Milan have Brahim Diaz, Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao starting upfront as they take a 1-0 lead to London against Antonio Conte’s Tottenham with Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min.

It kicks off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 20.00 GMT.

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

The first leg ended 1-0 with a Brahim Diaz goal at San Siro, so as away goals no longer count double, any Tottenham win by a one-goal margin would send this Round of 16 tie to extra time.

Spurs need to score at least twice to progress without penalties, but have done that only four times in their last 12 matches.

It could be Milan’s first entry into the Champions League quarter-finals since 2012.

There were some doubts over Brahim Diaz’s fitness after he skipped the defeat to Fiorentina, but he is available and Giroud has also shaken off flu symptoms.

Leao and Rade Krunic were suspended for that 2-1 loss in Florence, while Ismael Bennacer is only ready for the bench after his return from a long-term injury.

Conte’s last game on the Tottenham bench was that first leg at San Siro on February 14, as he rushed his return from emergency gallbladder surgery and was ordered by doctors to take more time off to fully heal.

He returns tonight, but Hugo Lloris, Rodrigo Bentancur, Ryan Sessegnon and Yves Bissouma are still out of action.

Eric Dier sits out a ban, but Pierre-Emil Hojbjerg is back after his suspension in the first leg.

There are plenty of familiar faces, such as former Inter winger Ivan Perisic, ex-Juventus man Dejan Kulusevski and Atalanta defender Cristian Romero.

Tottenham: Forster; Romero, Lenglet, Davies; Emerson Royal, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son

Tottenham bench: Austin, Whiteman, Sanchez, Richarlison, Danjuma, Pedro Porro, Tanganga, Moura, Sarr, Devine

Milan: Maignan; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori; Messias, Tonali, Krunic, Theo Hernandez; Brahim Diaz, Leao; Giroud

Milan bench: Mirante, Calabria, Bennacer, Ballo-Toure, Rebic, Kjaer, Florenzi, Origi, Pobega, Gabbia, Saelemaekers, De Ketelaere

Ref: Turpin (FRA)

08-03-2023 20:10
1/8 Final

Player statistic

1st half
Cristian Romero Yellow card 17'    
Clément Lenglet Yellow card 21'    
2nd half
Cristian Romero Yellow-Red card 78'    
Oliver Skipp Yellow card 90+5'    
    90+3' Yellow card Malick Thiaw

Match statistic

54
Possession %
46
9
Total shots
14
2
Shots on target
3
3
Shots off target
5
4
Blocked shots
6
6
Corners
Offsides
1
18
Fouls
12
Tottenham
Milan

Starting lineups

20
Goalkeeper
33
Defender
34
Defender
17
Defender
12
Defender
70'
7
Midfielder
4
Midfielder
5
21
Attacker
83'
10
Attacker
14
Attacker
53'
16
Goalkeeper
23
Defender
28
Defender
20
Defender
19
Defender
10
Midfielder
81'
33
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
30
Attacker
56'
9
Attacker
81'
17
Attacker
89'

Substitutes

27
Attacker
40
Goalkeeper
25
Defender
41
Goalkeeper
16
Attacker
29
Midfielder
45
Midfielder
23
Defender
53'
Attacker
70'
6
83'
24
Defender
5
83
Goalkeeper
25
2
Defender
46
Defender
32
Midfielder
90
56
Midfielder
56'
4
Midfielder
81'
27
Attacker
81'
12
Attacker
89'

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