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By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim has claimed that he wants to help AC Milan build towards success, but he doesn’t know if he will be given the time. This is perhaps the biggest game that Milan and Benfica will both have in the first phase of the competition. What is interesting tho

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By: Isak Möller Ahead of AC Milan’s opener in the Europa League, taking on Benfica at San Siro, Davide Bartesaghi spoke to the media about making his full debut in Europe. Ruben Amorim has switched things up compared to the 2-2 draw against Lazio, making a total of five changes t

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim has named his starting line-up for the Europa League round one game against Benfica. Given that both Milan and Benfica are among the favourites to go deep in the competition, this is certainly a tough and intriguing test right of

By: Oliver Fisher Looking at the predicted line-ups for AC Milan’s Europa League opener against Benfica, Filippo Terracciano’s name is a bit of a surprise. La Gazzetta dello Sport have retraced the steps of an interesting summer for Terracciano. On May 24, Cremonese’s relegation

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan’s chances of signing Endrick from Real Madrid in the winter window are growing with each passing week. José Mourinho brought Endrick on in the dying moments of the match against Elche, which Real Madrid won in the last gasp thanks to a goal from Carlos

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan have announced a new key addition to their operational structure, according to a report: James Fontanella-Khan. According to Calcio e Finanza, Fontanella-Khan – who is currently US Finance Editor of the Financial Times – will leave the British financial

By: Oliver Fisher Tiago Gabriel has looked ahead to Sunday’s game between AC Milan and Lecce at San Siro, also responding to the transfer speculation. Gabriel got himself on the scoresheet for the second time this season during Sunday’s big win over Monza. The Salento side won 3-

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan do not have a great chance of winning this season’s Europa League, at least if the ‘Opta Supercomputer’ is to be believed. Milan begin their 2026-27 European campaign tonight with a game against Benfica, one that certainly has more of a Champions League

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan and Juventus go into the Europa League with the obligation to win as many games as possible and to go as far as they can. La Gazzetta dello Sport write how it’s no longer just a matter of winning or losing, of groups and simple qualification as it was b

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan begin their 2026-27 Europa League campaign at San Siro, with over 65,000 fans expected for the visit of SL Benfica. Milan have faced Benfica six times in their history with a good record, having won four and drawn two. They have never lost to the Eagles

By: Oliver Fisher Tonight’s game between AC Milan and Benfica carries some extra meaning for a few involved, and Rui Costa is among them. Having arrived for a big fee from Fiorentina, Rui Costa made history with Milan. During his three seasons with the Rossoneri, he won a Scudett

By: Oliver Fisher Demetrio Albertini believes that the Europa League must be an arena for AC Milan’s younger players to shine. Milan are back on the European stage and they begin with a tough first test against Benfica at San Siro. Both the Rossoneri and the Eagles are among the

By: Oliver Fisher Paolo Scaroni offered a few words to journalists while meeting with a delegation from Benfica for the customary UEFA lunch. Milan are back on the European stage, and with it comes the return of the lunches between the managements of the Rossoneri and their oppon

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan and Benfica kick start their Europa League campaigns at San Siro tonight in a fixture that has only been a Champions League one throughout history. Milan will return to the European stage with perhaps their toughest test in this league phase, at home ag

By: Oliver Fisher It will be a special match for Rúben Amorim, Gonçalo Ramos and Diego Moreira tonight, all of whom are connected to Benfica. La Gazzetta dello Sport recall that all three came up through Benfica’s youth academy, and the Lisbon club remains close to their hearts.

By: Oliver Fisher Alessandro Circati has insisted that Benfica are coming to San Siro to try and win, in order to make an early statement in the Europa League. Benfica replaced Jose Mourinho with Marco Silva in the summer, and they have made an almost perfect start to the new cam

By: Oliver Fisher Omari Hutchinson will certainly get some playing time in the Europa League against Benfica, and could even start. According to Calciomercato.com, the Milan head coach Ruben Amorim needs to resolve his final doubts regarding the starting line-up he will field aga

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan are back on the European stage this evening after an absence of 18 months, as they take on Benfica at San Siro. Milan are unbeaten in the league having won two and drawn two, but attention now turns to continental competition and the first game against

By: Oliver Fisher Benfica head coach Marco Silva expects a tough challenge against AC Milan in tonight’s Europa League opener at San Siro. Having replaced Jose Mourinho in the summer, Silva has made an almost perfect start to life as the new Benfica boss. The Eagles have won all

By: Oliver Fisher After a year and a half of absence, AC Milan will return to the European stage tonight at San Siro against Benfica. As Corriere della Sera (via MilanNews) point out this morning, it certainly wasn’t the spotlight that Milan wanted to play under as Champions Leag

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan begin their Europa League campaign against Benfica tonight, a trophy they must look to target for a few reasons. As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write this morning, Milan have won everything there is to win in club football, with 18 ‘internation

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan get their 2026-27 Europa League campaign underway at San Siro tonight, facing Portuguese giants Benfica. Milan go into the competition as one of the favourites to lift a trophy they never have in their history, even from the UEFA Cup days. However, the

By: Ben Dixon It seemed pretty likely that Ruben Amorim would make a few changes for the Europa League clash against Benfica. However, the AC Milan manager has now turned that up to the max. With few chances to rest given this season, Amorim is now expected to offer a few opportu

By: Ben Dixon AC Milan host Benfica at San Siro tomorrow night and it’s fair to suggest that it’ll be a big test as they re-enter the Europa League. Not qualifying for the Champions League was deemed a chance to face ‘lesser’ opponents. However, Benfica are very comparable to Mil

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan will begin their 2026-27 Europa League campaign when they face SL Benfica at San Siro on Wednesday night. Milan are unbeaten in the league having won two (against Torino and Venezia) and drawn two (against Juventus and Lazio), but attention now turns to

By: Ben Dixon Tomorrow night, AC Milan will begin their Europa League campaign against Benfica in front of a packed San Siro crowd. The game against Benfica is a huge one. It’s not a chance to dip their toes into the waters of the Europa League. Instead, it’s a difficult welcome

By: Ben Dixon Today, Billy Costacurta explained how AC Milan defender Strahinja Pavlovic doesn’t share any characteristics with him, but shares some with Franco Baresi. Pavlovic’s journey at Milan has been a strange one. In his first season, there were regular questions about him

By: Ben Dixon Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Milanello yesterday, but reports would suggest that he’s not returning to a major role at AC Milan. Last season, Ibrahimovic was a regular at Milanello, just as he had been in previous seasons. However, cracks started to form and by th

By: Ben Dixon AC Milan will operate at a loss with the Europa League success this season, compared to if they’d qualified for the Champions League and the figures have been looked at. Not qualifying for Europe’s top competition was always going to affect Milan – that was an unavo

By: Oliver Fisher There will be a Champions League flavour to AC Milan’s Europa League opener on Wednesday night as Benfica visit San Siro. The game in round one might well be the showpiece tie of the entire league phase given the history of both clubs, who as mentioned have pedi

By: Oliver Fisher Mario Gila has shed some light on his path to joining AC Milan, insisting the Europa League is a target they must aim for. Gila was one of the summer signings that many Milan fans were excited about given how well he had done at Lazio. Sure enough, after four ga

By: Oliver Fisher Ruben Amorim offered some indications as to what his team might be for tomorrow night’s European debut against Benfica. The atmosphere at Milanello was relaxed on the eve of their first Europa League match at San Siro against Benfica, as per Calciomercato.com. A

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan striker Goncalo Ramos has responded to criticism regarding the fact he has only scored once, and looked back on his time at Benfica. Milan begin their 2026-27 European campaign with arguably their hardest test on paper, at home against one of the other

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan head coach Ruben Amorim responded to some intriguing questions from journalists ahead of the Benfica game. Milan will begin their 2026-27 European campaign with perhaps their toughest test on paper, at home against Benfica. The Portuguese giants are one

By: Oliver Fisher Christian Pulisic got his first minutes of the season in the comeback against Lazio, and he showed AC Milan what they had been missing. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Ruben Amorim was right, not that it was too hard to believe. The coach revealed that Pul

By: Oliver Fisher The AC Milan squad begun their final training session before the Benfica game on Tuesday morning, the eve of the match. A few moments ago, the Milan players entered one of the Milanello pitches for their final training session ahead of tomorrow evening’s match a

By: Oliver Fisher Gerry Cardinale is still exploring the idea of hiring a new Director of Football to be the head of the sporting area, a journalist has claimed. At the end of last season, Cardinale decided to part ways with CEO Giorgio Furlani, head coach Massimiliano Allegri, s

By: Oliver Fisher Goncalo Ramos has insisted that he is not feeling the pressure of being the most expensive signing in AC Milan’s history. Tomorrow night, Ramos will face off against his former club Benfica and he will once again lead the attack for Ruben Amorim, at least as per

By: Oliver Fisher Despite Ruben Amorim claiming he is happy with his options up front, AC Milan are reportedly eyeing a move for a Stuttgart striker. According to Fussball News in Germany (via Calciomercato.com), Milan are considering a winter move for Ermedin Demirovic. The Bosn

By: Oliver Fisher Goncalo Ramos was hoping that his goal against Venezia would kick start a profitable run, but since then he has done very little. As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) recall this morning, after his goal against Venezia in the first home game of the new campai

By: Oliver Fisher AC Milan will have something new on the back of their shirts in the UEFA Europa League this season, thanks to a new collaboration. As the official website confirms, Fondazione Milan will dedicate the back-of-shirt space in a European competition to a charity. Mo