- AC米兰已经连续四场赢得冠军联赛
- 赫罗纳在六场欧洲比赛中输掉了五场，在所有比赛中只赢了最后九场中的两场
- 米兰在四场欧冠胜利中有三场在中场休息时领先
米兰可能对西班牙斗士来说太强大了
一份棘手的欧冠赛程表交给了AC米兰对阵利物浦的首场比赛，利物浦继续领先联赛阶段，德国冠军勒沃库森，导致意大利巨人队两场失利。
然而，他们并没有让这让他们失去动力，随后连续四场胜利，包括一场对阵皇家马德里的胜利，让他们在确保前八名席位和自动晋级淘汰赛阶段的欢呼声中表现良好。
保罗·丰塞卡负责这些比赛，但糟糕的联赛状态导致他在12月被解雇。但是，如果说有什么不同的话，那就是米兰在他的继任者塞尔吉奥·康塞西奥的带领下看起来更好，他们应该对赫罗纳没有问题。
红黑军团可以很快取得领先
上赛季，西班牙队在西甲联赛中取得了第三名的成绩，表现出色，但夏天他们的关键球员大量流失，这意味着他们在欧冠联赛中很难保持竞争力，六场比赛中输掉了五场。
赫罗纳队在这一轮比赛中与附加赛位置相差5分，这意味着他们的欧洲赛季实际上已经结束，这表明他们将在意大利让球员休息，以使国内比赛重回正轨；他们在所有比赛的最后九场比赛中只赢了两场。
考虑到这一点，再加上米兰强大的状态，他们在四场欧冠胜利中的三场比赛中领先，带领东道主在圣西罗从始至终占据主导地位，以2比0获胜。
- AC Milan have won four straight Champions League matches
- Girona have lost five of their six European outings and won only two of their last nine in all competitions
- Milan have been leading at the break in three of their four Champions League wins
Milan may prove too strong for Spanish strugglers
A tricky Champions League fixture list handed AC Milan opening games against Liverpool, who have gone on to lead the league phase, and German champions Bayer Leverkusen, resulting in two losses for the Italian giants.
However, they did not let that demotivate them and four consecutive wins, including one against Real Madrid, have followed, leaving them well in with a shout of securing a top-eight spot and automatic progression into the knockout stage.
Paulo Fonseca was in charge for those matches but poor league form led to his dismissal in December. But, if anything, Milan have actually looked better under his successor, Sergio Conceicao, and they should have no issues against Girona.
Rossoneri can roar into an early lead
The Spanish side did brilliantly to finish third in La Liga last term but a mass exodus of their key players in the summer means they have struggled to be competitive in the Champions League, losing five of their six games.
Girona entered this round of fixtures five points adrift of the play-off places, meaning their European season is practically over already, suggesting they will rest players in Italy as they bid to get their domestic campaign back on track – they have won just two of their last nine games in all competitions.
With that in mind, plus Milan’s strong form which has seen them lead at the break in three of their four Champions League victories, take the hosts to dominate from start to finish at San Siro to land a 2-0 win.
