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Juventus: Di Gregorio, Danilo, Gatti, Kalulu Kyatengwa, Savona, Locatelli, Thuram, Francisco Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz, Vlahovic. Subs: Perin, Pinsoglio, McKennie, Adzic, Fagioli, Weah, Douglas Luiz, Rouhi, Mbangula.
\n Man City: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis, Silva, Gundogan, Grealish, De Bruyne, Doku, Haaland. Subs: Ortega, Kovacic, Savio, Matheus Luiz, Foden, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand, Hudson.
Referee: Clement Turpin (France).
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Will this be any good? I’m very much an optimist, but given the form of these two sides it’s hard to tell. Juventus have drawn their last four matches, five of the last six, and seven of the last nine. In that time they’ve tied 0-0 (twice), 1-1 (twice), 2-2 (twice) and fought back from 4-2 down to draw 4-4 (once). They are absolute wizards of the stalemate. So while it’s true to say that they haven’t lost in nine, they’ve also only won two of those. In the plus column, Douglas Luiz and Weston McKennie could both be back from injury tonight.
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The less said about Manchester City’s last nine games the better, but for the record they’ve lost nine and drawn two (including, in their last Champions League game, the 3-3 Juventus need to complete the set). And for this game they’re without John Stones, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb, plus Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji.
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This is (some of) what Thiago Motta, the Juventus coach, had to say about this fixture:
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I don’t think there is a best time to play Manchester City, but we will face the match as we always do, by trying to stop them from playing their football and impose our own play on them. We have prepared to give it our all in the game, carefully studying what we must do and what we must not do against such a huge opponent. I cannot pass judgement on their current situation, but this is a team that has proven their immense value over the years. I have enormous respect for them and for their coach Pep Guardiola, for whom facts simply speak for themselves, as he has managed to win everything and consistently. We know that Manchester City want to attack and keep the ball. We will have to defend well and show great quality when we have possession.
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So, Juve, let’s see how much careful studying you’ve done, then.
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Let me tell you a little bit about Jamie Jackson. Josep Guardiola has declared that his spell at Manchester City will be his last in management of the club. I don't know if you can believe it or not, but he didn't seem to doubt it.
At some point you'll feel like you've had enough, and at that moment you'll definitely quit. I'll stop. I have no intention of joining another team or leaving the team to go to another country. [for a club]. I lose energy. Now, I'm still here, but the thought of going through the whole training process all over again means, no, no.
Here's Jamie's story:
Dear team!
A team sheet was also handed out, So we see tonight's teams look like this:
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Danilo, Gatti, Karl Catenwa, Savona, Locatelli, Thuram, Francisco Conceição, Copeminers, Yildiz, Vlahovic. Sub: Perrin, Pinsolio, McKennie, Azic, Fagioli, Weir, Douglas Lewis, Louhi, Mbangula.
Man City: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Luiz, Silva, Gundogan, Grealish, De Bruyne, Doc, Haaland. Sub: Ortega, Kovacic, Savio, Matheus Ruiz, Foden, Wright, Simpson-Pewsey, O'Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand, Hudson.
Referee: Clement Turpin (France).
Hello World!
Will this do anything? I'm a huge optimist, but given the shape of these two sides, it's hard to tell. Juventus have drawn their last four games, five of their last six and seven of their last nine. During that time they drew 0-0 (twice), 1-1 (twice), 2-2 (twice) and fought back from 4-2 to draw 4-4 (one). They are absolute magicians of dead ends. So it's true that they haven't lost nine games, but they've only won two of them. In the plus column, Douglas Lewis and Weston McKennie could return from injury tonight.
The less said about Manchester City's last nine games, the better, with a record of nine losses and two draws (in the last Champions League game, 3-3 Juventus need to complete the set) (including). And for this match, they will be without John Stones, Nathan Ake, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bob, as well as Nathan Ake and Manuel Akanji.
This is (part of) what Juventus coach Thiago Motta had to say about the match:
I don't think there's ever a perfect time to play against Manchester City, but we'll go into the game like we always do, stopping them from playing their football and imposing our own play. We prepared for the match with all our might by thinking carefully about what we should and should not do against such a big opponent. I can't pass judgment on their current situation, but this is a team that has proven its immense value over the years. I have a lot of respect for them and their coach Josep Guardiola. The facts speak for themselves, as Guardiola has been able to win everything consistently. We know that Manchester City want to attack and keep the ball. We have to defend well and show great quality when we have the ball.
So, Juve, let's see how carefully you studied.
