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AC Milan vs Juventus

Cristiano Ronaldo (R) of Juventus competes during the Italian Serie A football match between AC Milan and Juventus in Milan, Italy, July 7, 2020. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/ Xinhua)

League leaders AC Milan have another crucial Serie A game on Wednesday night as they welcome fierce rivals Juventus to the San Siro.

With a ten-point gap between the two sides as of now, both teams would be vying for three points for different reasons. Juventus, despite having lost just one match, have endured some disappointing draws this season and cannot afford to lose points in this game.

AC Milan, on the other hand, are in the first place just a point ahead of local rivals Inter Milan, who play Sampdoria on Wednesday. For them, this fixture is about extending the gap between themselves and Juventus whilst maintaining their lead over Inter at the top of the table, and of course to maintain their perfect record this campaign.

Predicted Milan XI (4-2-3-1): Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Krunic, Kessie; Castillejo, Calhanoglu, Rebic; Leao.

Predicted Juventus XI (4-4-2): Szczesny; Demiral, Bonucci, De Ligt, Danilo; Chiesa, Bentancur, Rabiot, Ramsey; Dybala, Ronaldo.

Manchester United vs Man City

Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne (C) finds his way blocked during the Premier League football match between Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Britain, on Dec. 15, 2020. (Xinhua)

Manchester United host Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday evening, with a place in a Wembley final up for grabs.

City remained ravaged by a COVID-19 outbreak and look set to be without Ederson, Gabriel Jesus, Kyle Walker, Ferran Torres and Eric Garcia.

For United, they have a fresh squad to choose from with only Victor Lindelof a major doubt due to a back injury.

Dean Henderson is expected to start over David De Gea, while Donny van de Beek could also feature.

Predicted Man City XI (4-3-3): Zack Steffen, João Cancelo, John Stones, Rúben Dias, Oleksandr Zinchenko, İlkay Gündoğan, Rodri, Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden.

Manchester United predicted XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire, Shaw, Fred, McTominay, Pogba, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

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