Champions League: Tottenham need to be at their best to beat AC Milan
Seeking to overturn one-goal deficit incurred in the first leg
Dubai: Tottenham Hotspur take on AC Milan at home in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, seeking to overturn the one-goal deficit incurred in the first leg.
While the first game saw an early goal by Brahim Diaz secure Milan’s 1-0 win, both clubs come to the reunion after suffering lowly domestic defeats.
Tottenham’s recent losses to Sheffield United in the FA Cup and Wolves in the Premier League have left them without silverware for another season and facing elimination from the last 16 for the third time in four years.
Despite this, the club has cause for optimism, having prevented Manchester City, Chelsea, and West Ham from scoring in their last three home games.
90 minutes away
Milan, too, are in a position to advance, as they sit just 90 minutes away from reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2011-12.
However, they lost 1-0 against Fiorentina last time out and will need to overcome a weak record of two wins from their last eight away games without top players such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Tottenham will welcome back Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from his European ban and coach Antonio Conte too after the Italian had gallbladder surgery last month.