In the 17th round of the league away to the average strength of Udinese, AC Milan only relied on Ibrahimovic's goal in stoppage time to barely reach a 1-1 draw with the opponent, and the ranking of the table fell from the top of the table to the second position, temporarily one point behind Inter Milan. The reason why AC Milan's record in the league has declined significantly is undoubtedly the main reason for the impact of the Champions League, after all, the team's lineup is not enough to support the two-front battle.
So far this season, AC Milan's performance in the league is 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, 5 winless matches are encountered before and after the Champions League group stage, it can be seen that the fierce competition in the Champions League does make the Rossoneri invincible, fortunately, after the Champions League group stage was eliminated, now AC Milan has no impact of European competitions, Pioli can concentrate all his energy on the league championship, which is the advantage of the Rossoneri.
The opponents that can make a huge impact on the AC Milan league title are mainly Inter Milan, Atalanta and Napoli, and the difference between these four teams is not very large, but Inter Milan, Atalanta and Napoli also have European competitions to deal with, which will inevitably affect the performance of the league. Inter Milan will face the powerful Liverpool in the Quarter-final of the Champions League, and the two-legged match is bound to be fierce.
Even if the overall strength of the Nerazzurri is not as good as Liverpool, Inzaghi Jr. will certainly not choose to give up easily, even if it will cause league preparations, it must be fully committed, after all, this is related to the team's honor and bonus. Because Atalanta only won the third place in the Champions League group stage, it needs to compete in the Europa League knockout play-off, the opponent is the strong Olympiacos, with the strength of Atalanta, I believe it will go a long way.
Napoli's luck is not too good, in the Europa League knockout play-off draw actually met Barca, although Barca have encountered unprecedented difficulties this season, but the skinny camel is bigger than The Horse. In order to avoid the season being empty, Xavi will inevitably ask the team to go all out for the Europa League title, and Napoli are destined to do their best in the two-legged match, unless Spalletti chooses to strategically abandon the Europa League.
Inter Milan, Atalanta and Napoli have all encountered fierce opponents in European competitions, which will inevitably greatly deplete the energy of the team, and the impact on the results of the league may be inevitable. In this case, AC Milan, which only needs to fight on a single front, is undoubtedly in the most advantageous position. As long as Pioli solves the problem of Mikel's absence and The possible departure of Casey in the winter window, the Rossoneri should be able to return to the invincible state they were in at the beginning of the season in the league, thus counterattacking Inter Milan to win the Serie A title this season.