Juventus vs Manchester city
The last time these 2 teams played in the Champions League , Juventus came from a goal behind to win 2-1 at the Etihad stadium with goals from strikers Mandzukic
and Morata.A win for either Juventus or Manchester City would result in qualification to the round of 16 while a draw would be enough for City to see themselves through
to the next round. Manchester City currently currently sit at the top of Group D with 9 points while Juventus have managed to secuRe 8 points from their 4 games .The other
2 teams Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach have performed rather poorly with 3 points and 2 points respectively.Sevilla might probably end up qualifying for the Europa league with a 3rd place to finish and winning it for the 3rd time in a row .
Juventus endured a terrible start to their Serie A campaign this season being at the bottom half of the table but are now slowly starting to climb back up with 3 wins from their last 3 matches including a 3-1 victory against Empoli .The win against Milan mean Juevntus currently are in 6th position in the Serie A . Juventus weren't very convincing on the weekend in their win against Milan where a second half strike from Dybala was enough to secure victory against a rather poor Milan side. Juve's new signing Mario Mandzukic hasn"t done very well so far in the Serie A with only 2 goals from 7 starts in
the league as The Old Ladt has suffered from the departure of star striker Carlos Tevez to Boca Juniors in the summer.On the other hand, Juan Cuadrado who arrived to Juve from Chelsea has had a good contribution to the team with 3 assists and a goal from his 6 starts. Pogba wasn't at his best vs Milan but he will have to find his brilliant form again as Juventus look to go through to the next round .
Juventus are also facing an injury crisis as defender Patrice Evra and midfielder Sami Khedira have been rated doubtful for Wednesday"s clash with City. Both the player"s experience will be missed as they know what it takes to win this prestigious tournament. Hernanes has been sidelined for almost a month with a thigh injury although he is already suspended for the club's next two European games. Hernanes was injured in Saturday's clash with AC Milan and, although he played until halftime, the Brazilian man did not come back out for the second half.
Manchester City will be looking to recover from the back of a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool at the weekend.Manchester City are currently 3rd in theleague table and only 2 points behind league leaders Leicester City. City were at the top for quite a while but have lost the top spot after failing to win both of their last league games .
Manchester City's new signings on the other hand have been far more impressive . De Bruyne who arrived from an impressive campaign at wolfsburg where he scored 16 goals and 27 assists has found the back of he net thrice and has had 4 assits to his name in the English Premier League. Many thought the move would be unsuccessful since De Bruyne has strugged previously at Chelsea, but the Belgian has proved the doubters wrong so far .
While the 49 million signing from Liverpool, Raheem Sterling has been one of city"s best performers . The move was heavily criticized and Sterling was considered to be overrated and overpriced , but the Liverpool signing has scored 4 goals and 1 assist in the Premier League and seems to be getting only better with age on his side .
Their key player however will be fan-favorite Sergio Aguero .Aguero has had a few injury problems this season but is fit again and found the back of the net at the weekend vs Liverpool. His moment of the season was that brilliant 5-goal haul vs Newcastle United early on in the season . Aguero has had 7 goals from 9 games in the Premier League . Aguero has also made his mark in the Premier League and scored a brilliant hat-trick in the group stage to complete a comeback against Bayern Munich and he is known to deliver in the the big games.
Manchester City will once again miss the absence of their captaian Vincent Kompany who also wasn't playing when they got thrashed by liverpool in the weekend and his absence will definitely be felt at the back again . Kompany is likely to reurn against Southampton on the weekend epl fixture. Another key player David Silva is also doubtful for the clash against Juventus .
Influential midfielder Yaya Toure's performances haven't been up to the mark lately but City will hoping he can pull the strings in midfield in Wednesday's game.
It's pretty hard to call this game since both teams have been having their problems.City will definitely be more vulnerable at the back but Juventus also lack the firepower to take advantage of the absence of Kompany.Overall it should be a pretty exciting and close fixture.
The last time these 2 teams played in the Champions League , Juventus came from a goal behind to win 2-1 at the Etihad stadium with goals from strikers Mandzukic
and Morata.A win for either Juventus or Manchester City would result in qualification to the round of 16 while a draw would be enough for City to see themselves through
to the next round. Manchester City currently currently sit at the top of Group D with 9 points while Juventus have managed to secuRe 8 points from their 4 games .The other
2 teams Sevilla and Borussia Monchengladbach have performed rather poorly with 3 points and 2 points respectively.Sevilla might probably end up qualifying for the Europa league with a 3rd place to finish and winning it for the 3rd time in a row .
Juventus endured a terrible start to their Serie A campaign this season being at the bottom half of the table but are now slowly starting to climb back up with 3 wins from their last 3 matches including a 3-1 victory against Empoli .The win against Milan mean Juevntus currently are in 6th position in the Serie A . Juventus weren't very convincing on the weekend in their win against Milan where a second half strike from Dybala was enough to secure victory against a rather poor Milan side. Juve's new signing Mario Mandzukic hasn"t done very well so far in the Serie A with only 2 goals from 7 starts in
the league as The Old Ladt has suffered from the departure of star striker Carlos Tevez to Boca Juniors in the summer.On the other hand, Juan Cuadrado who arrived to Juve from Chelsea has had a good contribution to the team with 3 assists and a goal from his 6 starts. Pogba wasn't at his best vs Milan but he will have to find his brilliant form again as Juventus look to go through to the next round .
Juventus are also facing an injury crisis as defender Patrice Evra and midfielder Sami Khedira have been rated doubtful for Wednesday"s clash with City. Both the player"s experience will be missed as they know what it takes to win this prestigious tournament. Hernanes has been sidelined for almost a month with a thigh injury although he is already suspended for the club's next two European games. Hernanes was injured in Saturday's clash with AC Milan and, although he played until halftime, the Brazilian man did not come back out for the second half.
Manchester City will be looking to recover from the back of a humiliating 4-1 defeat to Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool at the weekend.Manchester City are currently 3rd in theleague table and only 2 points behind league leaders Leicester City. City were at the top for quite a while but have lost the top spot after failing to win both of their last league games .
Manchester City's new signings on the other hand have been far more impressive . De Bruyne who arrived from an impressive campaign at wolfsburg where he scored 16 goals and 27 assists has found the back of he net thrice and has had 4 assits to his name in the English Premier League. Many thought the move would be unsuccessful since De Bruyne has strugged previously at Chelsea, but the Belgian has proved the doubters wrong so far .
While the 49 million signing from Liverpool, Raheem Sterling has been one of city"s best performers . The move was heavily criticized and Sterling was considered to be overrated and overpriced , but the Liverpool signing has scored 4 goals and 1 assist in the Premier League and seems to be getting only better with age on his side .
Their key player however will be fan-favorite Sergio Aguero .Aguero has had a few injury problems this season but is fit again and found the back of the net at the weekend vs Liverpool. His moment of the season was that brilliant 5-goal haul vs Newcastle United early on in the season . Aguero has had 7 goals from 9 games in the Premier League . Aguero has also made his mark in the Premier League and scored a brilliant hat-trick in the group stage to complete a comeback against Bayern Munich and he is known to deliver in the the big games.
Manchester City will once again miss the absence of their captaian Vincent Kompany who also wasn't playing when they got thrashed by liverpool in the weekend and his absence will definitely be felt at the back again . Kompany is likely to reurn against Southampton on the weekend epl fixture. Another key player David Silva is also doubtful for the clash against Juventus .
Influential midfielder Yaya Toure's performances haven't been up to the mark lately but City will hoping he can pull the strings in midfield in Wednesday's game.
It's pretty hard to call this game since both teams have been having their problems.City will definitely be more vulnerable at the back but Juventus also lack the firepower to take advantage of the absence of Kompany.Overall it should be a pretty exciting and close fixture.
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