Milan vs Barcelona 20-02-2013
Pre Match
Kick off : February 20, 2013 7:45 PM UTC
Venue : Stadio San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza)
City: Milano
Competition : UEFA Champions League 2013
Kick off : February 20, 2013 7:45 PM UTC
Venue : Stadio San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza)
City: Milano
Competition : UEFA Champions League 2013
AC Milan are 4th in Serie A with 44 points from 25 matches which leaves them 11 points behind leaders juventus. They have been in great recent form with 4 wins and a draw from their last 5 games and go into this tie playing some of their best football of the season. To qualify for this stage they snuck in with 8 points from 6 matches to finish 2nd in their group behind Malaga.
The Rossoneri are optimistic that Stephan El Shaarawy will be fit for the first leg , while Giampaolo Pazzini has overcome a thigh injury , Mario Balotelli is cup-tied and Nigel de Jong is sidelined with an ankle injury.
Barcelona easily top la liga with 65 points from 24 matches, which gives them a resounding 12 point lead over second placed Atletico Madrid. They have won 4 of their last 6 with 2 draws and have lost just twice in all competitions this season. To get to this stage they comfortably topped their group with 13 points from 6 matches, finishing 3 points ahead of Celtic.
Barca have been boosted by Xavi's availability for the game after the midfielder's fitness was assessed in training on Monday , However, Adriano (thigh), Eric Abidal and David Villa (both illness) have not made the trip to Italy.
channels broadcast the match:
Swiss SF2
Italian Sky Sports 1
Al Jazeera Sports + 3
Al Jazeera Sports - HD 1
Al Jazeera Sports + 4
NTV + Fudbol
Sky Sports 2
Swiss SF2
Italian Sky Sports 1
Al Jazeera Sports + 3
Al Jazeera Sports - HD 1
Al Jazeera Sports + 4
NTV + Fudbol
Sky Sports 2
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