Juventus will host Manchester City at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways in the UEFA Champions League.
Juventus have failed to win their last three matches in the UEFA Champions League, and they are 19th in the standings ahead of the visit of Manchester City on Wednesday. The Bianconeri will be desperate to bounce back strongly especially at home.
Meanwhile, Manchester City are going through a rough patch as well. They have failed to win their last two matches in the UEFA Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s men will look to get back to winning ways once again.
The Premier League champions are coming into this game on the back of a draw against Crystal Palace, and it remains to be seen whether they can lift the spirits with a win ahead of the Manchester Derby. Both teams are capable of grinding out a good result here and this should be a cracking contest.
Manchester City have struggled against Juventus in the past, and it will be interesting to see if they can make amends here. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Juventus
Juventus will be without the services of Andrea Cambiaso, Gleison Bremer, Juan Cabal, and Arkadiusz Milik because of injuries. The home side are likely to shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Michele di Gregorio in goal.
Nicolo Savona and Jonas Rouhi will start as the full-backs. They will look to help out at both ends of the pitch. Pierre Kalulu and Federico Gatti will start at the heart of the Juventus defence against Manchester City.
As for the midfield unit, Manuel Locatelli will start alongside Khephren Thuram in the double pivot. They will look to add defensive cover and drive to the side. Teun Koopmeiners will start in the central attacking midfield role, and he will look to add creativity and goals to the side.
Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz will start in the wide areas, and they will add pace and flair to the side. Finally, Dusan Vlahovic will lead the line for Juventus against Manchester City on Wednesday.
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Rouhi; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic
Manchester City
Manchester City will be without Rodri due to his knee injury. Oscar Bobb misses out due to a leg injury, Mateo Kovacic has a knock, John Stones has an ankle injury, Nathan Ake is recovering from a thigh injury. Meanwhile, Phil Foden is recovering from illness, and Manuel Akanji is dealing with a knock.
Manchester City will shape up in a 4-1-4-1 formation against Juventus, with Ederson Moraes in goal. Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol will start as the full-backs, and they will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. Kyle Walker will start in the central defensive partnership alongside Ruben Dias.
As for the midfield unit, Ilkay Gundogan will add defensive cover and composure to the side from deeper positions. Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva will start as the attacking midfielders, and they will look to create goalscoring opportunities for their teammates.
Savinho and Jeremy Doku will start in the wide areas, and they will add pace and flair to the side. Finally, Erling Haaland will lead the line for Manchester City against Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday.
Probable Lineup (4-1-4-1): Ederson; Lewis, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol; Gundogan; Savinho, De Bruyne, Silva, Doku; Haaland
Key Stats
Manchester City have picked up one win from the last six matches in all competitions.
Juventus have picked up one win from the last six matches in all competitions.
Eight goals have been scored in the last four meetings between these two teams.
Juventus are unbeaten in their last four matches against Manchester City.
Manchester City have scored 13 goals in five UEFA Champions League outings this season.
Player to Watch
Kevin De Bruyne
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The Belgian midfielder is our key player to watch out for. Manchester City will need him to step up and create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates. Juventus will look to shut out the opposition, and the veteran playmaker could carve out opportunities with his creativity, vision, and execution.
It will be interesting to see if Kevin De Bruyne can produce a strong performance here. Manchester City will need him to deliver if they want to grind out a win over Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on Wednesday.
Prediction
Juventus 1-1 Manchester City
Both teams have struggled in recent weeks, and this will be a close contest. It will be difficult to separate the two teams here and they could end up cancelling each other out. They are likely to get on the score sheet, but they will end up sharing the spoils in a draw.