Barcelona vs Juventus Preview

Barcelona vs Juventus

Competition –  Champions League

Stadium – Estadio Camp Nou

Date: 12th September 2017

Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT

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Barcelona have an opportunity to revenge their painful loss at the hands of Juventus in last season’s Champions League quarter finals.

Thanks to a 3-0 aggregate score line, the Old Ladies were able to scale through to the semifinals at the expense of the Catalans.

A lot has changed since that time and Barcelona will be hoping to inflict some injuries on the Italians in this game.

Barcelona have lost Neymar, while the spent on Ousmane Dembele, Gerard Deulofeu, Paulinho and Nelson Semedo – they look considerably weaker than they were when they had Neymar.

However, they are currently on top form having won their last three league games, scoring 9 goals and conceding none – a statistic that will surely boost their morale ahead of this game.

Juventus lost last season’s final to Real Madrid 4-1 however prior to that heavy loss, they had built up a reputation as a solid defensive side even shutting out AS Monaco and limiting them to just 1 goal over two legs.

They have lost Leonardo Bonucci and that has affected them greatly this season.

Playing without Leonardo Bonucci  will make them very vulnerable against Barcelona’s Messi led attack.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Barcelona 

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Alavés 0-2 Barcelona Aug 26, 2017 Spanish Primera División
W Barcelona 2-0 Real Betis Aug 20, 2017 Spanish Primera División
L Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona Aug 16, 2017 Spanish Super Cup
L Barcelona 1-3 Real Madrid Aug 13, 2017 Spanish Super Cup
W Barcelona 5-0 Chapecoense AF Aug 7, 2017 Trofeo Joan Gamper

Juventus

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Genoa 2-4 Juventus Aug 26, 2017 Italian Serie A
W Juventus 3-0 Cagliari Aug 19, 2017 Italian Serie A
L Juventus 2-3 Lazio Aug 13, 2017 Italian Super Cup
L Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Juventus Aug 5, 2017 Friendly
W AS Roma 1-1 Juventus Jul 30, 2017 International Champions Cup

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Juventus 1-2 Barcelona Jul 23, 2017 International Champions Cup
Barcelona 0-0 Juventus Apr 19, 2017 Champions League
Juventus 3-0 Barcelona Apr 11, 2017 Champions League
Juventus 1-3 Barcelona Jun 6, 2015 Champions League
Barcelona 1-2 Juventus Apr 22, 2003 Champions League

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