AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has named his starting line-up for the second leg against Rennes at Roazhon Park, and there are a few changes from the weekend defeat to Monza as expected.
Starting with the unavailable players, Pioli will not have Davide Calabria, Pierre Kalulu, Fikayo Tomori, Tommaso Pobega and Kevin Zeroli for the game due to injury.
The boss has decided to name a back four in front of Mike Maignan which is made up of Alessandro Florenzi and Theo Hernandez as the full-backs plus Matteo Gabbia and Simon Kjaer – in for Malick Thiaw – as centre-backs.
Yunus Musah, Ismael Bennacer and Tijjani Reijnders are the midfielders that have been called upon, though it remains to be seen if it will be a three or if one of them will play further forward to replace Ruben Loftus-Cheek positionally.
In the attack, Christian Pulisic has taken his spot back from Samuel Chukwueze on the right, with Rafael Leao coming back in for Noah Okafor on the left and Luka Jovic up front.
Rennes have named a very attacking side given they need to overturn a three-goal deficit, with Terrier, Kalimuendo, Bourigeaud and Desire Doue all starting.
Official Milan XI (4-3-3): Maignan; Florenzi, Kjaer, Gabbia, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Musah; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Jovic.
Bench: Sportiello, Mirante, Terracciano, Bartesaghi, Thiaw, Nsiala, Adli, Loftus-Cheek, Eletu, Chukwueze, Okafor, Giroud.
Official Rennes XI (4-3-3): Mandanda; G.Doué, Omari, Theate, Truffert; D. Doué, Santamaria, Bourigeaud, Terrier; Gouiri, Kalimuendo.
Bench: Gallon, Lembert, Matusiwa, Blas, Wooh, Belocian, Salah, Seidu, Cisse, Lambourde, Bertug, Yildirim.
