AC Milan will play their entire season in 90 minutes and will start from a considerable disadvantage against Inter, a team they have only beaten twice in the last 10 matches, conceding at least one goal in nine of them. The 0-2 result from the first leg is not impossible to overturn, but the past Champions League precedents demonstrate the difficulty: only Manchester United in the 2018/19 season managed to overturn a first-leg loss away to PSG.
Today's La Gazzetta dello Sport analyses the scenarios after the semifinals. In the case of a fourth-place finish and reaching the final, the project would continue smoothly and the addition of two quality players would be in prospect for the next season. However, in the case of a fifth-place finish and elimination, everyone would be up for discussion, including Stefano Pioli, Paolo Maldini, and Frederic Massara.
What seems certain is a significant reshaping of the team in the summer: Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Mirante, Sergino Dest, Tiémoué Bakayoko, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are likely to depart, while Fodé Ballo-Touré, Aster Vranckx, Yacine Adli, Ante Rebic, Junior Messias, and Divock Origi are at risk. There will not be a squad of 30 players, but stronger reserves who can help the team and improve it significantly. It remains to be seen whether this will be for the Champions League or the Europa League.
