Following the announcement that AC Milan would face Stade Rennais in the play-off stage of the Europa League in February, the dates and times of both legs of the tie have been announced.
Milan has been given one of the more difficult draws of the play-off stage in the form of the French outlet. Nevertheless, as CEO Giorgio Furlani stated, the Rossoneri would have to play anyone and everyone if they were to win the competition, so the club were indifferent to who they faced. His comments following the draw can be found here.
Given Milan is the unseeded side of the tie, they will host the first leg – as such, it means that they will host Rennes at the San Siro on February 15, with the game kicking off at 21:00 CET.
The Rossoneri will then travel to France to play Rennes at the Roazhon Park a week later, on February 22, with the game set to kick off at 18:45 CET.
The games are sandwiched by fixtures against Napoli (H), Monza (A), and finally Atalanta (H). Whilst it was no secret that the games would congest Milan’s schedule, they will now play six times in a 29-day month (given 2024 is a leap year), meaning the Diavolo will play on average every four days.
Maybe win the EL and become a Pot 1 seed for the CL 2024-25? Or finish top 2 Serie A for a Pot 1 placement?
I think that if the injuries drama is finally solved then a top 2 finish is definitely possible. Winning Europa League might be more difficult.
Just watched our game against Monza. From the comments and ratings here I expected Monza to not even have a shot. They had a lot of possession and had quite a few chances. Our central mid was open for all to run through.
As well today I watched Rennais vs Villa at Rennais. Don’t sleep on these guys even with their league record. Their right wing is very, very good. The only thing that kept from being the 1 seed was a disallowed goal in the 98th min.
We have the ability to beat them as long as we don’t go in overconfident.
Yea Monza has one of the highest ball possession in the league. And as I mentioned before, their attack is decent. It can cause us problems, it’s probably their other departments (defence and midfield) where they lack. A few notable former players from there as well