between Musah and Reijnders would be in the middle?
Contrary to what some other sources are reporting, the paper believe that Reijnders will be the deep-lying playmaker, with Musah acting on the right as a box-to-box midfielder.
Adli, Okafor, Chukwueze and also Luka Jovic are ready on the bench, the latter of whom traveled with the team after being rested by Pioli in the last couple of games to improve his condition.
Would be good to see Jovic get some minutes in a place he knows well. Only if he’s sharp enough obviously.
I see goals being scored tonight 4 -2 to us.