The Italian club Milan returns to play again at its San Siro stadium in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid tonight after a long absence of more than seven years, to play the Champions League anthem again in the Rossoneri stronghold in the presence of its fans.
Milan hosts its Spanish counterpart, Atlético Madrid, today, Tuesday, at nine in the evening, Cairo time, in search of its first victory in the second group in the Champions League group stage..
And the “Opta” network, which specializes in statistics and records, stated that Milan returned to play at its “San Siro” stadium in the European Champions League 2778 days ago, specifically since playing its last European match in its stronghold, which was also against Atletico Madrid on February 19, 2017.
The Rossoneri fell to Al-Rokhi Blancos in the last confrontation at their stadium in the Champions League, in the presence of about 65,000 spectators, with a goal scored by Diego Costa.
Milan is looking for victory, taking advantage of the ground workers and the public to collect the first 3 points in the group, after losing in the last match, against its host Liverpool, with a score of 3-2..
The two teams are seeking to achieve the first victory in the group after they stumbled during the first round of the group stage this season, as Milan lost to Liverpool 3-2, while Atletico Madrid drew with its guest club Porto 0-0..
And for the account of the second group itself, the professional Liverpool team, in its ranks, the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, will face Porto at nine in the evening today, at the “Dragao” stadium, in the group stage competitions.