🏆👉 UEFA announced the match officials for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, First Leg game, Inter vs Atlético Madrid on Tuesday 20 February 2024 at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan, Italy at 21:00.
🇷🇴 Romanian Referee István Kovács will be assisted by Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) and Ovidiu Artene (ROU). The Fourth official will be Horațiu Feșnic (ROU). The Video Assistant Referee will be Marco Fritz (GER). The Assistant Video Assistant Referee will be Cătălin Popa (ROU).
2023 – 2024 UEFA Champions League
Round of 16 , First Leg
Inter – Atlético Madrid
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
21:00
Referee: István Kovács (ROU)
Assistant referees: Vasile Florin Marinescu (ROU) and Ovidiu Artene (ROU)
Fourth official: Horațiu Feșnic (ROU)
Video Assistant Referee: Marco Fritz (GER)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Cătălin Popa (ROU)
🏆👉 The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw was held on Monday 18 December 2023 in Nyon, Switzerland. The three Italian teams participating are Inter, Napoli, and Lazio.
✅ Porto (POR) vs Arsenal (ENG) ✅ Napoli (ITA) vs Barcelona (ESP)
✅ Paris (FRA) vs Real Sociedad (ESP) ✅ Inter (ITA) vs Atlético de Madrid (ESP)
✅ PSV (NED) vs Dortmund (GER) ✅ Lazio (ITA) vs Bayern (GER)
✅ Copenhagen (DEN) vs Man City (ENG)
✅ Leipzig (GER) vs Real Madrid (ESP)
Round of 16 Fixture and Dates First Leg and Tickets
Quarter-final and semi-final draw: 15 March 2024
Quarter-finals: 9/10 & 16/17 April 2024
Semi-finals: 30 April/1 May & 7/8 May 2024
Final: 1 June 2023 (Wembley Stadium, London)
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Thursday 14 December 2023
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Thursday 14 December 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Thursday 14 December 2023
👉Champions League: Milan win but the miracle remains half-finished
Too late
Pioli comeback in Newcastle (1-2), Gigio’s PSG draw eliminate them
“We will win the Europa League”
🏆👉MMilan’s elimination from the Champions League is official. The comeback victory against Newcastle is not enough. Yet, the victory still ensures access to the Europa League AC Milan won the UEFA Champions League Group Stage game against Newcastle United on Wednesday 13 December 2023 at St James Park in Newcastle, England.
After a first half dominated by Newcastle, who closed the first 45 minutes ahead thanks to Joelinton’s goal, Milan raised their heads in the second half. First, the equalizer goal from Christian Pulisic, well assisted by Olivier Giroud, and in the final the two new arrivals Okafor and Chukwueze scores the comeback goal which is put on the scoresheet by the former Villarreal player.
Paris Saint Germain and Milan had the same 8 points. PSG qualified to the Round of 16 for having a better goal difference than Milan.
It is not a good start for the Rossoneri. Newcastle United opened the score in the 33rd minute. Joelinton defeated AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan with a right-footed shot to the top left corner. The assist is by Lewis Miley.
AC Milan equalized in the 59th minute. Captain America Christian Pulisic defeated Newcastle United goalkeeper from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Olivier Giroud.
👉Newcastle United 1 – 1 AC Milan, 59th minute, ⚽️ goal by Christian Pulisic for @acmilan from very close range with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Olivier Giroud. https://t.co/GEeMMR711K
Stats before the game: The first leg on the first day of this Champions League (25 shots by the Rossoneri without any goals) is the only precedent between Newcastle and Milan in European competitions. Milan is the first Italian team to play at St James’ Park against Newcastle in Europe since Inter in November 2002 (4-1 for the Nerazzuri in the group stage of the Champions League). Milan have won only one of 21 away matches against English teams in major European competitions (D7, L13), 1-0 against Manchester United in 2005. The Rossoneri have not won any away matches with the other nine: Ipswich Town, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Manchester City, Leeds United, Arsenal, Portsmouth and Liverpool. Newcastle lost their last Champions League home match against Borussia Dortmund (1-0) and have never suffered two home defeats in a row in major European competitions. The only season in which the Magpies lost more than one match at St James’ Park was in 2002/03 (three). Milan have only finished bottom of the group on two previous occasions in the Champions League: in the first round of the group stage in 1999-00 and in 2021-22 again under Stefano Pioli.
Newcastle United 1 – 2 AC Milan
Wednesday 13 December 2023
St. James’ Park
Newcastle, England
21:00
Referee: Danny Makkelie NED
Assistant Referee 1: Hessel Steegstra NED
Assistant Referee 2: Jan de Vries NED
Fourth Official: Allard Lindhout NED
VAR: Rop Dieperink NED
AVAR: Clay Ruperti NED
Referee Observer: Andreas Schluchter SUI
⚽️ Goals: 33′ Joelinton (N), 59′ Christian Pulisic (M), 84′ Samuel Chukwueze (M)
🟨 Booked: 40′ Rafael Leão (M), 45+1′ Mike Maignan (M)
✅ Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Wednesday 13 December 2023.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Wednesday 13 December 2023
Front Page, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Wednesday 13 December 2023
👉Milan: Win in Newcastle and cheer on Dortmund
Be the Devil
👉Inzaghi second, he’ll have a big team in the last 16
Ouch Inter
Champions League
Too much squad rotation
By Anna Italia
Inter – Atlético Madrid 
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