Get ready for the first of two legs in this Champions League clash between Milan and Napoli

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 12.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Champions League Quarter-finals, as the hometeam Milan will try to edge Napoli in their own ballpark.

Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an animated game!

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Milan form and stats

Last season, Milan's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.

Milan are steadily winning Serie A games and points here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. 9 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Milan has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mike Maignan not having conceded a league goal in 200 minutes.

Milan drew their last game, also a home match. Empoli was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Midfielder Tonali was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.04 (out of ten) in that game. Tonali hit three key passes and had 71 successful passes (of 77 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Serie A match versus Napoli with a 4-0 scoreline.

Milan are traveling soon after this match as the Serie A match at Bologna awaits in three days.

Milan have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Napoli form and stats

Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the knockout round play-offs against Barcelona.

The away performances of Napoli have been very solid so far with 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the Serie A. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. Total Champions League statistics for Napoli: 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

Napoli play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Lecce. Defender Kim was the best team player with a rating of 8.03. Kim served one assist, hit one key pass and won 11 of 13 duels.

Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Milan.

A quick return to home after this game, as Napoli are hosting Hellas Verona in the Serie A only three days away.

The Napoli manager Spalletti has got the team scoring on the road, with 33 away goals in 15 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Milan victories, three draws and three Napoli wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NapoliV. Osimhen
V. Osimhen
21 goals
NapoliK. Kvaratskhelia
K. Kvaratskhelia
12 goals
MilanR. Conceição Leão
R. Conceição Leão
10 goals

Milan missing players

Napoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milan Napoli
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
9 6   Won W   10 19
6 3   Drew D   0 1
10 3   Lost L   2 5
30 17   Scored S   24 55
36 14   Conceded C   7 22
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
68% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   92% 92%
60% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 60%
32% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 36%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 16%
44% 42%   BTTS BTTS   25% 36%
36% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   58% 48%
32% 25%   Failed to Score F T   17% 16%
 
4.2 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.7
5.4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4.1
2.1 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.1
1 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
14 17   Shots (avg) S (   12.5 13.6
5.2 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.2
23% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 42%
 
11.6 9.8   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.5
4.1 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 29 24 2 3 66 21 14 11 1 2 33 13 15 13 1 1 33 8 45 74
2 Lazio 28 16 7 5 44 19 14 8 3 3 23 12 14 8 4 2 21 7 25 55
3 Milan 29 15 7 7 48 36 14 9 3 2 28 17 15 6 4 5 20 19 12 52
4 Inter 29 16 3 10 48 33 15 11 0 4 27 8 14 5 3 6 21 25 15 51
5 Roma 28 15 5 8 38 26 14 9 1 4 20 9 14 6 4 4 18 17 12 50
6 Atalanta 28 14 6 8 47 32 13 6 3 4 24 16 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 48
7 Juventus 28 18 5 5 46 22 15 11 3 1 34 12 13 7 2 4 12 10 24 44
8 Fiorentina 28 11 7 10 33 31 14 6 4 4 19 19 14 5 3 6 14 12 2 40
9 Bologna 28 11 7 10 36 36 15 7 5 3 20 10 13 4 2 7 16 26 0 40
10 Udinese 28 9 11 8 37 34 13 4 7 2 22 15 15 5 4 6 15 19 3 38
11 Torino 28 10 8 10 30 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 15 5 4 6 19 22 -4 38
12 Sassuolo 28 10 7 11 36 41 14 6 3 5 18 16 14 4 4 6 18 25 -5 37
13 Monza 28 9 7 12 32 39 15 5 4 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 13 21 -7 34
14 Empoli 29 7 11 11 25 36 14 5 4 5 13 15 15 2 7 6 12 21 -11 32
15 Salernitana 29 6 11 12 33 49 15 4 5 6 20 21 14 2 6 6 13 28 -16 29
16 Lecce 29 6 9 14 25 35 14 2 6 6 14 19 15 4 3 8 11 16 -10 27
17 Spezia 28 5 10 13 24 44 15 3 8 4 16 21 13 2 2 9 8 23 -20 25
18 Hellas Verona 28 4 7 17 22 42 14 4 2 8 15 22 14 0 5 9 7 20 -20 19
19 Sampdoria 28 3 6 19 16 47 14 1 4 9 6 19 14 2 2 10 10 28 -31 15
20 Cremonese 28 1 10 17 23 52 14 1 3 10 8 25 14 0 7 7 15 27 -29 13

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Napoli 29 24 2 3 66 21 14 11 1 2 33 13 15 13 1 1 33 8 45 74
2 Lazio 28 16 7 5 44 19 14 8 3 3 23 12 14 8 4 2 21 7 25 55
3 Milan 29 15 7 7 48 36 14 9 3 2 28 17 15 6 4 5 20 19 12 52
4 Inter 29 16 3 10 48 33 15 11 0 4 27 8 14 5 3 6 21 25 15 51
5 Roma 28 15 5 8 38 26 14 9 1 4 20 9 14 6 4 4 18 17 12 50
6 Atalanta 28 14 6 8 47 32 13 6 3 4 24 16 15 8 3 4 23 16 15 48
7 Juventus 28 18 5 5 46 22 15 11 3 1 34 12 13 7 2 4 12 10 24 44
8 Fiorentina 28 11 7 10 33 31 14 6 4 4 19 19 14 5 3 6 14 12 2 40
9 Bologna 28 11 7 10 36 36 15 7 5 3 20 10 13 4 2 7 16 26 0 40
10 Udinese 28 9 11 8 37 34 13 4 7 2 22 15 15 5 4 6 15 19 3 38
11 Torino 28 10 8 10 30 34 13 5 4 4 11 12 15 5 4 6 19 22 -4 38
12 Sassuolo 28 10 7 11 36 41 14 6 3 5 18 16 14 4 4 6 18 25 -5 37
13 Monza 28 9 7 12 32 39 15 5 4 6 19 18 13 4 3 6 13 21 -7 34
14 Empoli 29 7 11 11 25 36 14 5 4 5 13 15 15 2 7 6 12 21 -11 32
15 Salernitana 29 6 11 12 33 49 15 4 5 6 20 21 14 2 6 6 13 28 -16 29
16 Lecce 29 6 9 14 25 35 14 2 6 6 14 19 15 4 3 8 11 16 -10 27
17 Spezia 28 5 10 13 24 44 15 3 8 4 16 21 13 2 2 9 8 23 -20 25
18 Hellas Verona 28 4 7 17 22 42 14 4 2 8 15 22 14 0 5 9 7 20 -20 19
19 Sampdoria 28 3 6 19 16 47 14 1 4 9 6 19 14 2 2 10 10 28 -31 15
20 Cremonese 28 1 10 17 23 52 14 1 3 10 8 25 14 0 7 7 15 27 -29 13

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.