<span class="titolo">Ranieri: Milan Are A Great Side</span></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <span class="sommario">Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri says that Milan are a great team but believes that his side can achieve a positive result.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">The Bianconeri are exceeding all expectations this season and are flying high in second position in Serie A, just three points behind leaders Inter.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Milan</span></st1lace></st1:city><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">, on the other hand, have made a very poor start domestically and are languishing in ninth place, having still failed to win at home in the league.<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">“<st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Milan</st1lace></st1:city> are a great side and they are European champions, which you don’t achieve by chance,” Ranieri stated. “In the second half of the season they will climb up the table place by place, but right now they also have to think about the Club World Cup. “Playing <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Milan</st1lace></st1:city> is an amazing motivation and to go to the San Siro just gives that little extra emotion. “These are the kind of classics that every player wants to take part in. It will be a difficult game but a great one.”<o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><o></o></span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Juventus are in confident mood going into the game, having thrashed <st1:city w:st="on">Palermo</st1:city> 5-0 in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Turin</st1lace></st1:city> last Sunday. “We come to the game on good form and we are growing, we haven’t come to be beaten as we always go out to win in these top of the table clashes,” added the Tinkerman. “We are looking to prolong their winless run at the San Siro, but <st1:city w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">Milan</st1lace></st1:city> have time to turn things around. We need to show humility and play a really great game.”</span></p> </div></p>