Barcelona vs Juventus for Champions League

Posted on December 8, 2020 by SoccerPunter

A football match that some described as Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo. They were the winners of the Ballon d’Or for Year 2008 to 2017.

Their rivalry ended when Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018.

Ronaldo was absent in October after testing positive for COVID-19. So he did not play a part in Barcelona’s 2-0 win in Turin.

Both football clubs have already qualified for the last 16 from Group G but Juventus can overtake Barcelona if they win at Camp Nou by three goals or more, or by any two-goal margin apart from 2-0.

Ronaldo has won five Ballons d’Or, five Champions Leagues and one European Championship for Portugal. He is the top player for mentality, according to his former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.

Ronaldo scored 21 goals in his debut season for Allegri to take Juventus to the Italy Serie A title, followed by 31 last season under Maurizio Sarri as they lifted Scudetto for the 36th time.

We look at the Barcelona vs Juventus H2H stats for clues on the match result. Barcelona did not lose to Juventus on three occasions for past Champions League matches at Camp Nou. Barcelona is slight bookmaker favourites with odds at 2.10.

In terms of recent form, Barcelona lost two of their last five matches. Whereas Juventus was unbeatable in their last five matches.

Barcelona had their worst start to Spain La Liga season for 33 years and Messi’s inconsistent form is a major concern, with four goals in 10 appearances and two of those converted from spot kick.