Date - Thursday, March 18 2021
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs GMT
Venue - San Siro, Milan
Europa League Form Guide
Manchester United: WDD
AC Milan: WWDDD
Previous Meetings in European Competitions
Manchester United 1–1 AC Milan
Manchester United 4–0 AC Milan
AC Milan 2–3 Manchester United
AC Milan 3–0 Manchester United
Manchester United 3–2 AC Milan
All-Time Record in European Competitions
Manchester United wins: 5
AC Milan wins: 5
Draws: 1
Pre-Match Pressers
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Stefano Pioli
Team News
Manchester United
Juan Mata and Phil Jones ruled out. Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani doubtful.
AC Milan
Ismaël Bennacer and Mario Mandžukić ruled out. Alessio Romagnoli and Zlatan Ibrahimović doubtful.
Know the opposition
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan and nicknamed I Rossoneri, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy. A.C. Milan was founded in 1899 as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club by English expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin. In honor of its English origins, the club has retained the English spelling of the city's name, as opposed to the Italian spelling Milano, which it was forced to bear under the fascist regime. Milan won its first Italian championship in 1901 and a further two in succession in 1906 and 1907. In 1908, Milan experienced a split caused by internal disagreements over the signing of foreign players, which led to the forming of another Milan-based team, F.C. Internazionale Milano. Following these events, Milan did not manage to win a single domestic title until 1950–51.
The 1950s saw the club return to the top of Italian football, headed by the famous Gre-No-Li trio. This was one of the club's most successful periods domestically, with the Scudetto going to Milan in 1951, 1955, 1957, 1959 and 1962. In 1963, Milan won its first continental title by beating Benfica in the final of the European Cup. In 1986, entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi acquired the club and saved it from bankruptcy after investing vast amounts of money, appointing rising manager Arrigo Sacchi at the helm of the Rossoneri. Under Sacchi, Milan won its first Scudetto in nine years in the 1987–88 season. The following year, the club won its first European Cup in two decades.
A.C. Milan's 18 FIFA and UEFA trophies is the fourth highest out of any club (joint with Boca Juniors), and the most out of any Italian club. Milan has won a joint record three Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup, seven European Cup/Champions League titles (Italian record), the UEFA Super Cup a joint record five times and the Cup Winners' Cup twice. With 18 league titles, Milan is also the joint-second most successful club in Serie A. They have also won the Coppa Italia five times, and the Supercoppa Italiana seven. Milan's main rivalry is with its neighbor club, Internazionale, where both clubs meet in the widely anticipated Derby della Madonnina twice every Serie A season. The rivalry with Juventus F.C. is a rivalry between the two most titled teams in Italy. Milan's home games are played at San Siro (or the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), which is shared with Internazionale.
Referee
Felix Brych.
Familiar Faces
Diogo Dalot (2018—present) & Zlatan Ibrahimović (2016—18)
