epa11891748 Antoni Milambo of Feyenoord (L) guards Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan (C-R) during the UEFA Champions League playoff first leg soccer match between Feyenoord and AC Milan, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 12 February 2025. EPA-EFE/OLAF KRAAK
epa11891748 Antoni Milambo of Feyenoord (L) guards Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan (C-R) during the UEFA Champions League playoff first leg soccer match between Feyenoord and AC Milan, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 12 February 2025. EPA-EFE/OLAF KRAAK

Chrisitan Pulisic looks set to start from the bench, but there should be a return to the starting line-up for Rafael Leao when Milan take on Feyenoord for the second leg of their Champions League play-off in San Siro on Tuesday evening. 

Tonight’s game is an early kick-off, due to begin at 17.45 GMT.

Milan currently trail by a 1-0 deficit after the first leg at De Kuip last week, so will require nothing less than a victory to progress to the round of 16. 

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 05: Tammy Abraham of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the Coppa Italia Quarter Final match between AC Milan and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Tammy Abraham celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with teammates during the Coppa Italia Quarter Final match between AC Milan and AS Roma at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 05, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Sergio Conceicao was not with the team for their final day of preparation on Tuesday, as he was in Portugal for the funeral of former FC Porto President Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, which meant that Zlatan Ibrahimovic took care of the pre-match media duties

The tactician looks set to start Yunus Musah out on the right wing again, which means his compatriot Pulisic will have to settle for a spot on the bench. Leao should play on the left wing, with January recruit Joao Felix through the middle, playing behind Santiago Gimenez. 

There could also be a return to the starting XI for Fikayo Tomori at centre-back, who could play alongside Strahinja Pavlovic. 

Milan vs. Feyenoord: Probable line-ups 

Milan (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Walker, Tomori, Pavlovic, T.Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Musah, J. Felix, Leao; Gimenez. 

Feyenoord (4-3-3): Wellenreuther; Read, Beelen, Hancko, Smal; Moder, Milambo, Ivanusec; Moussa, Carranza, Paixao. 

Where to watch Milan vs. Feyenoord 

Tonight’s game will be available to watch live in the UK on TNT Sports 3 and online via Discovery+. Supporters in the USA are able to tune in via Paramount+. The game will be shown on Sky.

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