Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri shared his expectations from the forthcoming match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Tottenham.

"I do not see the reasons that can prevent to play Higuain and Dibale. Higuain has been training with the team for several days already. Dibala recovered after Lazio, he's a young guy, he's 24 years old, "said Allegri.

"Tomorrow we have a big match, and you always look forward to such meetings, even if your team is not in perfect condition. In matches of such a high level, it all depends on how you use your moments. On Saturday, we had a difficult fight with Lazio, and Dibala used his moment at the very end of the ".

"Obviously, we will try not to bring the matter to extra time, given our short bench and large infirmary. We need to play technically flawlessly, keep calm and patience, competently defend the whole team. I hope, Douglas Costa tomorrow will play well ".

"We need to show a good game and achieve the desired result, otherwise we will fly out of the Champions League. We must maintain the most positive attitude.

We only need this approach to the match. The opponent likes to hold the ball for a long time and move it, and we need to stop him ".

"I do not know how the" spurs "will play tomorrow. We need to act much more technically than in the first match, especially after the break. For us it is a kind of finale ".

The return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League between Tottenham and Juventus will be held on Wednesday, March 7th. The beginning of the meeting at 21:45 Kiev time.