(Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen expect a typically dangerous game against Italian opposition when they host AC Milan in the Champions League and are honoured to take on a team with a massive European pedigree, manager Xabi Alonso said on Monday.

Milan made a poor start to the season, failing to earn a win in their opening three games, and while they also lost their Champions League game to Liverpool they have turned things around on the domestic front with three successive victories.