AC Milan need a convincing win against their eternal rivals Inter if they are to qualify for the UEFA Champions League final.

AC Milan need a convincing win against their eternal rivals Inter if they are to qualify for the UEFA Champions League final.

Milan come into the game with a 2-0 deficit from the first leg and nothing less than victory will guarantee them a ticket to Istanbul.

Veterans Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were both on target to gift Inter the perfect first leg result.

Inter have kept a clean sheet in four out of five games in the knockout phases and are confident they can qualify for the final.

For Inter, they last won the title in 2010 under Jose Mourinho when they beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final at the Santiago Bernabeau.

Milan’s most recent Champions League triumph came back in 2007 – when they earned a slice of revenge against Liverpool.

Milan have lost their last three matches against Inter Milan in all competitions and have failed to score in any of these games.

Milan have won only one of their last 16 matches as the away side in knock-out matches in the UEFA Champions League.

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What time does Inter vs Milan start?

The game kicks off at 10pm Kenyan time at the San Siro.

Inter vs Milan team news

Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries and Andre Onana were all rested over the weekend but will come back into the starting XI.

Federico Dimarco has assisted five goals from open play in the UCL and will also retain his spot in the line-up.

Both scorers from the first leg Edin Dzeko and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are also both expected to retain their starting roles.

For the visitors, they need to field their strongest XI but will do without the services of Ismail Bennacer, Junior Messias and Rafael Leao.

Olivier Giroud will need to be more clinical in front of goal as he is supported by Rade Krunic and Brahim Diaz.

Inter vs Milan head to head

Inter have a good historical record in the Derby della Madonnina and have won 88 out of the 236 matches played between the two teams, as opposed to AC Milan’s 79 victories.

Inter vs Milan current form

Inter are on a great run that has seen them win all of their last 5 games, scoring 17 goals in the process while Milan only have one win to their name in that period, which also includes 2 defeats.

Inter vs Milan prediction

With the long injury list, Milan will find this to be a tough outing and Inter’s form is not one to ignore.

Both teams may score but a draw could be the best outcome for the away team.

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