Champions League matches in Group H
Teams news and probable line-ups for Wednesday's Champions League matches in Group H:
Teams news and probable line-ups for Wednesday's Champions League matches in Group H:
CELTA VIGO v AC MILAN
Celta recorded their first league win of the season when they came from two goals behind to claim a 3-2 victory at home to Valladolid in the Primera Liga on Saturday, but coach Miguel Angel Lotina faces some serious selection problems.
Central midfield pairing Jose Ignacio and Peter Luccin are both suspended and are likely to be replaced by an experimental formation of Brazilian duo Vagner and Everton Giovanella.
Former Arsenal defender Silvinho is doubtful because of an ankle injury, but midfielder Jesuli should be available despite suffering from a back problem.
Striker Savo Milosevic, who scored twice on Saturday, is suffering from pain in his heel but is still likely to play.
Milan striker Filippo Inzaghi looks set to start after making a rapid recovery from a neck injury.
Inzaghi, who has been in devastating form for club and country, was expected to miss the match following a collision with Perugia goalkeeper Zeljko Kalac nine days ago.
Gritty midfielder Gennaro Gattuso starts a two-match ban after being red-carded in their 1-0 win over Ajax and should be replaced by Massimo Ambrosini.
Probable teams:
Celta Vigo: 1-Pablo Cavallero, 2-Juan Velasco, 4-Fernando Caceres, 23-Sergio, 14-Juanfran, 7-Vagner, 5-Everton Giovanella, 20-Jesuli, 10-Alexander Mostovoi, 11-Gustavo Lopez, 9-Savo Milosevic.
Milan: 12-Dida, 14-Dario Simic, 13-Alessandro Nesta, 3-Paolo Maldini, 19-Alessandro Costacurta, 23-Massimo Ambrosini, 21-Andrea Pirlo, 22-Kaka, 10-Rui Costa, 7-Andrei Shevchenko, 9-Filippo Inzaghi.
Referee: Michael Riley (England).
AJAX AMSTERDAM v CLUB BRUGGE
Ajax coach Ronald Koeman is expected to make only one change to the side who thrashed Willem II Tilburg 6-0 on Sunday, with playmaker Rafael van der Vaart coming in for Wesley Sneijder.
Czech defender Zdenek Grygera is still unavailable after injury.
Bruges should start with the defence-minded side who beat Beveren 3-0 at the weekend after two late goals. Forwards Sandy Martens and Andres Mendoza are both suspended after being sent off in the 1-1 draw with Celta Vigo, while midfielder Alin Stoica, who twisted his ankle against the Spaniards, is back in training but unavailable to play.
Belgium right back Olivier De Cock, who is not match-fit after training for only a week following injury, will be replaced by 20-year-old Hans Cornelis. Fellow defender David Rozenhal, who has an eye socket problem, has been training with a protective mask and is doubtful.
Probable teams:
Ajax: 1-Bogdan Lobont, 2-Hatem Trabelsi, 3-Petri Pasanen, 4-Julien Escude, 15-Maxwell, 8-Steven Pienaar, 6-Tomas Galasek, 10-Rafael van der Vaart, 19-Wesley Sonck, 9-Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 7-Tom Soetaers.
Bruges: 13-Tomislav Butina, 25-Hans Cornelis, 26-Birger Maertens, 6-Philippe Clement, 5-Peter Van Der Heyden, 7-Gert Verheyen, 3-Timmy Simons, 8-Gaetan Englebert, 16-Serhiy Serebrennikov, 17-Ivan Gvozdenovic, 9-Bengt Saeternes.
Referee: Graham Barber (England).