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Leeds vs AC Milan live updates from the pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium
Leeds and AC Milan clash in a pre-season friendly at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The match has a 3pm kick-off and the Dublin venue is expected to be close to full capacity for what is Leeds' final game of pre-season.
Daniel Farke's side are back in the Premier League this season after winning the Championship last campaign following their relegation from the top flight two years previously.
And they are expected to be cheered on by a large number of Irish fans of the club, as well as a big travelling support from Yorkshire.
Leeds face Everton at Elland Road in their first Premier League game of the season, with that match taking place next Monday (August 18) before travelling to London to take on Arsenal at the Emirates the following Saturday (August 23).
Meanwhile, AC Milan have a busy weekend ahead of them as they travel to London tomorrow to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in their last game of pre-season.
The Rossoneri begin their domestic campaign with a Copa Italia match against Bari at the San Siro next Sunday (August 17) before hosting Cremonese at the same venue six days later.
13:26 Robert Hynes
Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog for this pre-season friendly between Leeds United and AC Milan.
A huge crowd is expected at the Aviva Stadium for this afternoon's game and we'll keep you up to date with all the action right here throughout the day.
Leeds come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw with Villareal at Elland Road last weekend, having also played out a 0-0 draw with Manchester United a few weeks ago.
Meanwhile, AC Milan won 9-0 in their last game against Perth Glory at the end of July and also beat Liverpool 4-2 in Hong Kong last month following a 1-0 loss to Arsenal in their first game of pre-season.
There's not long to go until kick-off at the Aviva and we'll bring you all the team news as we get it.
