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In group D of the Champions League, title candidate Juventus will visit Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday evening. With a win, Italian visitors are assured of a place in the eighth finals of the European Million Ball, while Russian hosts must necessarily win to keep their very last glimmer of hibernation in the Champions League alive.
Lokomotiv Moscow:
Lokomotiv Moscow initially started its Champions League adventure by immediately surprising in its first group match with a 1-2 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, but in the following group duels against Atletico Madrid (0-2) and Juventus (2-1) respectively the Russians were left empty-handed. Two weeks ago in Turin, thanks to a goal from Aleksey Miranchuk, the Muscovites were able to hope for a long time for a stunt, but two late goals from Juventus striker Paulo Dybala did the Steam Locomotives still the tie. The team of coach Yuri Semin will therefore have to win all her remaining group duels in order to continue to look out for the knockout phase of the Champions League, although maintaining third place in group D seems a more realistic goal.
The Russian outlook for Wednesday evening is not exactly favorable, as Lokomotiv Moscow managed to win only five of its last fourteen European games in its own RZD Arena. The general rehearsal last weekend, too, was not exactly flawless with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Ufa. Because the red shirts were fully played a week earlier in the city derby against arch rival Spartak Moscow, they have lost the lead in the Russian Premier League for a while. As if that is not enough, the team is currently plagued by an injury wave. Key players such as Jefferson Farfan, Anton Miranchuk and Fedor Smolov are most likely to miss out on the squatter against Juventus.
Juventus:
Juventus has set its sights this season on winning The Cup with the Big Ears. Remarkably, the Italian football giant lost its last five Champions League finals, and last season Ajax was already kicking De Oude Dame out of the tournament in the quarter-finals. That should of course be better this season. Maurizio Sarri’s team is still undefeated this year, both inside and outside their own national borders, although the team is not yet in top form.
For Juventus, the group stage of the Champions League is in fact nothing more than a mandatory fare – it is only after the winter break that the tournament really starts for Cristiano Ronaldo and associates. With seven points from three group matches, the Italians are already standing with one leg in the eighth finals, although it is still important to beat Atletico Madrid in the battle for group victory. The expectation is therefore that Blaise Matuidi will be spared on Wednesday evening, because he would have to miss the next group match against the Spaniards due to a suspension in the event of a yellow card against Lokomotiv Moscow. However, that should not be an excuse, because Sarri has plenty of quality, especially in midfield.
Lokomotiv Moscow vs Juventus head to head matches
22.10.19 CL Juventus Lokomotiv Moscow 2 : 1