Milan look to Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leao and Charles De Ketelaere in their Champions League opener, a trip to RB Salzburg with striker Fernando on fine form.

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

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and PSG-Juventus on the LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri are fresh from winning the Derby della Madonnina 3-2 against arch-rivals Inter and are still unbeaten in Serie A this season, but have shown they still struggle to break down very defensive teams.

Injuries continue to rule out Ante Rebic, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Alessandro Florenzi and Rade Krunic.

It is also worth noting that due to squad restrictions, Yacine Adli, Aster Vranckx, Malick Thiaw, Ciprian Tatarusanu and Tiemoue Bakayoko are not in the Champions League list.

The only change from the side that beat Inter sees Alexis Saelemaekers step in for Junior Messias, as Leao and De Ketelaere support Giroud.

RB Salzburg are the champions of Austria and have started the season with six consecutive victories between their domestic league and Cup competitions.

Fernando is the big summer signing from Shakhtar Donetsk, the 23-year-old Brazilian contributing four goals and four assists in his first seven Austrian Bundesliga games.

Kamil Piatkowski, Ignace Van der Brempt, Ousmane Diakité, Justin Omoregie and Sekou Koita are long-term absentees, with Luka Sucic carrying a groin strain.

RB Salzburg: Kohn; Dedic, Solet, Wöber, Ulmer; Capaldo, Seiwald, Kjaergaard; Kameri; Okafor, Fernando

RB Salzburg bench: Mantl, Walke, Van der Brempt, Baidoo, Adamu, Simic, Diarra, Gourna-Douath, Sesko, Pavlovic, Bernardo

Milan: Maignan; Calabria, Kalulu, Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Bennacer, Tonali; Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere, Leao; Giroud

Milan bench: Mirante, Jungdal, Ballo-Toure, Brahim Diaz, Dest, Kjaer, Origi, Messias, Pobega, Gabbia

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