Exciting match in Lisbon
In the parallel game of Group D there is actually also a clear favorite. Why? Because with Juventus Turin a finalist of the previous year is of the lot. The opponent: Sporting Lisbon and thus also a club, which was also represented in the royal class in the previous year. The kick-off in the Portuguese capital is next Tuesday at 20:45.
Current Form Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon is the clear number three in Group D of the Champions League. With a little more courage and luck, more would have been possible. The fact is: All three group matches were won or lost with one goal difference. Piraeus defeated 3-2 on aggregate, and they had to be beaten very hard by Barcelona 1-0, with an own goal leading to the Portuguese defeat. Sporting was particularly strong in the fast switching game. Although you found only three really good bullet opportunities, but this is a very good value with only 36 percent of game shares. The game away from home in Turin: Sporting scored in the 84th game of the match in a 1: 2 win, before they had even scored 1-0. In this game, it was indeed in terms of possession significantly better, but shot only once on goal. Accordingly, Sporting is still lacking in Constance to annoy the best of the best. The fact is, however, that one has ebendiesen significantly compared to the preseason has clearly come closer. The team of Jorge Jesus was very strong in the Portuguese championship. After ten games, they are two points behind FC Porto in second place on the table, but they already have three points ahead of champions Benfica. Overall, the balance of the Jesus-Elf is balanced, they celebrated at home and away four wins and recorded a draw. Accordingly, one is still completely undefeated, the dress rehearsal for the duel with Juve could win just over 1-0 against Rio Ave. Before that, there was a 5: 1 against Chaves and a 0-0 in the top match against FC Porto. Important: Only the former Barcelona player Jeremy Mathieu is injured from the potential home team, and the other failures are “only” supplementary players. However: The Champions League Tuesday was not a good one for the Portuguese in the past. Only three of the last eight Tuesdays matches in the royal class were able to decide for themselves. Strong was shown most of all above the wings, especially on the left side, over which no less than 45 percent of the attacks were forced. The defensive was also strong against Rio Ave, Sebastian Coates and Keeper Rui Patricio were the two best-rated players last weekend. However, one should look a little more often the conclusion. Not a single Sporting player scored more than two shots against the outsider. By comparison, Rio Ave’s most prominent player in this regard, Ruben Ribeiro, posted no fewer than six finishes.
Current Form Juventus
Juventus is the Italian equivalent of Sporting Lisbon. The Italians are also currently in second place in the Serie A, and the lead to Leader Naples is three points. Nevertheless we see the Italian record champion as favorite for Tuesday. Why? Because Juventus not only won the championship top match against AC Milan last weekend 2-0, but showed at last extremely accurate. In the last three league games, the Piedmont men scored 12 goals, winning against SPAL (4-1) and Udinese Calcio (6-2). The fact is, however, that his stability during the pre-season still defended something in the defensive. In four of the last five Ligapiele Juventus always conceded at least one contender. The departure of Leonardo Bonucci does not always appear without trace on the defense. However, this is whining at a very high level. For all, Juventus have still lost a season game, in the 1: 2 against Lazio Rome. Against the Milan stadium, the Turin team proved to be very successful, especially in the fast reversal. Also in terms of qualification, Gonzalo Higuain currently has a striker in the squad who knows where the goal is. On the weekend he scored a double pack and thus his season five and six. The top goal scorer of the team, however, is Paolo Dybala with incredible eleven goals in as many matches. In general, we see Juventus in the offensive very variable. The 33 scored matches are placed in the account of more than ten different squad players. Strong was shown against the Milanese also in distance shots, here you have with Miralem Pjanic or Khedira quite dangerous players in the squad. The left side also showed strong last. Here again the variability of the offensive players showed. Why? Because with Mandzukic and Dybala two trained center-forward on the left wing (Mandzukic) and in the attacking midfield (Dybala) acted in non-ancestral position. Juventus is, of course, more difficult for the respective opponents. Not for nothing is the best defense of the Italian league. Problems could arise, if, then in the defense center, but with Höwedes and Benatia two important alternatives are injured.
PREDICTION: Juventus Turin win @ 2.10
