[Champions League] Real Madrid has plenty of time to rest and reflect, while AC Milan's performance this season has been unstable.
In the previous round, the team played against Barcelona, ending in a disastrous result for Los Blancos, as they suffered a 0-4 home defeat. Real Madrid now trails the league leader by six points, which is far from ideal. The team will miss this league round due to a hurricane in Valencia, which led to a postponed match, giving Real more time to prepare for this Champions League game.
In this tournament, Real began with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Stuttgart but then lost in an away match 0-1 to Lille. Their third-round game was also challenging: after trailing Borussia Dortmund 0-2 at halftime, they managed to turn the game around and win 5-2. Six points from three rounds is a decent result, securing Los Blancos 12th place at the moment.
The Rossoneri are having an unstable season. The team changed head coaches after last season, and under the new leadership, they have yet to find their game. AC Milan started the UEFA Champions League with two consecutive losses, first to Liverpool (1-3) and then to Bayer Leverkusen (0-1). It was only in the third round that Milan managed to secure a 3-1 home victory over Club Brugge.
In Serie A, things aren’t much smoother. In the last ten rounds, Milan has recorded five wins, two draws, and three losses, placing them in seventh with 17 points. Their gap to fourth place, which secures a Champions League spot, is just two points, so it’s not critical, but Milan needs to improve to produce more consistent results.
Prediction: 3-1
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