Uefa Champions league match AC Milan – Barcelona preview,team lineups,live streams
February 20, 2013 2:45 PM EST
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee: C. Thomson
Live streams : AC Milan – Barcelona
This Wednesday at the San Siro, Rossoneri welcomes the Catalans giant, FC Barcelona , hoping to knock one of the most intimidating challenges in European football…
AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that the media have been unfair to write off his side’s chances ahead of their Champions League tie against FC Barcelona.
Massimiliano Allegri, AC Milan manager:
“This will be a great match between two great clubs. One club has the most titles in the world and the other is the strongest club in the world. We know that to reach our target of getting through we have to play a great match.”
Riccardo Montolivo, AC Milan midfielder:
“The match comes as we are in our best moment. We know that we are playing against the best squad in the world, with the best players in the world. We are aware of the difficulties we are going to face. But we are looking forward to playing this match, it’s a great match to play in and we look forward to facing this strong opponent.”
Massimiliano Allegri, AC Milan manager:
“What makes me angry is the fact that for the last ten days everybody has been talking about Milan as the victim, of them losing the match. But the rules will not change, the match will start from nil-nil.”
Barcelona captain Carlos Puyol and assistant manager Jordi Roura look ahead to the Catalan’s away trip to AC Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Jordi Roura, Barcelona assistant manager:
“Milan are the most successful team in Europe, with an impressive pedigree. It’s a good squad, they’re playing in their stadium. It’s very difficult to play at their home, and I reminded my players that we’ve always suffered against Milan. So it’s a great match between two big teams. There is no favourite because we have to wait until the return leg.”
Carles Puyol, Barcelona:
“Our target is to stop them scoring and, in contrast, we’ll try to score – that would be perfect, but there’s another team on the pitch. To keep a clean sheet and score would be very good.”
Carles Puyol, Barcelona:
“Sure we are looking for ‘the treble’ but we have to think about each individual match, trying to win every week and see what we have won at the end of the season.”
AC Milan probable lineup : Abbiati;Abate, Zapata, Mexes, De Sciglio;Montolivo, Ambrosini, Nocerino;Boateng, Pazzini, El Shaarawy
FC Barcelona probable lineup : Valdes;Alves, Pique, Puyol, Alba;Xavi, Busquets, Fabregas;Pedro, Messi, Iniesta