Tottenham draw AC Milan in Champions League last 16
Spurs earned their spot in the last 16 after a thrilling victory in Marseille
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham Hotspur will face AC Milan in the Champions League last 16.
Spurs edged Marseille in a dramatic group-stage decider to qualify for the knockout stages as one of the seeded teams, as Antonio Conte’s side also finished ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt and Sporting Lisbon.
Meanwhile, Milan came second in their group, finishing behind Chelsea but ahead of RB Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb. Stefano Pioli’s team thrashed Salzburg 4-0 in their final group game to qualify at the expense of the Austrian club.
Tottenham are back in the Champions League knockout stages for the first time in three seasons, when the 2019 finalists were knocked out by RB Leipzig.
Milan, who are seven-time European champions, were absent from the Champions League between 2014 and last season, when they bowed out in the group stage. The Italian giants’ last trophy in the competition came in 2007, when they saw off Liverpool to avenge a 2005 final loss to the Premier League side.
The last-16 first legs will take place across 14-15 and 21-22 February, with the second legs set to be played over 7-8 and 14-15 March.
Spurs will travel to Milan for the first leg before returning to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the return fixture.
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