In the press conference today, AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has spoken ahead of the game opposing his club to Manchester United in the Europa League round of 16's second leg tomorrow night.
On Milan's run in the Europa League this season:
"All the games we have played have made us grow. Tomorrow the important result, we want to qualify. We have passed many steps to get here, now we want to win."
On injuries:
"Ibra and Bennacer will be available, I'm happy with their recovery. For Calabria, Rebic, Leao and Romagnoli the next few hours and tomorrow morning's session will be decisive. We'll take a few more hours to decide."
On the difficulty of tomorrow's game:
"There will be many difficulties tomorrow, they are very strong. They have not lost for a long time, we will have to play with quality, personality and rhythm to win."
On whether Ibra will play tomorrow:
"We'll see the choices we make. Obviously, he can't have the 90 'in his legs, but it's an important comeback for us."
On how important Ibra's personality is:
"His arrival and that of Kjaer have improved the team from the point of view of personality. We have grown a lot with them."
On whether Ibra is better as a player or as a conductor:
"Zlatan is a great champion, I don't know if he was good in Sanremo, while he remains a great champion on the pitch and I expect a lot from him from now to the end."
On absences:
"The more choices I have, the better. I don't mind, let's see who will be there tomorrow. In any case, we have shown that we can do well even with absences."
On who is better between Ibra and Cavani?
"Ibra is a champion. I have never coached Cavani, he is a great player, but I hold on to Ibra."
On Donnarumma, Theo and Rebic appearing a little nervous against Napoli:
"These are things that can happen, even if it would be better if they didn't. It was a hard-fought and nervous race, we have to learn to be more lucid."
On what Manchester he expects:
"It's difficult to make predictions, in Manchester they were aggressive and we came out with good ball possession. The result of the first leg cannot affect our game, we can't manage anything but always be dangerous."
On the negative results of Italian clubs in Europe:
"The latest results say this, even if last year Inter and Roma did well at the end. In Europe we play with more rhythm and quality, we played in Manchester with pace and quality on a perfect turf, while in Italy it is difficult to find such fields. We are a little behind on everything, in Italy we have to improve a little in all sectors."
On whether he'd have signed in August to be at this point in late March:
"Everyone would have signed, but we must not be satisfied. We have raised our expectations, we have shown that we can achieve certain results. We have done well so far, but if we have nothing in hand at the end of the year. We would all have signed up to be at this point of the season at the second round of the Europa League and second in the league."
