JUVENTUS SEASON 2025-2026

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UEFA Champions League Preview: Juventus vs Galatasaray – Team News, Lineups & Prediction

 

 

Teun Koopmeiners’ first-half brace was in vain as Galatasaray seized the numerical advantage to hammer Juventus in the first leg at Rams Park. Juan Cabal’s second-half sending off made the Turkish side’s life a lot easier while intensifying the pressure on the Turin giants ahead of the second leg.

 

Unable to recover from the Istanbul heartbreak, Juventus suffered a dismal 2-0 home loss to Como last weekend, losing further ground in the race for the Serie A top four. Indeed, Luciano Spalletti’s men are now trailing fourth-placed Roma by four points, with their hopes of dining at Europe’s top table next season at serious risk. ............

Match Preview

Juventus

 

Overcoming a three-goal deficit doesn’t feel doable from the home fans’ perspective, given that Juventus head into proceedings amid a rough patch. Spalletti’s charges have lost four of their last five outings across all competitions, barring a last-gasp 2-2 home draw against Lazio in Serie A. That result ominously forms part of Juve’s two-game winless home streak (D1, L1).

 

Saturday’s failure against Como plunged their domestic ambitions into a complete disarray. However, Juventus must park those concerns for now if they’re to pull off an epic comeback or at least salvage some pride here. Encouragingly for the Bianconeri faithful, Spalletti’s men have gone unbeaten in their last five home matches in the Champions League (W3, D2).

 

Adding to Juve’s optimism, they’ve won their last two European home fixtures without conceding, which could be a recipe for success in this pivotal showdown. Still, it’s worth noting that Juventus have netted three or more goals in only two of their last 12 competitive home games, which is the bare minimum required to take this tie into extra time. ............

Team News

In addition to the suspended Cabal, Juventus will also be without versatile wingback Andrea Cambiaso, who must serve a yellow-card ban. Moreover, this encounter will come too soon for long-term absentees Arkadiusz Milik and Dusan Vlahovic, with Emil Holm still recovering from a foot injury. On a more positive note, Spalletti will be able to call upon his defensive cornerstone, Gleison Bremer, for this season-defining fixture. ............

Juventus vs Galatasaray Potential Starting Lineups

Juventus (3-4-2-1): Perin; Gatti, Bremer, Kelly; McKennie, Locatelli, Thuram, Kostic; Conceicao, Yildiz; David.

 

Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Cakir; Sallai, Bardakci, Sanchez, Jakobs; Torreira, Lemina; Yilmaz, Sara, Lang; Osimhen.

Juventus vs Galatasaray Prediction

Expecting Juventus to overhaul such a significant deficit against a team of Galatasaray’s caliber would be utopian. However, the hosts seem like decent value to enact revenge for the first-leg fiasco and at least soften the blow of what feels like a near-certain elimination.

 

Prediction: Juventus to Win (Galatasaray to Progress)

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