Tottenham and Milan will meet in front of London for a return that sees the Rossoneri start ahead after the 1-0 win at the Meazza in the first leg, thanks to Brahim Diaz's goal. Two teams not in great shape, as evidenced by the defeats in the last weekend of both Antonio Conte's Spurs (beaten 1-0 at Wolverhampton) and the Rossoneri (ko 2-1 in Florence against the viola).

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Stefano Pioli dismisses the ghosts of the knockout of Florence and, approaching the challenge of London at Tottenham, highlights: "It doesn't matter anything how you get to this challenge, nothing changes for them either", explains the Milan coach, referring to Spurs' defeat against Wolverhampton in the Premier League. "It will be the game of personality, our opponents are very fearsome in the offensive phase and at the beginning of time we expect great intensity. We will have to be prepared to try to control the game more and we will do it with our quality. They - he continues - have to reassemble and some space can also give us. We both want to pass the round and we will have to approach the game well, carrying it forward with continuity. Taking advantage of the solutions that opponents will give us. We expect great pressure on the ball, they have important numbers in the second half."

As for Conte, he remarks: "His presence on the bench will be an extra value for Tottenham, but, beyond Conte, we will find a very prepared and motivated opponent." The coach of the Devil comments on the return of his colleague on the Spurs bench, after the parenthesis due to convalescence. "In the first leg - continues Pioli - our fans created an important energy, yes, but they did not score the goal. We will find another important stage from an emotional point of view, but we want these stages and we want to live them as protagonists".

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"I have good feelings, it's important for me to get back to working with my players and my staff." So Antonio Conte. "Maybe I overestimated my body and myself. I'm fine now. I have recovered energy and I have to recover weight - underlines the technician, operated on the gallbladder at the beginning of February - but otherwise my sensations are good", he explains. "We live for these kinds of matches. When you raise the pressure, the level also rises. Last year we were in Conference. Today we are in the Champions League. I hope to find a great atmosphere in our stadium, many times our fans have given us the right push to overcome difficult situations. We play against the Italian champions, we have the chance to beat Milan."

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