A first-leg win leaves Milan in the driving seat ahead of Tuesday’s return quarter-finals fixture against Napoli at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as they seek a place in the UEFA Champions League semifinals.
Last week’s opening leg fixture saw Milan emerge victorious 1-0 at Stadio San Siro. Ismaël Bennacer scored the Rossoneri’s lone goal in the 40th minute.
Four players rank as joint top scorers for Napoli in Champions League play with four goals apiece. Milan’s most productive player in attack has been Olivier Giroud, who has scored on four occasions in this season’s Champions League, including two match-opening goals.
The visitors have been racking up clean sheets in recent Champions League play, as they haven’t allowed a goal in their last five matches this season, dating to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finish in their group stage loss against Chelsea
Hosts Napoli have been perfect at home this Champions League season with four wins in four contests on home soil with 14 goals scored and 3 conceded.
Milan have one win, two draws, and one loss away from home in the competition this season.
In their last six matches in all competitions, Napoli have won three, drawn one and lost two. They scored nine and conceded six over that period, scoring first in three of the six contests. They had four first-half goals, while their opponents netted three times in the first 45 minutes.
Milan have won two, drawn three and lost one in their last six. They scored eight and conceded five over that period, netting first in three of the six. Most of their goals (six) came in the first half, while their opponents netted three times before the break.
