it's hard to compare Tottenham and AC Milan based on just their league standings. Sure, Milan may be in a better position domestically at the moment, but that can change quickly with a few results going against them. And while Tottenham may not be doing as well in their league, they still have the ability to perform well in the Champions League. It's all about the players coming together and executing the game plan on the day. That's what makes the Champions League so exciting, anything can happen.
In Serie A, AC Milan did not have a safe position and with their recent bad form, they can fall to beyond top six of Serie A too. I consider Tottenham and AC Milan have similar positions in their domestic leagues.
Recent form of Tottenham is better than AC Milan. Tottenham players have more experienced and star players who played in Euro, World Cup and even Champions League recent years. They are a better team in how many star players they have and experience of their star players.
I don't think the past tradition of AC Milan in Champions League will be enough to help them beating Tottenham. Sorry believe AC Milan must wait for a next season to move farther than the Round of 16. But first they must end this season in top four of Serie A, will they can get it?
Hope is the last thing to be lost, already in the Serie A thread they say that Milan have already lost the Scudetto, but they can qualify to win a place in the UCL, it is not easy because Roma are following them and they have a lot to demonstrate, let's remember that Roma have a coach who likes to win and it is Mou, also one of the things that has surprised everyone is the leadership that Napoli took, Napoli has been a clear example for the other teams that things can be achieve with the proper discipline.
Many of us speculated that Napoli were going to make a lot of sales in this transfer window, but apparently the plans changed and now they have good results, I think this reflects the success they have now.
Real Madrid Liverpool can be interesting especially if you know Real Madrid on good days and they are still racing in the league while Liverpool doesn't have a good situation with Klopp so this week if Klopp wants to decrease the pressure from his team he had to do his best and win the game while in the other match on this week, we have Napoli and Inter which can be a super interesting game because Napoli is winning every game these days while Inter Milan is trying hard that's why this game can be really important for Inter Milan.
The victory over Newcastle certainly made Liverpool feel a little good. In addition, Gakpo and Nunez managed to become the main players by scoring one goal. Of course this is a good capital for Kloop. Although they should also be aware their record in the UCL is very good. So for the first leg they should be able to win. Liverpool have to work hard, of course they have to lock in the movements of Vinicius and Benzema. At this time, Real Madrid really relied on the two of them to make a goal.
As I said before, Real Madrid's secret weapon is Benzema, of course Vini Jr can also contribute, but for me the man is without a doubt Benzema, Ancelotti knows it, for now with everything they are doing it is likely that they can find the They will try to win the game against Liverpool in the first half, given that Real Madrid has proven to be a team that defines everything to the last, but the interesting thing will be the second leg, it will be like a final without a doubt.
The best of all this is that Madrid only has to play the second leg, and the truth is that Klopp himself said that they had a lot to correct, and he praised Vini in an impressive way, but good for Klopp!