AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has decided to name a strong starting line-up for the Europa League last 16 second leg against Slavia Praha.
There are two unavailable players for Milan in tonight’s game: Tommaso Pobega who continues to recover after the surgery he underwent late last year, and Alessandro Florenzi who has to serve a one-game suspension.
Pioli has named Mike Maignan in goal with a back four of Davide Calabria, Matteo Gabbia, Fikayo Tomori and Theo Hernandez. Malick Thiaw therefore drops out, compared to the team that started against Empoli.
Yunus Musah and Yacine Adli have been named as the midfield duo, which means that Ismael Bennacer and Tijjani Reijnders have both been replaced. Ruben Loftus-Cheek is in the attacking midfield role once again.
Christian Pulisic starts on the right wing and Rafael Leao comes back in for Noah Okafor on the left after having served his suspension. Olivier Giroud leads the line, taking his spot back from Luka Jovic.
Official Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Calabria, Gabbia, Tomori, Theo; Musah, Adli; Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek, Leao; Giroud.
Bench: Sportiello, Nava, Bennacer, Reijnders, Jovic, Okafor, Kalulu, Chukwueze, Kjaer, Thiaw, Terracciano.
Official Slavia XI (4-2-3-1): Staněk; Vlček, Ogbu, Zima, Zmrzlý; Holeš, Dorley; Douděra, Provod, Wallem; Chytil.
Bench: Mandous, Sirotnk, Tijani, Zafeiris, Van Buren, Jurečka, Sevcik, Schranz, Tomic, Jurasek, Konecny, Pech.
