The Derby della Madonnina is on this evening and Milan striker Olivier Giroud knows all too well ‘this game means more, it’s going to be a memorable match.’

It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT).

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

The France international scored two goals in quick succession to overturn the result and beat Inter 2-1 in a fixture that proved pivotal in the Scudetto race.

“My brace was a turning point of the season, I think that things changed with that win. It drove us on to win the Scudetto, because if we had lost that game, the dream would’ve died just then,” Giroud told the Lega Serie A YouTube Channel.

The race went down to the final round, but the Rossoneri took their first title in 11 years with a victory away to Sassuolo.

Just five weeks into the new campaign, the city rivals face off again and Milan are racing their cousins for the ‘second star’ – the 20th Serie A title.

“The Milan derby is special. I’ve played in London derbies before, but there’s more pressure and tension here,” said the former Chelsea striker.

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