AC Milan owner: Qualifying for next season's UCL more important than semi

AC Milan owner Gerry Cardinale admits qualifying for next season's Champions League is more important than tonight's semifinal.

As Milan prepare to meet Inter Milan in the first-leg tonight, Cardinale concedes he wants to be sure they'll be in next season's edition.

The RedBird Capital chief said: "My competitive energy is in circulation and I want to win more than anything else.

"From a business point of view, however we cannot lose sight of the fact that we have to qualify for the next Champions League."

Milan currently sit fifth on the Serie A table.