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Juventus vs Barcelona Prediction & Betting tips
The most beautiful poster of this Champions League round is the squatter between Juventus and FC Barcelona in Turin. The corona virus will most likely put a stop to a reunion of Cristiano Ronaldo with Lionel Messi, but this of course remains a poster of two European heavyweights that will make everyone’s football heart beat faster.
Juventus:
The new coach Andrea Pirlo and his men radiate a lot of tranquility, but we cannot ignore the fact that the Juventus engine is still faltering this season. Last weekend, the Italian superpower suffered damage for the third time in four league matches with a 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona. With only nine points from five rounds of play, De Oude Dame is currently no further than ninth place in its own country. However, according to right back Juan Cuadrado, there is nothing wrong: ‘Although we are getting off to a slow start this season, we are still unbeaten this season. In addition, we always know how to bring out the best in ourselves in top matches, so FC Barcelona can wet its chest! ‘
Yet the mediocre start of the season for Juventus does not just come out of the blue. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo has been sidelined for a while because of corona, while the rear of the Bianconeri has also been severely damaged. Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs de Ligt and Alex Sandro will not be present on Wednesday evening anyway, while Leonardo Bonucci is also extremely uncertain. Pirlo usually likes to play in a formation with three center-backs and two wingbacks, but because of the many absentees, he could play with a four-man rearguard against FC Barcelona. In the front, all eyes are on Alvaro Morata, who has managed to make up for the loss of Ronaldo with three goals in his last three appearances. He scored two of those goals last week in the 0-2 victory at Dynamo Kyiv.
Barcelona:
The situation at FC Barcelona is in several respects comparable to that at Juventus. Not only do the Spaniards also have a new trainer at the helm with Ronald Koeman, but they also have had a very poor start to the competition, just like Juventus. Last weekend, the Blaugrana went down 1-3 in their own Camp Nou against Real Madrid, so that the deficit on the arch rival from the capital has already increased to six points after just five rounds in LaLiga. Barely two months after his appointment with his great love, Koeman is already under heavy pressure.
Against Real Madrid it became painfully clear that there is still a lot wrong with FC Barcelona’s game. The Catalans are still too dependent on Messi, so if he does not have his day, the alarm phase is red immediately. However, the Argentinian is getting older, so you shouldn’t expect him to take his team in tow every game. In addition, FC Barcelona is very vulnerable in the back. Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Samuel Umtiti are still in the rags basket, while Gerard Pique was suspended on Wednesday evening after his oil-stupid red card last week in the 5-1 victory over Ferencvaros. Koeman therefore has to puzzle, and so the young Uruguayan Ronald Araujo can hope for only his fourth starting place in almost a year and a half.
Juventus vs Barcelona head to head matches
22.11.17 CL Juventus Barcelona 0 : 0
12.09.17 CL Barcelona Juventus 3 : 0
22.07.17 ICC Juventus Barcelona 1 : 2
19.04.17 CL Barcelona Juventus 0 : 0
11.04.17 CL Juventus Barcelona 3 : 0