Barcelona vs Juventus Preview

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	UEFA Champions League
Juventus		3-0		Barcelona	Apr 11, 2017	UEFA Champions League
Juventus		1-3		Barcelona	Jun 6, 2015	UEFA Champions League
Barcelona		1-2		Juventus	Apr 22, 2003	UEFA Champions League