On Friday, the Champions League playoff draw took place for all the teams competing in the playoff. Milan drew against PSV in the Eriedivise league. For this playoff there will be 2 legs in the month of August; one in the Netherlands, and one at the San Siro in Italy. The first game will be played in Netherlands on August 20th at 2:45pm EST. The second leg of this playoff will be on the 28th of August at 2:45pm EST at the famous San Siro in Italy. This morning, Massimiliano Allegri released his roster for these 2 playoff games. The players include:
Goalkeepers: Abbiati, Amelia, Gabriel.
Defenders: Abate, Antonini, Constant, De Sciglio, Mexes, Silvestre, Zaccardo, Zapata.
Midfielders: Boateng, Cristante, De Jong, Emanuelson, Montolivo, Muntari, Nocerino, Poli, Traoré.
Strikers: Balotelli, El Shaarawy, Niang, Robinho.
My projected XI: (4-3-3)
Abbiati
Abate – Mexes -Zapata – De Sciglio or Constant
Poli – De Jong- Montolivo
Niang – Balotelli – El Shaarawy
Milan will hope to get off to a good start as in between these 2 champions league games they have their first Serie A game against Hellos Verona. Milan will look to start off well on their quest for the scudetto this year. Forza Milan.
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