The table doesn't even look that bad for Milan when you look at the numbers in the first three rounds of Group F of the Champions League. The "Rossoneri" are last, with no goals scored and three conceded, but thanks to 0:0 draws against Newcastle at home and Borussia Dortmund, nothing is lost in the fight for a place in the round of XNUMX.
And whether Milan can turn the situation around will be shown by tonight's duel with Paris Saint-Germain at San Siro (21 p.m.), which comes only three days after the defeat by Udinese in the Serie A, when the fans whistled to see off the players and the coach. Stefan Pioli.
- We deserved such a reaction, first I have to be better. Everyone who whistled was right - said Pioli after the failure in the championship that left Milan at minus six compared to the leader Inter.
Two weeks ago, the giant from the City of Fashion lost smoothly to PSŽ at the "Princes' Park" (3:0), after that game the captain publicly criticized Pioli's tactical ideas Davide Calabria, a few days later he did it and Olivier Giroud... All this indicates that the atmosphere in Milanello is not ideal before the away game Kylian Mbappe and companies.
- We need to forget the match with Udinese and repeat the game from the first half against Napoli. If that's the case - we have a chance to win - said Pioli, whose job would be in jeopardy in case of another defeat.
He returns to the team recovered Theo Hernandez, Milan should be stronger.
- We all know how much this match means to us. In Paris, for the most part of the match, we stood well on the field, later we made some mistakes that made the defeat convincing. Now we want it to be different and to show the fans that Milan against Udinese was not the real Milan - added Pioli.
In the same group, from 18.45:XNUMX p.m., Borussia and Newcastle will meet in Dortmund, having collected four points each in the first three rounds. "Millionaires" celebrated in England in the last round, but enter this duel after the debacle against Bayern in the Bundesliga.
- It is not difficult to play better than we did against Bayern. I expect a reaction and a victory that would mean a lot to us in the fight for the knockout phase - said the coach of Borussia Edin terzić.
The star has to show something
If they want to see spring in Europe, Crvena zvezda must start winning points. The first next chance is a duel against Leipzig at the "Rajko Mitić" stadium (21).
Zvezda has a point after three rounds, as many as Young Boyz, who plays Manchester City at the Etihad. The current European champion has maximum performance, Leipzig has three points less before coming to Belgrade...
- If we are brave, we can overcome Leipzig - said the coach of the "red and whites" Barak Bahar.
City are absolute favorites against the Swiss, who they are likely to face without Erling Haaland.
- We have to be patient, as we were in Bern. We know that the Young Boys have enough quality to cause us problems, but I also believe that we learned something from the first match - the City manager is clear Pep Guardiola.
Simeone cautious against Celtic
In Group E, three teams want the same thing - Feyenoord, Atletico and Lazio are likely to fight to the end for the first two places leading the top 16. The Dutch champion has six points, one more than Atlético, and two more than Lazio, which they visit after easily defeating them in Rotterdam in the last round.
"Kolćoneros", on the other hand, are big favorites against Celtic, but Diego Simeone warns in the draw in Glasgow 15 days ago when his team twice reached the advantage of the Scots (2:2).
- It wasn't good enough in Glasgow, now the defense has to be much better if we want to win - said Simeone.
Barcelona is visiting Shakhtar in Hamburg and wants a fourth triumph, which would mathematically ensure passage with two rounds before the end.
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