Barcelona vs Juventus
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Competition: UEFA Champions League
FC Barcelona team still has a perfect score in La Liga and after three rounds
it is the leading team in the table. They won all the three league matches and
still haven't conceded a single goal. On the other hand Barcelona scored 09 goals, out of which 05 against city rival Espanyol on Saturday. Player Leonnel Messi
is definitely in good shape as he scored both goals in victory over
Deportivo Alaves 2-0 and he had a hat-trick against Espanyol.
Luis Suarez
has fully recovered from his injury and he scored too, just as Pique although he
commands the defence. The Catalans have definitely forgotten two painful
defeats by their old opponent, Real Madrid in the Super Cup, and now, beaming with
self-confidence, can hardly wait to meet again their old rival and
revenge for elimination last year. Dembele had his start after he came
off the bench, and now he can easily be a starter.
Juventus, on the other side, also lost in the Super Cup at the beginning of the season,
although only one match was played against Lazio in Rome. However, the team
started the new season without a single mistake and won all 03 league
matches. In fact, Juventus is more efficient the Catalans for one
goal but it is interesting that otherwise very tough defence has already
conceded two goals in the league and three in the Super Cup match.
Everything went smoothly for the Italian team in home matches against Cagliari
and Chievo which they sent home with 3-0 but Juventus was losing to
Genoa 2-0 after just 7 minutes of match but they managed to turn the
result up-side down by the end of match for the final 4-2.
Coach,
Allegri, combines a bit the team although he is somewhat restricted by the
injures like it is the case with Chiellini and Marchisio, who will not play
against the Catalans. Player, Barzagli, should be in the team, who hadn’t been a
starter in first three rounds. Some players got rest against Chievo like:
Buffon and Dybala, who came off the bench later on but nevertheless
managed to score a goal and for the time being he is the first scorer in
Juventus. Midfielder, Cuadrado, is not eligible to play this match because he
is under suspension.
Date: 12 September 2017
Kick-off Time: 19:45 GMT
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
FC Barcelona last 5 matches:
13/08/17 Barcelona 1 – 3 Real Madrid16/08/17 Real Madrid 2 – 0 Barcelona
20/08/17 Barcelona 2 – 0 Real Betis
26/08/17 Deportivo Alaves 0 – 2 Barcelona
09/09/17 Barcelona 5 – 0 Espanyol
Juventus last 5 matches:
05/08/17 Tottenham 2 – 0 Juventus13/08/17 Juventus 2 – 3 Lazio
19/08/17 Juventus 3 – 0 Cagliari
26/08/17 Genoa 2 – 4 Juventus
09/09/17 Juventus 3 – 0 Chievo
