The “Red and Blacks” began their European campaign in the Champions League but found themselves in a very challenging group, finishing only in third place behind PSG and Borussia Dortmund. Having dropped down to the Europa League, Milan encountered no problems against French side Rennes (3-0 at home and 2-3 away) and Czech side Slavia Prague in the round of 16 (4-2 at the San Siro and 3-1 in Prague). In the Italian Serie A, the “Red Devils” are currently in second place, but any talk of competing for the championship is off the table. Inter leads their neighbors by 14 points and is already preparing to claim the golden medals. Milan’s main task in the league is to secure a place in the top four. Fortunately, the team is 13 points ahead of fifth place. In the last round, Milan comfortably defeated Lecce 3-0 at home.
The “She-Wolf” had relatively convenient opponents in the Europa League group stage, facing Slavia Prague, Swiss side Servette, and Moldovan side Sheriff. However, Roma only managed to finish second in the group, conceding the top spot to Slavia. As a result, the Romans had to play additional matches in the round of 16 against Dutch side Feyenoord. They advanced past the Rotterdam club only via a penalty shootout. However, they had no trouble against Brighton, as the “Yellow-Reds” crushed their opponents 4-0 at home and allowed themselves a narrow loss away. Heading into the match against Milan, Daniele De Rossi’s team comes off a derby victory against Lazio (1-0). Currently, Roma occupies fifth place in the league table, trailing fourth-placed Bologna by just three points.
