Everything you need to know about the mouthwatering Champions League clash in one package.
⚽ Team news
Barcelona
- Barcelona will be definitely without suspended Gerard Pique, as well as Philippe Coutinho, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti (all injured).
Juventus
- Cristiano Ronaldo won’t play because his latest coronavirus test has returned positive, multiple sources confirm.
- Georgio Chiellini and Alex Sandro will both definitely miss the game due to injuries while Leonardo Bonucci, Weston McKennie and Matthijs de Ligt are all doubtful.
⚽ Managers’ quotes
Ronald Koeman: “It’s not a decisive game, but it’s against a great team and we want to get a good result, it’s a high-level contest.”
Andrea Pirlo: “These are the sorts of games that everyone wants to be playing, we have this opportunity and we can’t wait to get on the pitch and show what we can do. It’s not a decisive game, but we still what to see what our worth is.”
⚽ Probable line-ups
Barca XI: Neto; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Dembele, Griezmann, Ansu Fati; Messi.
Juventus XI: Szczesny; Cuadrado, Danilo, Demiral, Frabotta; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Rabiot, Chiesa; Dybala, Morata.
⚽ Head-to-head record
- Juventus and Barcelona have faced each other 13 times: 5 Bianconeri wins, 4 Blaugrana wins, 4 draws.
- The last time the sides played against each other dates back to the 2017-2018 Champions League group stage: Barca won 3-0 at home and drew 0-0 away.
⚽ Current form
- Juventus remain unbeaten in all competitions this season, registering 3 wins and 3 draws.
- Barcelona have already suffered 2 defeats, also managing 3 wins and 1 draw.
⚽ Predictions
SportsMole’s Barney Corkhill: Juventus 2-1 Barcelona
“Barcelona still have quite a few of the players that won the 2015 final against Juventus, but as a team they look a million miles away from being able to scale the heights of European football again at the moment.
Juventus have not been in great form themselves as they continue to find their feet under Pirlo, but they seem in less trouble than Barcelona and so we are backing them to come out on top on Wednesday.”
Evening Standard’s Tom Doyle: Juventus 1-1 Barcelona
“Given it is still early in the season and neither side is firing on full cylinders, a tense draw could be on the cards – unless Messi or Ronaldo step up, that is.”
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