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“Lucky to have such players” – Motta delighted with Juventus display against Man City Juventus coach Thiago Motta was left ecstatic by his players who produced a clinical performance against Manchester City. The Bianconeri were in dire need of a victory to a improve their status in the Champions League group stage, and they managed to pull it off at the expense of the free-falling Premier League champions. ............ After a goalless first half, Dusan Vlahovic broke the deadlock that a header what just went past the goalline, while Weston McKennie came off the bench to confirm the victory with a second goal. Therefore, Motta was thrilled with his men’s display, insisting that he and his staff are lucky to have such a quality squad at their disposal. “Tonight we had to do a lot of things well, especially with regards to compactness and concentration. We defended well, without conceding space, and struck at key moments,” said the 42-year-old in his post-match interviews as published by the official Juventus website. “It was a great performance from everyone, even those who came on later in the game, they contributed when called upon. McKennie, for example, had a great game: he has a unique mix of physical and technical qualities that allow him to be dangerous in the final third. “We’re fortunate to have players like that. This was a great night, but every game is different. In Leipzig, for example, the approach had to be different because of the type of opponent. Today we were compact in defence and dangerous on the counter-attack, but always played with quality.” ............ “The feelings we experienced tonight are speical, and these are moments that remind us why we do this job. When the time comes, we will evaluate where we can improve. “It is important that there is harmony between everyone and that we continue to follow the same philosophy. Right now, though, we have to stay focused: we will face Venezia this weekend and we have to maintain this level.” . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/lucky-to-have-such-players-motta-delighted-with-juventus-display-against-man-city/

Juventus play their best game of the season to send Manchester City home a loser Juve completely defanged the struggling Citizens and claimed a vital Champions League win. ............ City were struggling coming in, that’s for sure. They’d lost six of their last nine games, many of which hadn’t been particularly close. But they were still the club that employs the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, and Bernardo Silva. They have the quality to right themselves in a second, and were clearly the most dangerous team Juve had remaining on the schedule before Christmas. And Juventus did beat them. It wasn’t a white-knuckled corto muso win that require mainlining beta blockers to watch. The Bianconeri were solid from the outset, allowing City the possession they crave, but prevented them from creating significant danger. As they grew into the game, they showed the ability to pass their way out of the press in a way that was completely absent against Bologna at the weekend. Juve went into the locker room clearly believing that they could go and take this game, and in the second half, they did just that. A header by Dusan Vlahovic and a historic strike from the club’s American tandem provided the margin, while Juve’s defense held fast, never really making it feel like they were ever in any trouble. ............ What it means in the present is that Juventus have catapulted themselves up eight places in the Champions League standings and have given themselves a signature European win. A win that, unlike the bonkers comeback in Leipzig, came about because the game plan was executed to perfection from the first whistle to the last. This was what Thiago Motta’s Juventus is supposed to look like — perhaps a little bit more defensive than usual given their opponent, but there nonetheless. Motta got Weston McKennie and Douglas Luiz back from injury, but was missing Andrea Cambiaso, Nico Gonzalez, and Arkadiusz Milik. His 4-2-3-1 was anchored in goal by Michele Di Gregorio. Nicolò Savona, Federico Gatti, Pierre Kalulu, and Danilo fanned out in front of him. Manuel Locatelli and Khephren Thuram formed the double pivot, with Francisco Conceição, Teun Koopmeiners, and Kenan Yildiz supported Vlahovic in attack. ............ Five minutes from time City finally produced the moment that all their quality can produce in a flash. Unsurprisingly, it was De Bruyne and Haaland who combined to make the magic. The Belgian slipped a pass through a corridor between three players, while the big striker snuck behind Kalulu and latched on. It looked like a vintage connection between the two—only Di Gregorio had something to say about it. He charged out to meet Haaland but checked himself from going after the ball at his feet at the last second and instead moved to make himself big. It was the right choice, and he managed to get his left hand to the ball, not simply parrying it but propelling it a few yards, putting the rebound safely into space for Savona to gather it. ............ It was Gatti who started the move by gaining the ball in midfield, and he continued on to join the attack after pushing the ball forward. Conceição had to drop the ball back to Locatelli, who sent in an early cross that found Gatti at the penalty spot, where he performed an excellent scissor kick that was unfortunately straight at Ederson. But the Brazil international chose to parry the ball back into danger instead of trying to collect it, which forced Gvardiol to push it into empty space on the left wing to prevent him from pouncing on his rebound. Of course, that only put the ball into empty space for Yildiz. The teenager collected it and quickly sent a perfect ball to the back post for Vlahovic, who beat Gvardiol in the air and fired a bullet header that hit Ederson in the chest and then bounced over the line just before he was able to claw it away. French referee Clement Turpin quickly blew his whistle to signal that the goal-line tech had registered the goal, and with that, Juve were in front. ............ It looked like the team was starting to flag, and Motta immediately sent some fresh legs on in the form of his American tandem, McKennie and Timothy Weah. It took a little more than five minutes for their influence to be felt in a big way. The whole sequence was textbook. Danilo made one hell of a stonewall tackle on Doku, exchanged passes with Yildiz, then sent McKennie into a huge swath of green down the middle of the field. McKennie immediately found his teammate with a good ball over the top. Weah was originally frustrated when his first cross was blocked, but he stayed with it and spotted McKennie — or probably heard him, as he was screaming for it as he entered the box. He met the cross with a scissor kick that blasted its way through Ederson’s hands and into the net, effectively ending the game with 15 minutes left. ............ LE PAGELLE MICHELE DI GREGORIO - 8. Two top-shelf saves kept Juve in position to run out winners, and his ball playing abilities were essential in getting through the press. It shows just why he’s that much better than Mattia Perin, especially with the ball at his feet. NICOLÒ SAVONA - 7. Credited with four tackles and three clearances, he made 95.7 percent of his passes — critical against this press. He’s had some baptisms by fire this year, and this was maybe his biggest, but he’s been up to the challenge in every one of them. What a player we have on our hands. FEDERICO GATTI - 8. The neutralization of Haaland — one of the best No. 9s you will see in this sport — was something of a team effort, but Gatti was absolutely everywhere in the back against Manchester City, equally adept at rushing forward to join the attack and when not to bad, we should win. PIERRE KALULU - 6.5. A little bit less than Gatti, just in terms of the day the two of themselves if you Lyft. Kalulu did his part in limiting Haaland to just 18 touches the entire game. DANILO - 7.5. Looked a little shaky going into the game, but grew into his as the game went along, and by the end of the night he was completely stonewalling any City attacker that dared challenge him. In the end, he was credited with six tackles, and his passing was a key component of the second goal. KHEPHREN THURAM - 5.5. ............ MANUEL LOCATELLI - 8. After his stinker over the weekend, Loca was at his absolute best this time around. Defensively he combined for six tackles and four clearances, and he also blocked a pair of shots. On the other end his passing made the team tick when it was in possession, racking up a pair of key passes. FRANCISCO CONCEIÇAÓ - 5.5. ............ TEUN KOOPMEINERS - 6. Did a lot more in the defensive phase than he did attacking. He registered three tackles and really helped keep Gündogan quiet in midfield. KENAN YILDIZ - 7. Dangerous whenever he got onto the ball. Provided a peach of an assist for Vlahovic’s goal and went ever so close to scoring their first goal with that great shot in the first half. DUSAN VLAHOVIC - 7. Did a lot of good things with his movement, and obviously the goal was excellent. Deserved that after some of his injury. SUBS WESTON McKENNIE - 7.5. What an absolutely sparkling goal, reminiscent of that signature win at Camp Nou for Andrea Pirlo four years ago. TIMOTHY WEAH - 7. Was great when he came on and injected his ball to Weston was feathery. SAMUEL MBANGULA - NR. ............ DOUGLAS LUIZ - NR. ............ MANAGER ANALYSIS I admit, I thought Juventus could — indeed would — win the game by using their physical edge in midfield to take more possession, expecting big things out of the young Portuguese. That didn’t really happen; Juve defended well and countered clinically to get themselves their all the way up to 14th in the standings. Clearly Motta knew what he was going to do, and he did how he was going to do. Most everything that Motta did wrong over the weekend against Bologna he did right here. Di Gregorio proved just how vital he is against the press, and Motta’s vaunted passing game poked its head out as the game went on and Juve began to play out of the press with much more frequency. ............ Now the question is what Juve does with it from here. Will they be able to turn this into a run that gets the season back on track? Only time will tell. ............ . 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Champions League: Juventus beat Man City, Barcelona into knockout stage Manchester City are facing elimination from the Champions League after a seventh defeat in 10 games. They lost 2-0 to Juventus on Wednesday. Manchester City's crisis continued with a 2-0 defeat away to Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday, while Pep Guardiola's old club Barcelona beat Borussia Dortmund to clinch a spot in the knockout stage of Europe's elite club competition. Arsenal, AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Lille, Feyenoord and Stuttgart were also victorious, but City's latest loss in a miserable run will dominate the headlines. The 2023 European champions succumbed in Turin as Dusan Vlahovic put Juventus ahead early in the second half when goalkeeper Ederson was unable to keep out his header. Ilkay Gundogan was denied an equaliser by a fine Michele Di Gregorio save, before Weston McKennie made it 2-0 with a fine acrobatic finish in the 75th minute. The result leaves Juventus on 11 points with two games left, a tally that is expected to be enough to guarantee them at least a place in the knockout phase play-offs. ............ With just eight points, City currently sit 22nd in the standings, in which the top 24 advance to the knockouts. Their next game will be crucial, as they travel to a Paris Saint-Germain side who sit a point beneath Guardiola's men. ............ Read more -> https://uk.news.yahoo.com/juve-deepen-man-city-crisis-231715706.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jLm5ld3Nub3cuY28udWsv&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAK1Sa5ofKk9jU1diQP5oeDzpXD-2kHEok5gjhAcL91mSqV--Thu2ssHLIgt6z0d3vJzG_6IKwSGV7QThpXM6YpinJ4FcnHb7STy2QBIEazm2Gv6lbkRvgY1OZBUprbIZ22FFscfTIkC1C815rYynuLbtEkye2KK3TEPNUU8tCBC7

Mister Thiago Motta contro il Manchester City

La parata fenomenale di Michele sul tiro di Haaland

Juventus 2 - Manchester City 0: Initial reaction and random observations The run of draws is over. The talk of nothing but draws is over. All of it — over. That is because Juventus, when they desperately needed a win to start to try and turn the tide amidst a run of nothing but draws, showed the hell up. And against a team with all the hardware (and money) in the world sitting back in England, Juventus and their first-year manager showed that they can get it done on the big stage when it’s needed. Sure, Manchester City are currently not the same Manchester City that resembles the four-time Premier League-winning side of the past half-decade, but Wednesday night’s 2-0 win over the English giants showed us what things can look like when Thiago Motta puts out a plan, his team executes it to near perfection and everything plays out just as well as you could have hoped. This was Juventus hitting City on the break, making them pay for it with second-half goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie within the span of 12 minutes, and getting three oh-so-valuable points in the Champions League’s new league phase. ............ Juventus battled. They showed about as much heart as we’ve seen from them this season — especially when it came to how they defended. They worked together. They limited the same kind of game-changing mistakes we’ve seen over the course of their run of draws. When City pushed for a goal more and more both before and after Vlahovic’s opener that just got across the line, Juventus defended like a bunch of tenacious madmen who knew that such an important victory was there for the taking. And most important of all, they took advantage of the best scoring chances that came their way against a Manchester City side that proved to be susceptible on the counterattack. ............ Juventus needed a night like this one, and they went out and got it. Time will tell if this ends up being the turning point for Motta and his squad, but it’s been a while since Juventus got a truly big win in the Champions League in front of the hometown crowd. They certainly deserve it. Juventus and Motta just got a signature win and it feels damn good to see after so many freaking draws over the last couple of months. RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS ............ Dec. 8, 2020: Weston McKennie scores a scissor kick against Barcelona in the Champions League. Dec. 11, 2024: Weston McKennie scores a scissor kick against Manchester City in the Champions League. ............ Manchester City possession through 18 minutes: 72%. Manchester City possession through 30 minutes: 67%. Manchester City possession through the first half: 65%. Manchester City possession at the final whistle: 69%. Juventus won, though. That’s nice. With all that possession in the first half, the total number of shots created by both teams was even at 3-3. ............ Despite having just 31% possession, Juventus finished with nearly as many shots as City while having a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal. How about that?! Boy oh boy was Michele Di Gregorio’s first save of the night a good one. Erling Haaland had to think he had one, but the left hand of Di Gregorio absolutely stoned him. His second save was a pretty dang good one, too. ............ Locatelli had 12 defensive actions. Nobody else in the game had more than seven. I know I’ve already mentioned Danilo, but his performance deserves another mention because I was very worried about how he would do at left back. Well, he did quite well and held his own in the first half when City were certainly attacking down the right wing a lot of the time. Nicolo Savona can stay. Another solid Champions League performance from a kid who was playing in Serie C last season. On a few occasions Francisco Conceição was basically triple-teamed by the entire left side of Manchester City’s lineup. You know, just in case you’re wondering just how dangerous opposing teams have come to think how dangerous our new favorite Portuguese winger is. ............ Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2024/12/12/24319042/juventus-manchester-city-2024-champions-league-final-score-resultinitial-reaction-observations

Guardiola: ‘The future belongs to Juventus’ Pep Guardiola congratulates Juventus, says the ‘future belongs’ to the Old Lady, but insists the playing style will ‘save’ Manchester City in this tough moment. Juventus secured a 2-0 win over Guardiola’s City in Turin this evening. Guardiola said in the past that meeting Atalanta was like going to the dentist. Does he feel the same way tonight? “It’s different. Juventus are a top team, they have always been. I congratulate them, and the future belongs to them,” the Spaniard said at a post-match press conference. ............ “I tried to find the way, but the game was there. Results give a good boost; today, we conceded fewer chances compared to Premier League games, but in the end, we needed the last moment. We missed it, but we are going to insist. “We have to accept it, we have to insist, insist, insist. I think we played with the right tempo, we were so close in the final moment.” ............ “You think players don’t want to score? There are opponents, there are defenders, and they did great. Congratulations to them. We play this way, and it’s the same way that has brought us to do great things in England and worldwide. ............ Lastly, Guardiola denied that he was close to becoming the Juventus coach in 2019. “No, I was never close,” he concluded. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/guardiola-future-belongs-to-juventus/

Player Ratings: Juventus 2-0 Man City – Vlahovic confidence boost, Gatti or Chiellini? Juventus secured a memorable 2-0 win over European giants Manchester City on Wednesday: here are the player ratings from the Allianz Stadium. Di Gregorio 7.5 – Superb save to deny Haaland minutes before the half-time break. He pulled off another one in the second half on Gundogan, which was perhaps even more difficult. Savona 6.5- Switched positions with Danilo at times and looked confident on both sides of the pitch. Kalulu 6.5 – More static than Gatti, but still very much effective against Haaland and Man City stars. Gatti 7.5 – A solid performance in central defence. He almost scored a crazy goal with a perfectly executed volley. Vlahovic found the net a few seconds later. A Chiellini-esque performance. Danilo 6.5 – The Brazilian didn’t play in his favourite position, but he proved he could help the Bianconeri in many ways. Thuram 6 – ............ (69′ McKennie 7 – Immediate impact, scored five minutes after his introduction from the bench.) Locatelli 6.5 – ............ Conceiçao 6.5 – Very fast down the right flank but could have been more dangerous with his crosses. (69′ Weah 7 – Assisted his compatriot McKennie for Juventus’ second goal.) Koopmeiners 6 – Probably played better in Juventus’ defensive half than in the final third, but did what the team needed. Yildiz 7.5 – A lovely assist for Vlahovic and so many quality touches all over the pitch. Deserved standing ovation when he left the pitch. (86′ Mbangula N/A) Vlahovic 7.5 – ............ (85′ Douglas Luiz N/A) Coach: Motta 7.5 – Juventus executed the plan perfectly. They gave the ball to Manchester City and were clinical up front. Not a spectacular Juventus, but very, very solid. They did what was required and beat one of the top teams in Europe. It could be a season-changer. Man City: Ederson 6; Walker 5.5, Ruben Dias 6, Gvardiol 5, Rico Lewis 5.5; Bernardo Silva 6, Gundogan 6; Doku 5 (78′ Savinho), De Bruyne 5.5, Grealish 5 (87′ Nunes N/A); Haaland 5. Coach: Guardiola 5. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/juventus-2-0-man-city-player-ratings-vlahovic/

Thiago Motta: “We played with great spirit” After Juventus secured a 2-0 victory over Manchester City, coach Thiago Motta spoke about the match and his team’s performance. He began by praising his players, stating, “We played with great spirit and also with our heads, wanting to do things well and correctly. We knew before the match that we had to sacrifice together and strike at the right moment in attack. It was a deserved victory. Well done to everyone; today we also recovered some players, so kudos to our medical staff and those responsible for performance. Those who came on helped the team.” ............ “Weston can do everything. It’s difficult to take Koopmeiners off the pitch because he orients the team and conveys what we need on the field. Weston has extraordinary physicality, great technique, and when he arrives from the second line, he’s even more dangerous, as we saw today and against PSV. We’re fortunate to have quality players who provide alternatives during matches, and I’m happy for him that he came on well.” ............ When asked about future plans, including potential transfers during the January window, he said, “The important thing is that we are in sync; we know what we need and share our course of action and philosophy. Now we focus on Venezia; we must maintain this level of performance and play at this pace.” . Read more -> https://www.footitalia.com/thiago-motta-we-played-with-great-spirit/

Juventus 2-0 Man City Stats: Vlahovic and McKennie Hand Guardiola Another Defeat Manchester City slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Juventus in the Champions League, leaving them in 22nd place in the league phase and having it all to do to qualify. Goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie in Allianz Stadium condemned Pep Guardiola’s men to a seventh defeat in their last 10 games in all competitions, having won just once in that time. Kenan Yildiz made his sixth appearance in the Champions League; the joint-most by a Juventus player in the competition before turning 20 (also six for Fabio Miretti and Paul Pogba). The Turkish youngster provided the assist to break the deadlock in the 53rd minute too, crossing for Vlahovic to nod in at the far post despite Ederson’s effort to keep it out. City tried to come back into it, dominating the ball for large periods, but found themselves 2-0 down when Timothy Weah crossed for McKennie to volley home. Thiago Motta’s side are up to 13th in the table, but Man City have it all to do in their final two games. ............ Juventus vs Man City: Post-Match Facts Juventus are now unbeaten in their last six meetings with Manchester City (W4 D2), with this now the Citizens’ longest ever winless run against an opponent in European competition. Man City have lost seven of their last 10 matches across all competitions (W1 D2), as many defeats as they had suffered in their previous 105 matches combined (7). City have gone eight games without a clean sheet away from home in all competitions; the joint-longest such run of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career (also a run of eight in October 2016). . Read more -> https://theanalyst.com/eu/2024/12/juventus-vs-man-city-stats-champions-league

Juventus CFO Giuntoli: Conceiçao staying “100%” Cristiano Giuntoli, Chief Football Officer of Juventus, spoke before the Champions League match against Manchester City, addressing several key topics regarding the club’s current situation and future plans. Giuntoli expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance, stating, “We always want to do more and better. We’re pleased that Motta doesn’t cling to excuses, but objectively, many things have happened. We’re holding on a bit longer and waiting for some players to return. We think little about the outside, only about ourselves. We’ve seen an extraordinary attitude from the boys; they’re giving everything.” ............ Addressing rumors about Conceiçao’s future, Giuntoli was unequivocal: “The relationships with Conceiçao and his agent are excellent; we want him to stay with us. The probability that he stays with us? 100%.” This statement comes amid speculation about the player’s future, with Juventus set to pay an additional €30 million in the summer to make the loan permanent, following the initial €7 million loan fee. ............ . Read more -> https://www.footitalia.com/juventus-cfo-giuntoli-conceicao-staying-100/

Juventus 2-0 Man City: Player ratings as Vlahovic punishes Guardiola's side in Turin Manchester City have now lost seven of their last ten games across all competitions following Champions League defeat at the hands of Juventus on Wednesday night. Juve ran out 2-0 winners in Turin to claim victory in Europe for the first time since matchday two and climb to withing touching distance of the all-important top eight with two games of the league phase left to play. City, meanwhile, have slipped to 22nd and are in danger of missing out on the knockout rounds altogether if they can't find a way to stop the rot. ............ A close-range header from Dusan Vlahovic that Ederson couldn't keep out broke the deadlock shortly after the break. The City goalkeeper saved well from Federico Gatti's acrobatic side volley, but could only fumble Vlahovic's effort over the line when Kenan Yildiz put the ball back into the box. City had a little spell of pressure as they looked to respond and went close to equalising a couple of times before Juve doubled their advantage against the run of play. Both off the bench, Timothy Weah and Weston McKennie combined for the latter to smash in an excellent volley a few yards out. Juventus player ratings vs Man City (4-2-3-1) Player Rating GK: Michele Di Gregorio 8.1/10 RB: Nicolo Savona 7.1/10 CB: Federico Gatti 7.0/10 CB: Pierre Kalulu 6.6/10 LB: Danilo (c) 7.5/10 CM: Manuel Locatelli 7.8/10 CM: Khephren Thuram 6.9/10 RM: Francisco Conceicao 6.7/10 AM: Teun Koopmeiners 6.9/10 LM: Kenan Yildiz 7.6/10 ST: Dusan Vlahovic 8.1/10 SUB: Timothy Weah (69' for Conceicao) 6.9/10 SUB: Weston McKennie (69' for Thuram) 7.2/10 SUB: Samuel Mbangula (85' for Yildiz) N/A SUB: Douglas Luiz (85' for Vlahovic) N/A Subs not used: Mattia Perin (GK), Jonas Rouhi, Nicolo Fagioli, Vasilije Adzic. ............ Player of the match - Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus) . Read more -> https://www.90min.com/juventus-2-0-man-city-player-ratings-champions-league-11-12-24

Juventus secure a stunning 2-0 victory over Manchester City Juventus claimed an impressive 2-0 win against Premier League champions Manchester City in the Champions League tonight. Facing one of the strongest clubs in the world, Juve knew they needed to display immense character and resilience. ............ Juve came close to falling behind before the break when Erling Haaland found himself through on goal, but Michele Di Gregorio pulled off a crucial save to deny the Norwegian striker. With that moment of danger behind them, Juventus regrouped, knowing they needed to step up and find the breakthrough. The first half ended goalless, but just seven minutes into the second half, Dusan Vlahović broke the deadlock. Rising highest to meet a cross, his header was mishandled by Ederson, crossing the line before the Manchester City goalkeeper could recover. ............ Substitutes Timothy Weah and Weston McKennie then combined to devastating effect just six minutes after coming onto the pitch. Juventus had proven themselves the better team on the night. Their hunger to defend their lead and their solid teamwork enabled them to secure an outstanding victory over the reigning Premier League champions. . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-secure-a-stunning-2-0-victory-over-manchester-city/

Thiago Motta-Guardiola 2-0

Elkann re Mida. Visita la squadra e la Juve vince

Inglesi nervosi

Koopmeiners centravanti, Douglas Luiz dietro l'olandese.

Torna Douglas Luiz

Grande Thiago Motta. Il gol realizzato dai due americani nuovi entrati.

WESTON MCKENNIE 2-0

DUSAN VLAHOVIC 1-0

Juventus vs Manchester City: Preview and Prediction 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. ............ 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 ............ 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 ............ 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. . Read more -> https://thehardtackle.com/round-up/2024/12/10/juventus-vs-manchester-city-preview-and-prediction/

Juventus Recover A Few More Players from Injury List The injury emergency is subsiding at Juventus. After Dusan Vlahovic and Nicolò Savona returned versus Bologna, Weston McKennie and Douglas Luiz will do so against Manchester City midweek. The two have reprised training with the rest of the group during the preparation for the Champions League clash, Sky Italy informed. Andrea Cambiaso won’t need to miss time after bowing out early against the Felsinei due to an ankle contusion. Thiago Motta confirmed their availability during his pre-game presser. ............ Juventus will have their entire midfield for the first time in the season. Instead, the frontline will remain a little undermanned. Nicolas Gonzalez will continue to miss time. Arkadiusz Milik needs one or two weeks to complete his rehab from a second knee surgery. The Old Lady hasn’t won in their past three Champions League matches, collecting two draws and one loss, after starting with two victories. They sit in 19th position, 2 points away from the top 8 and 4 above the elimination area. ............ . Read more -> https://cultofcalcio.com/juventus-recover-more-men-for-manchester-city-fixture/