Champions
League match preview Juventus vs Barcelona, quarter finals. Important
things to know; Kick-off: 19:45 BST, Date: Tuesday
11 April, 2017, Venue: Juventus Stadium, Turin, Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland), Stream Guide: Watch Live
Team News:
Juventus
Juventus
manager Massimiliano Allegri gave rest to several of players including Miralem
Pjanic, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini at the weekend. He will recall
them back for this clash.
Dani
Alves will face Barcelona for the first time since leaving the club in the
summer.
Juan
Cuadrado will be suspended for the second leg if he picks up a booking.
Barcelona
Sergio
Busquets is suspended for the first leg while Ivan Rakitić, Neymar and Gerard
Piqué are all one booking away from a suspension.
Pique
and Rakitic both were suspended for the La Liga game at the weekend, they will
be fully fresh for this game.
Aleix
Vidal and Rafinha remain on the sideline through injury while Arda Turan missed
the weekend game and is doubtful here.
Possible Lineups:
Stats:
Barcelona
have won 23 of their last 29 Champions League games.
Juventus
have kept six clean sheets in their last eight Champions League games.
Juventus
have won six of their last seven Champions League games.
Barcelona
are unbeaten in their last two away games against Juventus.
Prediction:
Juventus
1 – 2 Barcelona, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi on the scoresheet for the
visitors.
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