Milan vs Porto: It’s the last roll of the dice for AC Milan as they face Porto in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday in a must-win clash.
Match Details:
Teams: Milan vs Porto
Venue: San Siro, Milano, Italy
Date: Wednesday 3rd November, 2021
Time: 11:15 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
AC Milan is in a must-win situation ahead of this clash having not yet registered a single point in the campaign after three Matchdays.
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The Italian side head into this with good form having beaten Roma 1-2 away on Sunday night.
Ibrahimovic and Kessie scored the crucial goals for Milan while Shaarawy pulled one back for Roma late in the piece; which proved to be a consolation effort. This victory kept Milan in 2nd place on the league table with 31 points.
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On the other hand, FC Porto beat Boavista 4-1 in their Liga Portugal match on Saturday. This helped Porto consolidate their top spot with 26 points from 10 matches.
Evanilson led the way with 2 goals on either side of strikes from Diaz and Loader.
In the Champions League, these two sides met on Matchday 3 where Porto won 1-0 as Diaz’ second half effort proved to be the winner.
Porto is 3rd in the Group B table with 4 points and can get into the qualifier spots with a win tonight.
A loss for Milan could well spell the end of their road in Europe this season.
Form Guide
Milan: WLWWW
Porto: WWWLW
Last Matches of both teams:
Roma 1-2 Milan
Porto 4-1 Boavista
🔥 Zlatan Ibrahimović keeps reaching new milestones at the age of 40.
⚽️Top-Flight Goals..
📁 150 Serie A goals
📁 113 Ligue 1 goals
52 MLS goals
📁 35 Eredivisie goals
📁 17 Premier League goals
16 La Liga goals
📁 4 Allsvenskan goals#UCL|#ACMilan pic.twitter.com/N1LpYU6xPY— #UEFA Champions League (@alimo_philip) November 1, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Milan vs Porto in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony Six.
Team News
Florenzi, Plizzari, Rebic, Messias, Maignan and Castillejo continue their spell on the side-lines for AC Milan.
Wendell is the sole absentee for Porto due to a knee injury.
Milan possible 11:
Tatarusanu, Calabria, Kjær, Tomori, Hernandez, Kessie, Tonali, Saelemaekers, Diaz, Leao and Ibrahimovic
Porto possible 11:
Costa, Sanusi, Mbemba, Pepe, Mario, Diaz, Oliveira, Grujic, Otavio, Taremi and Martinez
Prediction: Milan 2-1 Porto
Milan’s campaign has been poor and they head into this knowing only a win keeps them alive.
Porto are better placed in the table and can ensure relief with another three points.
The hosts are under further pressure ahead of this clash and would be keen to get the result.
We expect Milan to nick this clash given they are in home comforts and in good form.
Players to watch out for: Ibrahimovic, Leao, Taremi and Oliveira.