We have some great games to look forward to as the Champions League group stage begins this week including the meeting between RB Salzburg and AC Milan.
The game will be played at the Red Bull Arena and the other teams in Group E are Chelsea and Dinamo Zagreb.
RB Salzburg come into the game on the back of a 2-0 home win over WSG Tirol in the Austrian Bundesliga on the weekend. RB Salzburg opened the scoring after only 13 minutes and doubled their advantage with 11 minutes remaining on the clock in the second half.
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The defending Austrian Bundesliga champions have made a strong start to the season and have won 6 of their 7 matches. They have won each of their last 5 league games and have also progressed in to the third round of the cup.
In terms of the Champions League, RB Salzburg have won only 1 of their last 5 fixtures in the competition. They defeated Sevilla 1-0 at home but there have been defeats to Wolfsburg, Lille, and Bayern Munich away.
However, home form in the Champions League shows RB Salzburg are tough to beat and they have won 4 and drawn 1 of their 5 most recent Champions League matches at the Red Bull Arena.
Both teams have scored in 7 of RB Salzburg’s last 9 home Champions League games and keeping clean sheets has been an issue.
AC Milan travel to Austria having recorded an excellent 3-2 win over Inter Milan in the Derby della Madonnina on Saturday in Serie A. Having fallen a goal behind in the 21st minute, AC Milan hit back within 7 minutes to equalise and took the lead 9 minutes after half time. AC Milan scored their third in the 60th minute and held out following a second Inter Milan goal.
That result means the defending champions are second in Serie A at the time of writing, level on points with leaders Napoli. Having played 5 games in Serie A, AC Milan are yet to taste defeat and they have won 3 of their 5 league fixtures.
Looking at the Champions League and AC Milan have won only 1 of their last 9 matches in the competition. They have lost 3 of their last 4 on the road but have won their most recent away Champions League fixture at Atletico Madrid last season.
Team news and RB Salzburg have a significant injury list, with Bryan Okoh, Kamil Piatkowski, Samson Tijani, Justin Omoregie, Sékou Koïta, Ignace Van der Brempt, Luka Sucic, and Mamady Diambou among those unavailable.
AC Milan make the trip without the injured trio of Rade Krunic, Alessandro Florenzi, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ante Rebic is a doubt.
AC Milan will be high on confidence following the win over Inter and come up against a team with selection issues. RB Salzburg are not easy to beat at home but AC Milan could have enough to come away with a narrow one goal victory.