Milan director Ricky Massara says ‘the Champions League is a return home for Milan, the first step towards what feels like normality for this club.’

The game with Cagliari kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri know a win will guarantee their place in the Champions League, as they have a superior head-to-head record with Juventus.

Milan director Ricky Massara says ‘the Champions League is a return home for Milan, the first step towards what feels like normality for this club.’

The game with Cagliari kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri know a win will guarantee their place in the Champions League, as they have a superior head-to-head record with Juventus.

It was also going to be decisive for Cagliari, but Benevento’s last-gasp draw with Crotone this afternoon means their safety has already been sealed.

“It’s an important objective and we need to keep up the same level of performance we saw in recent weeks, as Cagliari have been on excellent form lately and have wonderful individual talents,” Massara told Sky Sport Italia.

“The Champions League is a return home for Milan, the first step towards what feels like normality for this club and we hope to make it this evening.

“It’d be the certification of a virtuous journey we started last year and is taking us back to the maximum level in Europe. It can also lay the foundations for us to continue that growth process.

“The coach has been able to create an effective style of football that is also exhilarating at times and we think that they deserve to be there.

“We had some setbacks and difficult moments, losing some games we did not expect to lose, but the coach was always able to find the solution to emerge from that shadow and reboot the squad to get more out of them.”

Brahim Diaz is on loan from Real Madrid, but there are reports the Rossoneri will try to either extend the loan or buy him outright.

“We said we’d meet with Real Madrid at the end of the season and that is what we’ll do to see if Brahim can continue with us next season. There is time for all of that discussion about the decisions we need to make later on.”

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