Football. ua presents a preview of the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League between Tottenham and Juventus.
Tottenham - Juventus Wednesday, 21:45, London, Wembley. Live broadcast on Football 2.
The first match Juventus - Tottenham 2: 2 Goals: Higuain, 2, 9 (with a penalty) - Kane, 35, Eriksen, 71.
Approximate compositions Tottenham: Lloris - Trippier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davis - Dyer, Dembele - Eriksen, Alli, Son Kane.
Juventus: Buffon - Lichtsteiner, Benatya, Chiellini, Sandro - Khedira, Pyanich, Matiuit - Costa, Dibala, Manjukic.
Scorers: Kane, 7 - Higuain, 4.
Do not play: Alderveyreld, Orie - Quadrado, De Chillo, Bernardesqui.
In doubt: ... - Higuain.
The first match of the teams ended in a draw 2: 2, which is in the hands of Tottenham. That's just a bet on keeping this account - the worst that can happen with the "spurs". Juventus on the weekend has already demonstrated that he can pull out a victory even in matches, where he did not seem to deserve it. The exact blow of Paulo Dibala brought "bianco-neri" a minimal victory over the strong Lazio, and with it - an excellent charge of emotions before the Champions League match. These emotions are also doubled by the defeat of Napoli from Roma, which gives the chance to "old lady" finally get to the first place in the standings - you just need to beat Atalanta.
The last time Juve conceded at the end of November Sampdoria. Since then, "bianco-neri" had 20 official fights, winning 17.
Tottenham is also not so simple. This year, the "spurs" have not yet lost and scored the most points in the Premier League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Juventus, Arsenal - none of these teams failed to inflict the first defeat of Tottenham in 2018.
On weekends, the "spurs" ended up with Huddersfield 2: 0 thanks to the double Son Hun Ming and now expect to repeat such a trick and with Juventus.
Interesting facts - Tottenham are one of three teams still unbeaten in the Champions League this season, along with Barcelona and Liverpool.
- Tottenham have won their last four games at Wembley in the Champions League, this is their longest home winning streak. They also scored exactly three goals in each of these games.
- Juventus lost only one of the last seven away matches in the playoff stages of the Champions League (B3 H3), keeping the net dry in each of the last three fights.
- Harry Kane took direct part in 53% of the heads of Tottenham in the Champions League this season (7 goals and 2 assists).
- Gianluigi Buffon only had to play a zero in the Champions League to reach the mark of 50 dry games. Only two goalkeepers more (Iker Casillas - 57, Edwin van der Sar - 50).
Coaches say Mauricio Pochettino, Southampton: "After the starting line in Turin, the team started to play very well. Of course, without luck in football, nowhere. When the hosts did not score a penalty, this gave us a serious impulse. We are ready to fight on the field and enjoy it.
We now have a great opportunity to go to the next round of the tournament ".
Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus: "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 tough fight with Lazio, and Dibala used his moment at the very end of "forecast 1: 1 Eugene Music, Football. ua Author: Евгений Music.