Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta has suggested that the Rossoneri will do well in the Champions League this season.
Speaking on Sky Sport Italia (via Milan News), Costacurta reacted to the Champions League draw which saw the Rossoneri have matches against Real Madrid and Liverpool confirmed.
This is the first Champions League campaign since the group stage was revamped entirely, so Milan face eight different teams and are placed into a 36-team league table rather than a group of four.
Milan were in Pot 2 and they got two very tough Pot 1 teams in Real Madrid and Liverpool, whilst Bayer Leverkusen from Pot 2 will be a very tough match. Beyond that, many fans will be very happy with the calibre of opponents that Milan have been drawn against.
As far as Costacurta is concerned, Milan’s history in the Champions League counts for nothing in the common day but he thinks the team could focus more on this tournament than the league this season given the draw.
“I think that Milan are more European than Italian, there is too much talk about the history of Milan, they have nothing to do with it. But I believe that in a way they can be more concentrated on Europe than Italy. They will have a good journey in Europe,” he said.
Who will AC Milan face in the Champions League?
- Real Madrid (A)
- Liverpool (H)
- Club Brugge (H)
- Bayer Leverkusen (A)
- Red Star Belgrade (H)
- Dinamo Zagreb (A)
- Girona (H)
- Slovan Bratislava (A)
