Wednesday evening, Juventus hosts Manchester City for the 6th day of the group stage of the Champions League. A match for which the Old Lady will record two important comebacks.
It is a clash which will take place on Wednesday evening between two behemoths of European football. Indeed, Thiago Motta's Juventus welcomes Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to the Allianz Stadium in Turin. A match that smells like powder between two teams plagued by doubt. While Juventus remains in 4 consecutive draws, Manchester City managed to stop a terrible series of 7 defeats in a row in all competitions, obtaining a draw against Feyenoord two weeks ago (3-3), then in beating Nottingham Forest (3-0) ten days ago. Since then, the Citizens have drawn on the pitch at Crystal Palace (2-2). In the Champions League, the two teams have 8 points, and are close to each other in the standings, the Skyblues being 17th and Juve 19th.
In order to obtain a positive result, Juventus will be able to count on two important returns. According to the media Sky ItaliaDouglas Luiz and Weston McKennie are expected to be in the squad for Wednesday night's game. Absent for two months and two weeks respectively, the two midfielders will bring a big plus to the Turin midfield which has been somewhat decimated for some time.
If Weston McKennie remains a sure value in its squad, Juventus expects a lot from Douglas Luiz, who has struggled so far to justify the 51.5 million euros invested for his transfer from Aston Villa last summer . This evening, the Brazilian will have a great opportunity to demonstrate that his arrival in Piedmont was worth it against the Skyblues whom he knows well having faced them in England.
With the contribution of its two midfielders, Juventus can approach this home clash against Manchester City with confidence and serenity.
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