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FC Barcelona will face Juventus on Wednesday 28 October at the Allianz Stadium, on the occasion of a matchday two of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League group stage in which the Catalans will try to recover the good sensations after the painful defeat against Real Madrid in the Camp Nou Classic (1-3), and at the same time they will secure the first position alone, for the moment, in their European group.
Although with Koeman it has been improved in some aspects, Barça continues to have irregularities in their game and many of its players, like Messi and Griezmann, still don’t show their best performance in 4-2-3-1. It is expected that little by little the best version of Barça will be seen, with the introduction of new blood in the formations. The goal will be to get the victory against the “Old Lady” and thus face even more optimism the next matches.
With the absences due to injury of Ter Stegen, Umtiti, Coutinho and Matheusand of Gerard Piqué As a sanction, Barça will configure an eleven of full guarantees in which the attack front will be composed Leo Messi, Pedri, Griezmann and Dembélé. Pedri and Trincao will remain on the bench this time and we’ll see if they end up making minutes or less in the second half.
Although the main thing will be to ensure the three points, Barcelona do not want to take their foot off the gas and are hoping for a cumbersome victory that will serve like a breath of fresh air to know that not even Pirlo’s Juventus is going through its best moment. In the second part some changes are foreseen This will depend on how the game goes, always with the aim of maintaining or increasing the intensity.
The XI of Juventus and FC Barcelona
- XI of Juventus: Szczesny; Demiral, Bonucci, Danilo; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Rabiot, Kulusevski; Ramsey; Dybala y Morata.
- XI of FC Barcelona: Neto; S. Roberto, Lenglet, Araújo, Jordi Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Dembélé and Pedri.
- Barça bench: I. Peña, Junior, S. Dest, Aleñá, Trincao, Ansu Fati, Braithwaite, Busquets, Riqui Puig and Arnau.
Barça’s eleven arrives with some news. On the defensive line Sergi Roberto will revert to ownership on the right hand side, with Lenglet Y Araujo in the defense axis (Piqué is sanctioned) e Jordi Alba on the left side. Pjanic y De Jong It will complete a center of pressure and control field, while the attacker will be composed as we have already advanced from Messi, Pedri, Griezmann and Dembélé.
Meanwhile, Juventus will go out to their stadium to play with the ambition to generate difficulties and the illusion of taking the three points against the maximum rival of his group. Pirlo’s men will capture an intense pace of play from the first minute, especially under pressure and retreat. Barça will not be able to trust themselves against a team that will leave the skin and legs, despite the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo.
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