Homeowner advantage

Feyenoord take a slender advantage to the San Siro and are determined to finish the job against AC Milan when the two sides meet in the second leg of their Champions League play-off on Tuesday.

The Dutch giants – currently without a manager – shocked Sergio Conceicao’s side 1-0 in the first leg at De Kuip. If they maintain or increase their slight advantage, they will book their place in the last 16, where they could face either Inter Milan or Arsenal.

Latest information on AC Milan vs Feyenoord squad

One of the few positives Conceicao and AC Milan can take from their first-leg defeat is that no players have picked up new injuries or suspensions, while the hosts also welcome back US international Yunus Musah after his suspension in Rotterdam.

However, Alessandro Florenzi (anterior cruciate ligament rupture), Emerson Royal (calf injury) and Pierre Kalulu (muscle problem) are still sidelined. The tight schedule also makes it difficult to predict whether Ruben Loftus-Cheek will recover from his muscle injury in time to play.

Both Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leao were dropped to the bench for the weekend win over Verona, but are likely to return to the starting line-up this week. Leao, who assisted Gimenez's goal as a substitute, also completed more dribbles than any other player in the Champions League this season (33).

In contrast to Milan, Feyenoord's hard-fought first-leg win came at a heavy cost. Ayase Ueda and captain Quinten Timber both left the pitch early with hamstring and knee injuries, meaning they missed last weekend's draw with NEC.

Both are doubtful, but they are just two of a number of personnel concerns for Feyenoord, who are also without Calvin Stengs (hamstring), Chris-Kevin Nadje (foot), Hwang In-beom, Bart Nieuwkoop (unclear), Ramiz Zerrouki (foot), Jordan Lotomba (foot), Justin Bijlow (knee) and Gernot Trauner (unclear).

In addition, promising young left-back Quilindschy Hartman – who has just returned from a serious knee injury earlier this month – is also ineligible to play, meaning Bosschaart could be without an entire squad ahead of the challenging rematch.

Latest expected lineup AC Milan vs Feyenoord

AC Milan:

Maignan; Walker, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Fofana, Reijnders; Pulisic, Felix, Leao; Gimenez

Feyenoord:

Wellenreuther; Read, Beelen, Hancko, Smal; Moder, Milambo; Hadj Moussa, Ivanusec, Paixao; Carranza

Latest football commentary AC Milan vs Feyenoord

Often hailed as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe – and with good reason – AC Milan’s Mike Maignan made a crucial error in the first leg, with Igor Paixao’s shot in the third minute slipping past him and into the net.

Paixao’s long-range strike – who is now being targeted by a number of Premier League giants – proved decisive in a rain-soaked Rotterdam. History is not on AC Milan’s side in their bid to come back from behind in the rematch.

In fact, the Rossoneri have only progressed in one of their last six Champions League knockout ties after losing the first leg, the only time they have done so was in their stunning comeback against Manchester United in the 2006-07 semi-final. However, Milan can still be confident playing at home.

Santiago Gimenez – the former Feyenoord striker who moved to Milan in the January transfer window – was shut out by his former club in the first leg. But the Mexican striker scored the only goal of the game last weekend as Milan beat Hellas Verona 1-0 in Serie A.

At the San Siro, as home team, Milan have gone 12 games unbeaten in all competitions since a 2-0 defeat to Napoli in October. However, they are still outside the European places in Serie A and may have to win the 2024-25 Champions League to secure their place in the competition next season.

Meanwhile, Feyenoord are also struggling domestically as PSV Eindhoven and Ajax are locked in a two-horse race for the Eredivisie title. The Dutch side shocked the world by sacking manager Brian Priske just two days before their first leg against Milan.

Priske was forced out shortly after guiding the team to a 3-0 win over Sparta Rotterdam, citing a “lack of progress” according to the board, but his interim successor Pascal Bosschaart quickly won over the fans with a win over Milan.

The former Feyenoord man is aiming to take his side to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time since 1974-75 – five years before he was born. But familiar weaknesses were exposed at the weekend.

Following their win over Milan, Feyenoord returned to earth with a goalless draw against NAC Breda. It was their fifth consecutive away game without a win in all competitions, and their second consecutive game without a goal.

Feyenoord are still an entertaining side away from home in the Champions League, though. Their four away games this season have produced 22 goals, an average of more than five per game. However, the last time they kept a clean sheet away from home in the Champions League group stage was more than two decades ago, in September 2002.

Latest AC Milan vs Feyenoord score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match AC Milan vs Feyenoord :

• Sportsmole: AC Milan 3-0 Feyenoord

• WhoScore: AC Milan 2-0 Feyenoord
• Our prediction: AC Milan 2-0 Feyenoord

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