Milan have been forced to cut six players out of their Champions League group phase squad, including Aster Vranckx, Malick Thiaw, Yacine Adli and Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Rossoneri are in the same group as Chelsea, Dinamo Zagreb and RB Salzburg.
Coach Stefano Pioli had warned in today’s press conference that the squad was too large and “some painful decisions” would have to be made.
He has largely stuck with the team that won the Scudetto last term, leaving out new buys Adli, Thiaw and Vranckx.
Also cut are injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, third-choice goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu and midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, who is in talks to terminate his contract by mutual consent.
Milan are more limited than other clubs because they have 23 foreign players in the squad and only 17 are allowed in the Champions League list.
Alessandro Florenzi is included, despite sustaining a serious injury last week that could keep him out for a couple of months.
Milan squad
Maignan, Mirante, Dest, Kalulu, Tomori, Kjaer, Ballo-Toure, Theo Hernandez, Florenzi, Calabria, Gabbia, Bennacer, Krunic, Tonali, Pobega, Saelemaekers, Messias, Brahim Diaz, De Ketelaere, Leao, Giroud, Origi, Rebic