Barcelona vs Juventus – UEFA Champions League – Preview

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Sreya

Barcelona vs Juventus – Barcelona hosts Juventus at El Camp Nou on 12th September, Tuesday in the first Group D fixture of the UEFA Champions League.

Barcelona are coming off a 5-0 win over Espanyol in the La Liga this past weekend and are in fine form with three consecutive victories in the Spanish top division, after their humiliating defeats at the hand of Real Madrid in the Spanish SuperCopa at the start of the season.

Juventus have also made a perfect start to their Serie A campaign, with three back-to-back wins against lesser oppositions, the latest being a 3-0 victory over Chievo last Saturday.

Team News

Rafinha and Sergi Roberto are sidelined through injuries for Barcelona while Giorgio Chiellini and Mario Mandzukic will face late fitness tests for the visitors.

Juventus will also be without the suspended Juan Cuadrado, the injured Claudio Marchisio and Sami Khedira.

Barcelona Possible Starting Lineup: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Nelson Semedo, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umiti, Jordi Alba, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Ousmane Dembele.

Juventus Possible Starting Lineup: Gianluigi Buffon, Mattia de Sciglio, Mehdi Benatia, Daniele Rugani, Alex Sandro, Stefano Sturaro, Blaise Matudi, Miralem Pjanic, Douglas Costa, Paulo Dybala, Gonzalo Higuain.

“It’s a game of great prestige. It will be a tough contest, where we want to send a strong signal of intent to show everyone that this year too we want to progress to the competition’s latter stages. They remain one of the strongest teams in the world with many other champions to keep an eye on.”

– Andrea Barzagli, Juventus.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Barcelona vs Juventus H2H Stats, the last five matches between these two clubs have resulted in three draws and one win for either side.

It should be a closely contested affair with a 1-1 draw being the most likely outcome.