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Milan are facing problems in defence with two key centre-backs, Fikayo Tomori, suspended and Malick Thiaw injured. In addition, Samuel Chukwueze, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Noah Okafor and Alessandro Florenzi are also out through injury. However, the good news for Milan is that strikers Alvaro Morata and Christian Pulisic have recovered. Pulisic and Tijjani Reijnders are Milan's top scorers in the Champions League with three goals each, while Tammy Abraham, often Morata's backup, has scored in both of their last two games in the competition.

Girona have Yaser Asprilla back from a long-term injury, with Portu also fully fit. Abel Ruiz will start up front as Bojan Miovski continues to struggle with an ankle injury, the same problem that has plagued Miguel Gutierrez. Arnaut Danjuma has returned from illness and is in contention. Despite only starting twice in the Champions League, Danjuma has had more shots than any other Girona player in the competition this season (11), although he is currently on an eight-game goalless run, having scored seven in his previous 11 Champions League appearances.

Latest expected lineup AC Milan vs Girona

AC Milan:

Maignan; Emerson, Gabbia, Pavlovic, Hernandez; Bennacer, Fofana; Pulisic, Reijnders, Leao; Morata

Girona:

Gazzaniga; Martinez, D. Lopez, Krejci, Blind; Solis, Martin; Tsygankov, Van de Beek, Gil; Ruiz

Latest football commentary AC Milan vs Girona

Milan, after a difficult start to the Champions League, have made it through to at least the play-offs thanks to a run of wins over Club Brugge, Real Madrid, Slovan Bratislava and Red Star Belgrade.

A 2-1 win over Red Star last month has allowed Milan to focus on qualifying for the last 16. Despite their good form in the Champions League, Milan have been inconsistent in Serie A, winning just two of their six games since the Champions League break. A change of manager had a positive effect, with new boss Sergio Conceicao leading the team to the Italian Super Cup, but his unbeaten run came to an end after a 2-0 defeat to Juventus. Milan are currently eighth, 19 points adrift of the top four. Conceicao will make his Champions League debut as Milan manager, having won eight of his last 10 group stage games with Porto.

Girona, making their first appearance in the Champions League, have never faced an Italian side in their history. They have lost five of their six games in the competition, and will be in for a tough trip to the San Siro. A place in the knockout stages is all but assured, and they are looking to avoid becoming only the second Spanish side to lose six games in a single Champions League campaign. Girona have failed to score since Juanpe scored in the only win over Slovan Bratislava. They have also lost their last three away games without scoring. Girona have won just four away games all season, most recently losing 2-1 to Sevilla despite Arnau Martinez scoring the opener. With the odds stacked against them, attention is likely to be waning on Girona heading into this trip to Italy.

AC Milan vs Girona score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.AC Milan vs Gironaas follows:

• Sportsmole:AC Milan 1-0 Girona

• WhoScore:AC Milan 2-1 Girona
• Our newspaper predicts:AC Milan 2-1 Girona

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