Sergio Conceicao: ‘Changes to the way Milan play’ | OneFootball

Sergio Conceicao insists the surprising changes to the Milan line-up against Feyenoord are aimed at changing ‘the way we play’ with home advantage in the Champions League play-off.

It kicks off at San Siro at 17.45 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Atalanta vs. Club Brugge on the Liveblog.

The first leg ended 1-0 in Rotterdam last week, decided by Mike Maignan’s howler letting in the Igor Paixao snapshot.

As the away goals rule is no longer active, it means the Rossoneri must win by one clear goal to force extra time, or more than one clear goal to win the tie outright.

The coach did not attend yesterday’s traditional pre-match press conference because he was attending the funeral of former FC Porto President Jorge Pinto da Costa, who had been described as a ‘second father’ for him.

“I am 100 per cent concentrated on this game. The most important thing is to give a different response to what we did in Rotterdam,” Conceicao told Sky Sport Italia.

Sergio Conceicao surprises for Milan XI

TURIN, ITALY – JANUARY 18: Andrea Cambiaso of Juventus runs with the ball under pressure from Youssouf Fofana of AC Milan during the Serie A match between Juventus and AC Milan at Allianz Stadium on January 18, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Sergio Conceicao has pulled quite a few surprises with his starting XI, again using the Fab Four of Christian Pulisic, Rafael Leao, Santiago Gimenez and Joao Felix together, despite the struggles they had in the Netherlands.

Also a shock is finding Youssouf Fofana dropped to the bench for the first time this season for a purely technical decision, with Yunus Musah stepping into midfield.

“The names are what they are, the important thing is what I prepared for the team in the way we play. We are halfway through this play-off, we are playing on home turf and have everything required to win this game,” explained Conceicao.