AC Milan will take on Borussia Dortmund tomorrow night at San Siro in a game that could well be decisive in their hopes of reaching the round of 16 in the Champions League.
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There are still eight injury absences for Stefano Pioli to deal with (listed below) and that means that the choices for the game against the Bundesliga side are virtually locked in on the eve of the game, MilanNews reports.
Mike Maignan will retain his place in goal after battling flu to keep a clean sheet against Fiorentina, then a four-man back line of Davide Calabria, Malick Thiaw, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez will be ahead of him.
The midfield will feature Tijjani Reijnders and Rade Krunic as well as Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has now fully recovered. It is likely that the Englishman will be used in a more advanced position than the other two midfielders, like he did to great effect against PSG.
On the wings it will be Samuel Chukwueze and Christian Pulisic – right and left respectively – while Olivier Giroud returns as the centre-forward given that his ban only applies to Serie A and not the European competitions.
Probable Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Thiaw, Tomori, Theo; Krunic, Reijnders; Chukweuze, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic; Giroud.
Bench: Mirante, Nava; Florenzi, Bartesaghi; Adli, Pobega; Chaka Traore, Jovic.
One yellow card away from suspension: Krunic.
Injured: Sportiello, Kalulu, Kjaer, Pellegrino, Caldara, Bennacer, Leao, Okafor.
