MIL vs CEL Dream11 Team Prediction Tips for Europa League fixture AC Milan vs Celtic 3 December

MIL vs CEL Dream11: AC Milan will welcome Celtic to the San Siro for the 5th round of the Europa League. The Rossoneri’s unbeaten run in the Serie A continues which puts them atop the table with a 5-point lead. However, they have not been as impressive in the Europa League and have not won their last two games with a loss to Lille and a draw away to Lille. They face a must-win game against a Celtic side that has been very poor in Europe, with 1 draw and 3 losses so far. They sit at the bottom of the group and with Rangers’ dominance this season, they find themselves in second place, 9 points behind the leaders. The Scottish side also has just 1 win in their last 5 games, with 3 losses and a draw. Neil Lennon’s side will look to turn their fortunes around but doing that against a rampant side like AC Milan will always be difficult.

AC Milan vs Celtic, Europa League
3 December, 11:25 pm (IST)
San Siro, Milan

Recent form:
MIL – LDWDW
CEL – LWDLL

Head-to-head (last five meetings): Milan and Celtic have only faced each other thrice so far with the Italian side winning each time.

Last meeting: Celtic 1-3 AC Milan (Europa League, 22nd October 2020)

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MIL vs CEL Prediction, Team News, Starting XI

A) AC Milan Team News

Injury Report, Unavailability: Milan have a few injury concerns with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Castillejo and Rafael Leao all injured and unavailable for the game. A non-playing absentee for the game is AC Milan manager, Stefano Pioli, who has tested positive for Covid-19.

Doubtful: Alexis Saelemaekers and Ismael Bennacer are both back in training but it remains to be seen if they get the nod for this fixture.

Expected changes: There might be a few changes to the defence with Matteo Gabbia replacing Simon Kjaer and Diogo Dalot will play at full-back as he usually does in the Europa League. Sandro Tonali and Franck Kessie will continue in their midfield double pivot, behind Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu and Rade Krunic. Ante Rebic has been trusted to lead the line in the absence of main-man, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

MIL Playing 11 (probable):
Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
Diogo Dalot
Alessio Romagnoli
Matteo Gabbia
Theo Hernandez
Franck Kessie
Sandro Tonali
Alexis Saelemaekers
Hakan Calhanoglu
Rade Krunic
Ante Rebic

B) Celtic Team News

Injury Report, Unavailability: Celtic have injury concerns of their own with forwards, Leigh Griffiths, James Forrest and Michael Johnston are ruled out of the fixture. Midfielder, David Turnbull, is also injured and unavailable for the MIL vs CEL Dream11 Prediction.

Doubtful: Neil Lennon does not have any doubtful players for this clash.

Expected changes: Lennon is likely to go back to a 4-man defence with Jeremie Frimpong, Kristoffer Ajer, Christopher Jullien and Diego Laxalt forming the backline. Scott Brown and Callum McGregor form the double pivot playing behind Olivier Ntcham, Ryan Christie and Mohamed Elyounoussi with Odsonne Edouard spearheading the attack in the absence of star-man, James Forrest and Leigh Griffiths.

CEL Playing 11 (probable):
Scott Bain (GK)
Jeremie Frimpong
Kristoffer Ajer
Christopher Jullien
Diego Laxalt
Scott Brown
Callum McGregor
Olivier Ntcham
Ryan Christie
Mohamed Elyounoussi
Odsonne Edouard

MIL vs CEL Today Match Prediction: AC Milan is the clear favourites to win this game with PaddyPower and Bet Victor offering odds of 1.30 for the home side. The away side are placed to win at 8.50 and 0.50 respectively given their poor run of form of late. Milan has scored 6 goals in their last 3 games in comparison to Celtic’s 3, but that the same time, they have also scored in each of their last 7 away games which makes writing off the away side a big mistake in the MIL vs CEL Today Match Prediction. Milan has the home advantage in addition to their significantly stronger squad.

MIL vs CEL Dream11, Captain & Differential Picks

Captain Options –

AC Milan –

Ante Rebic – Starman, Rebic has been unlucky with injuries this season but is finally back and looking to fire on all cylinders. He has one assist in one start in the Europa League which came in the opening goal against Lille. With 11 goals and 3 assists last season, he will be a constant threat to the Celtic defence.

Hakan Calhanoglu – Hakan Calhanoglu has been instrumental in the AC Milan midfield with 36 goal-scoring chances and 25 accurate crosses so far. With a pass accuracy of 86%, 5 shots on target and 6 successful dribbles he will look to link up with the likes of Rebic to get the win.

Alexis Saelemaekers – Alexis Saelemaekers has become a mainstay in this AC Milan team owing to his impressive creative work. Saelemaekers has created 14 goal-scoring chances so far, with 7 successful dribbles and 6 accurate crosses. He also grabbed the assist in their 3-1 win over Celtic in the reverse fixture.

Celtic –

Odsonne Edouard – Edouard has been excellent this season with 5 goals and an assist in 6 starts in the Scottish Premier League and a goal in 2 starts in the Europa League. He also has a passing accuracy of 81% and has succeeded 12 dribbles with 14 shots on target.

Mohamed Elyounoussi – The Norwegian attacking midfielder has had a good start to the season with 9 goals and 3 assists so far. He also has 3 goals and an assist in the Europa League and 2 goals and an assist in the Champions League Qualifiers. He has created 13 goal scoring chances with 7 successful dribbles and 9 shots on target too.

Ryan Christie – Christie has 4 goals and 6 assists all season including an assist in their 3-1 defeat to AC Milan in the reverse fixture. Christie has also created a mighty 48 goal-scoring chances across all competitions while completing 40 successful dribbles. He has also provided 43 accurate crosses which is very impressive.

Differential Picks –

Rade Krunic – Krunic has mostly been a substitute but has started 3 games in the Europa League with a goal in that time, coming against Celtic. He has a 93% passing accuracy and playing alongside the likes of Rebic, Saelemaekers and Calhanoglu, his numbers are only bound to increase.

Callum McGregor – Playing in the heart of midfield, McGregor has 3 goals and 2 assists in the Scottish Premier League so far while creating 24 goal-scoring chances with a passing accuracy of 92%. He has also succeeded in 15 dribbles with 8 accurate crosses.

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