Feyenoord head to San Siro on Tuesday aiming to protect their slender advantage over AC Milan and seal their spot in the Champions League last 16. The Dutch side pulled off a 1-0 victory at De Kuip in the first leg, courtesy of Igor Paixao’s early strike, and a draw or win would see them progress to face either Inter Milan or Arsenal. However, history is not on their side, as Milan have overturned a first-leg deficit in just one of their last six UCL knockout ties, though they remain formidable at home, going unbeaten in 12 straight matches as the designated hosts at San Siro.

Milan’s Santiago Gimenez, who left Feyenoord for the Rossoneri in January, was kept quiet last week but found the net in a 1-0 league win over Hellas Verona on Saturday. With their domestic top-four hopes uncertain, Milan may need to win the UCL to secure European football next season. On the other hand, Feyenoord, under interim boss Pascal Bosschaart after Brian Priske’s sudden dismissal, are also struggling in the Eredivisie title race, failing to win five consecutive away games in all competitions.

Milan welcome back Yunus Musah from suspension, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Alessandro Florenzi, Emerson Royal, and Pierre Kalulu remain injured. Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic are set to return to the starting XI, with Leao leading the tournament in successful dribbles. Feyenoord, meanwhile, are severely depleted, with key figures like Quinten Timber, Ayase Ueda, Calvin Stengs, and Gernot Trauner among several injury absentees.

With Feyenoord’s injury crisis and Milan’s strong home record, the Rossoneri are backed to turn the tie around and book their place in the last 16.

费耶诺德周二将前往圣西罗，目标是保持他们对AC米兰的微弱优势，并确保他们进入欧冠16强。在首回合比赛中，凭借伊戈尔·派肖的进球，荷兰队在德库伊普以1-0取胜，如果平局或获胜，他们将在对阵国际米兰或阿森纳的比赛中出线。然而，历史并不站在他们这边，米兰在最近的六场欧冠淘汰赛中只有一场逆转了首回合的落后，尽管他们在主场仍然强大，在圣西罗作为指定的东道主连续12场比赛保持不败。

米兰的吉梅内斯在一月份从费耶诺德转会到红黑军团，上周他一直保持沉默，但在周六联赛1-0战胜维罗纳的比赛中进球。在国内四强无望的情况下，米兰可能需要赢得欧冠冠军才能确保下赛季的欧洲赛场。另一方面，在布莱恩·普里斯克突然被解雇后，费耶诺德在临时主帅帕斯卡尔·博斯查特的领导下，也在争夺荷甲冠军的竞争中苦苦挣扎，在所有赛事中都未能取得连续五场客场胜利。

米兰欢迎停赛归来的尤努斯·穆萨，但鲁本·洛夫图斯-奇克、亚历山德罗·弗洛伦齐、埃默森·罗亚尔和皮埃尔·卡鲁卢仍然受伤。拉斐尔·莱奥和克里斯蒂安·普利西奇将重返首发阵容，其中莱奥的带球成功率高居榜首。与此同时，费耶诺德也严重缺阵，关键球员如昆滕·Timber、上田绫子、加尔文·斯滕斯和格诺特·特劳纳都因伤缺阵。

考虑到费耶诺德的伤病危机和米兰强劲的主场战绩，红黑军团有望扭转战局，进入16强。