Tottenham take on the visitors AC Milan in the second leg of UEFA Champions League 1/8-finals. First leg result: 0-1. The match will be played on Wednesday, February 8th at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium (London).
Tottenham have suffered a significant decline since reaching the CL final few years ago, and Levy's decision to replace Pochettino with Mourinho did not live up to expectations. In contrast, Antonio Conte, who arrived just over a year ago, was able to rescue the previous season and push the struggling Arsenal out of fourth place. Currently, Arsenal has pulled ahead, while Spurs remain roughly at the same level, attempting to maintain their place in the top four of the English Premier League. There have been both lucky wins, such as against Manchester City, and painful defeats, like the 1-4 loss to Leicester. This also affects the English team's participation in the long-awaited Champions League. They did not perform well in the group stage, facing inexperienced and weaker opponents. However, after winning against Marseille in the sixth round, Kane and his team managed to advance to the playoffs. Now, they need a victory as they lost 0-1 to Milan in Italy.
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Milan are the reigning champion of Italy. Returning to the Champions League was the first stage of their recovery from a long decline, although they failed to advance in the previous tournament, finishing in fourth place. Nonetheless, they managed to secure the "scudetto" after unloading themselves in the second round under the guidance of Stefano Pioli. It is already clear that they will not be able to retain the domestic title, and they have also experienced setbacks such as a 0-3 loss to Inter in the Super Cup and elimination from the Coppa Italia. Furthermore, their form in Serie A declined during the winter. On the other hand, they managed to secure a place in the Champions League playoffs in the fall. Although they were stronger than the presumed weaker opponents, Dinamo Zagreb and Red Bull Salzburg. However, they lost to Chelsea, another English representative, with a total score of 0-5 in two matches. Nevertheless, they were more successful in February, winning on San Siro with Brahim Diaz's early goal, which remained the only one. They now need to defend their minimal advantage, but they can try to play for a draw, even a 0-0 draw.
If we ignore unofficial summer tournaments and only consider European competitions, there have been two confrontations in 1972 and 2011, resulting in victories for Tottenham and a draw in both duels. “Spurs” will try to recoup, but are unlikely to be able to play strictly at their gates. So we predict what will be recorded as a result of “total over 2.5 goals”.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 scored goals.
