Kicking off this year's Champions League group of death, seven-time winners AC Milan host the returning Newcastle United at San Siro on Tuesday evening.
Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund will also be vying for qualification in a tantalising Group F, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the Rossoneri and the Magpies.
AC MILAN vs. NEWCASTLE UNITED
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AC MILAN
Out: Pierre Kalulu (thigh), Ismael Bennacer (knee)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Maignan; Calabria, Tomori, Kjaer, Hernandez; Pobega, Krunic, Loftus-Cheek; Chukwueze, Giroud, Leao
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Out: Joelinton (knee), Emil Krafth (ACL), Joe Willock (calf), Matt Ritchie (ineligible), Javier Manquillo (ineligible), Mark Gillespie (ineligible)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn; Longstaff, Tonali, Guimaraes; Gordon, Isak, Barnes
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Ben Knapton
