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After losing both matches of the 2024-2025 UEFA Champions League season so far, AC Milan will need a response at San Siro when they host Club Brugge on Tuesday Matchday 3 of the competition phase. Paulo Fonseca’s side need to win to change their status in the rankings as they are one of the few sides without any points yet. On the other hand, Club Brugge won their last away match against Sturm while they lost the opening match against Borussia Dortmund. Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Tuesday October 22 | Time: 12:45 PM ET
- Location: San Siro – Milan, Italy
- Watch: Biggest+
- Chances: AC Milan -210; Sign +340; Club Brugge +550
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Team news
AC Milan: The Rossoneri see striker Rafael Leao back in the starting line-up, after he was on the bench in the last home game of the weekend against Udinese. Leao will play alongside USMNT winger Christian Pulisic, who has had an incredible start to the season so far.
Possible AC Milan XI: Maignan; Theo Hernandez, Tomori, Pavlović, Emerson Royal; Reijnders, Fofana; Leao, Pulisic, Chukwueze; Morata.
ClubBruges: The visitors are expected to be without Danish striker Andreas Skov Olsen, who is doubtful due to a calf injury. Gustaf
Nilsson and Casper Nielsen are also likely to be sidelined at San Siro.
Possible Club Brugge XI: Mignolet; Seys, Mechele, Romero, Cuyper; Jashari; Skoras, Vetlesen, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutgla.
Prediction
The Italian giants need to change the negative trend of this first part of the season after losing the first two games of their Champions League season. Choose: AC Milan 2, Club Brugge 0.