It is looking increasingly likely that Rafael Leao will be starting for AC Milan in the Champions League against Newcastle on Wednesday night, a report claims.
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As has been reported by Milan News, the Rossoneri should be welcoming back their star player from injury just in time for arguably the biggest game of the season so far.
Milan have to win against Newcastle and hope that Paris Saint-Germain beat Borussia Dortmund at the same time if they are to qualify for the round of 16.
With Leao back on the left wing, Christian Pulisic can move back to the right wing where he is certainly more comfortable. Olivier Giroud will lead the line.
Theo Hernandez will need to be used at centre-back again unless Simon Kjaer makes a swift recovery, which means that Alessandro Florenzi will be at left-back. That leaves Davide Calabria and Fikayo Tomori in the defence in front of Mike Maignan.
In the midfield, Stefano Pioli is expected to choose Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Tijjani Reijnders and Yunus Musah at St. James Park.
Milan predicted XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Hernandez, Florenzi; Loftus-Cheek, Reijnders, Musah; Pulisic, Giroud, Leao.
