Milan hope Rafael Leao and Brahim Diaz can replicate their Serie A performances against Napoli in the Champions League quarter-final, while Eljif Elmas is a False 9 with Kvicha Kvaratskhelia.

It kicks off at San Siro at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens on the LIVEBLOG.

The second leg will be at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday April 18 and the away goals system no longer applies, so if they are level on aggregate, it goes to extra time.

These sides met on April 2 in Serie A and Milan emerged 4-0 winners with Rafael Leao’s brace, Brahim Diaz and Alexis Saelemaekers on target, but Napoli have won their last three visits to the Stadio Meazza.

Olivier Giroud is again supported by Leao, Brahim Diaz and Ismael Bennacer, while Pierre Kalulu is only fit enough for the bench.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Aster Vranckx, Yacine Adli, Sergino Dest, Ciprian Tatarusanu and Tiemoue Bakayoko are not on the Champions League squad list.

Napoli have an injury crisis in attack, as both Victor Osimhen and his natural replacement Giovanni Simeone are out with muscular issues, while Giacomo Raspadori is not being 100 per cent fit himself.

The only alternative is Elmas as a False 9.

Kvaratskhelia and Hirving Lozano complete the trident, with Matteo Politano on the bench, while Mathias Olivera is benched in favour of Mario Rui.

These players are one yellow card away from missing the second leg: Fode Ballo-Toure, Rade Krunic, Fikayo Tomori, Sandro Tonali, Kim Min-jae, Juan Jesus and Matteo Politano.

Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Kjaer, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Krunic, Tonali; Brahim Diaz, Bennacer, Leao; Giroud

Milan bench: Mirante, Ballo-Toure, Rebic, Kalulu, Florenzi, Origi, Thiaw, Messias, Pobega, Gabbia, Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere

Napoli: Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Kim Min-jae, Mario Rui; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Lozano, Elmas, Kvaratskhelia

Napoli bench: Idasiak, Gollini, Juan Jesus, Olivera, Bereszynski, Politano, Ostigard, Gaetano, Raspadori, Ndombele

Ref: Kovacs (ROU)

Player statistic

1st half
    38' Yellow card Piotr Zielinski
Ismaël Bennacer
(Assist: Brahim Díaz)
Goal 40'    
2nd half
Ismaël Bennacer Yellow card 61'    
    71' Yellow card Frank Anguissa
    71' Yellow card Giovanni Di Lorenzo
    74' Yellow-Red card Frank Anguissa
    78' Yellow card Min-jae Kim
Alexis Saelemaekers Yellow card 90+3'    
Davide Calabria Yellow card 90+6'    
    90+3' Yellow card Amir Rrahmani

Match statistic

48
Possession %
52
12
Total shots
14
2
Shots on target
5
7
Shots off target
5
3
Blocked shots
4
3
Corners
10
1
Offsides
0
17
Fouls
12
Milan
Napoli

Starting lineups

16
Goalkeeper
2
Defender
23
Defender
24
Defender
19
Defender
10
Midfielder
80'
4
Midfielder
67'
33
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
9
Attacker
17
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
22
6
Defender
81'
3
Defender
99
Midfielder
7
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
81'
68
Midfielder
11
Attacker
69'
77
81'

Substitutes

5
83
Goalkeeper
25
46
Defender
20
Defender
30
Attacker
32
Midfielder
27
Attacker
90
28
Defender
56
Midfielder
67'
12
Attacker
80'
55
Defender
19
5
Defender
70
Midfielder
16
Goalkeeper
95
Goalkeeper
81
69'
21
Attacker
81'
91
Midfielder
81'
17
Defender
81'

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