Still the second-most successful side in the history of the European Cup, this will be AC Milan’s 20th campaign in the competition since it was rebranded to the Champions League.
Last season, AC Milan made it all the way to the semi-finals before losing to bitter rivals Inter Milan.
Newcastle, meanwhile, are back in the Champions League for the first time since 2002/03 and just the third time overall.
It’s now been 20 years and 184 days since Newcastle’s last Champions League game, the longest gap between two matches for an English side in the competition.
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Pierre Kalulu and Ismaël Bennacer are both ruled out for Milan but top scorer Olivier Giroud should be fine after playing 77 minutes against Inter.
Fikayo Tomori missed the defeat through suspension but is okay to feature here.
Joe Willock is missing for Newcastle through a hamstring injury, and he is joined on the sidelines by Emil Krafth and Joelinton.
But Sandro Tonali is in line to make his return to Milan just a few months after leaving the club to join Newcastle, having also missed the weekend’s game due to injury.
