“For me it was never a surprise that they beat Celtic,” Lucescu insisted. “Milan are the reigning champions of Europe and never drop their high standards of correctness, fair play and performance.

“The Champions League is the best football competition in the world. It’s quite hard to tell who’s going to win it each year – all the teams in Europe in spring are titans.

"But the Diavolo always look strong and they’re very solid contenders to reach the Moscow showdown.”


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