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AC Milan leave Zlatan Ibrahimovic OUT of their Champions League knockout stage squad... with the Serie A giants opting not to risk the veteran forward following his lengthy lay-off after knee surgery

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has not been included in AC Milan's squad for the knockout stages of the Champions League.

The Rossoneri are due to face Tottenham in the last-16, with the first leg taking place at the San Siro on February 14 and the return fixture being played three weeks later.

Ibrahimovic is yet to feature for Milan this season after undergoing knee surgery last summer, but the Serie A giants were hopeful that he could return to fitness for the second half of the campaign.

However, they have now confirmed their squad for the latter stages of the Champions League, and Ibrahimovic misses out due to being deemed too much of a risk following over six months on the sidelines.