Following a rousing comeback to draw 2 - 2 in Turin in last month's first leg, we took a 3 - 2 lead
against Juve on aggregate when Heung - Min Son converted in the first half on Wednesday night.
It's not pretty, but it's worked so far and that is probably what we'll see
against Juve as well.
Icardi is the archetypal big - game player and loves playing
against Juve, with seven goals in nine league matches against the champions, stretching back to a brace scored for Sampdoria back in January 2013.
Vincenzo Montella's Rossoneri qualified to play
against Juve after losing in the 2016 Coppa Italia final to the Bianconeri, with Alvaro Morata scoring very late to clinch the title.
I remain convinced that you learn much more from a loss than a success, so this is why I struggle to accept the attitude of those who automatically cheer
against Juve.
Fate would have it that Fernando played and scored
against Juve in the Champions League for Sevilla, just six months after representing the Italians in the 2015 final.
• Mateo Kovačić played for FC Internazionale Milano between January 2013 and 2015; his record
against Juve was W0 D2 L3.
• Madrid have won their last six games against Italian opposition, going back to that 2015 semi-final second leg
against Juve.
Wednesday's 3 - 1 quarterfinal second - leg defeat at home to Juventus exposed the frailties in Real's team and their over-reliance on Ronaldo and centre - half Sergio Ramos, whose absence through suspension
against Juve left Real hugely vulnerable at the back.
Roma would certainly be motivated in a tie
against Juve, but if you think the pressure of a scudetto race is intense, they have no idea what awaits them in the late rounds of the Champions League.
The fledgling campaign will heat up in only its second week as Rudi Garcia and Roma look to strike an early blow
against Juve, the club who have beaten them to the Scudetto in both 2014 and 2015.
The 23 - year - old has played in 19 games this season in all competitions, picking up two goals and two assists so far, including scoring
against Juve in October as well.
With a two - goal advantage and the momentum, Pochettino gradually substituted Son, Mousa Dembele and Alli, suggesting all three can expect to start
against Juve.
Bernardo Silva was also on song
against Juve, impressing with his excellent dribbling and his fine play in the channels.
Benatia's game
against Juve shows he had lost form deeply and I don't feel he is right for Arsenal.
Their only substantial win in this period has been
against Juve, and that too was a last gasp extra time win if I remember correctly.
Imagine with that team coming up
against Juve, Stoke, Westbrom, Southampton, Chelsea to some extent and the likes.
Ot it makes me sick to the core seeing spurs go ahead
against juve and all the spurs fans getting all above themselves on social media and bbc website.
Similarly, Real's dismal performance in the second half
against Juve on Wednesday evening has prompted much consternation among Merengues fans.
In turn, Zinedine Zidane and his players will be desperate to take a positive result back to the Bernabeu with them next week, but the French tactician's line - up
against Juve hasn't seemingly gone down well with many supporters.
The way Milan are this transfer window have me looking forward to seeing
them against Juve this coming season.
Saw him play recently
against Juve and he was Roma's best player hands down.
However, there could perhaps be a little hesitancy involved too, as there is crucial week coming up for Milan with games
against Juve and Inter, while they have a real battle on their hands to secure a top - four finish.
If it was a Chievo draw
against Juve, there would've been a lot of #AllegriOut all over this place.
Not exact matches
The hosts looked to be holding out well
against their rivals as they dropped deep and stayed compact, but
Juve struck twice in just 141 seconds to put themselves in command with goals from Marko Pjaca and Dani Alves.
While his performance and sending off
against Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek did raise further questions about his ability to make an impact on the big stages in Europe, there is no denying that the Argentine forward is a quality individual who is integral to
Juve's future success.
Just like how Barca used up theirs to comeback
against PSG in that infamous 6 - 1 win at Camp Nou, only to be knocked out by
Juve 3 - 0 next round.
Juve now has a new standard where we complain about draws
against Barcelona & Inter Milan.
Having already left Napoli trailing,
Juve's focus will be on ending the season strongly ahead of the Coppa Italia final
against AC Milan on May 21.
Interestingly, Cavani's father commented on the rumours linking his son to
Juve and Man Utd earlier this month — but his words went
against those of Marotta above.
It will be a case of experience
against youth in that one on many fronts, but the pressure and expectation will be on
Juve to deliver and make the final and go one better when they lost to Barcelona in the final two years ago.
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RvP was the only one of these 3 who cared about winning, but he could've gone to
Juve and win trophies there, and I will never forget him for jumping around and hugging Fergie after scoring
against us on a couple of different occasions.
Losing the SC to Lazio after equalizing; getting curb stomped by Barca in the first CL game of the season and mustering a limp draw at home; failing to score
against Inter and pissing away two points; the tie
against Spurs at home in very uncharacteristic
Juve fashion.
The Italian international has been quoted as saying he would like to bow out at
Juve with a win in the Champions League final, with his side edging Real Madrid 2 - 1 in the first leg of their semi-final
against the Spanish giants.
You're up
against scrappy, die hard players who see this as the biggest game of their season, if not career, whilst playing with team members who are finding it hard to get motivated, having just been battling it out with the likes of Real Madrid and
Juve days before.
While few would now pick Maurizio Sarri's men to win the Scudetto, they will await
Juve's result
against Lazio on Wednesday night knowing that any slip up would still give them an outside chance of snatching the title from the Turin giants.
Teams are grinding to the end, fatigue hits the players legs sooner rather than later, and even a well - oiled machine like
Juve can blow a cog (
against Crotone!!!).
be honest 2 - 0 down to juventus in turin — what happens - arsenal - capitulate 3 4 5 any number we did it
against far weaker than
juve there squad
against ours — dembele is big up on what we have but everywhere else?
When they come up
against a good defence Atletico again or
Juve they will lose.
There's no doubt about Vidal's contribution to a fourth consecutive Italian league title win for
Juve, with an impressive tally of eight goals and four assists in all competitions also playing a major role in guiding Massimiliano Allegri's side to the final of the Champions League, where he could make his final appearance for the club
against Barcelona.
As Dybala's propsed move to Turin edges closer, the Metro reports that Arsenal are in a race
against time to throw their hat into the ring and emerge as serious contenders to beat
Juve to this exciting signing, who looks a player capable of becoming one of the best in the world.
The former
Juve midfielder will be up
against France teammate Yohann Cabaye in midfield, and whichever of them is allowed to get on the ball more and control the game will likely earn the three points.
I would say Vidal is a DM and reasons for seeing him further forward is that
juve are shoulders above everyone in Italy so will come up
against some staunch defending and occasionally a teammate will have him covered.
You can not make me believe Zidane's plans doesn't work
against Elche, Espanyol, Leganes, Girona etc. but they do vs
Juve
Rumours, rumours rumours, campbell told to find new club, kos in last year of contract, bellerin to manc, icardi to be sold
against mancini wishes, higuan to
juve, higuian swop for giroud plus cash, belerin to barca, walcott to west ham and so on.
Mandzukic scored an incredible overhead kick in last year's Champions League final and also scored twice as
Juve almost produced a heroic comeback
against Real Madrid in last week's Champions Legaue quarter - finals.
Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala, both far from their best for most of this season, led an impressive
Juve comeback
against Tottenham.
While mentioning that there's a possibility that Higuain could be on the bench for Juventus» Serie A fixture
against Atalanta this weekend, it's the second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinals on Wednesday night where
Juve's No. 9 is looking to make his comeback.
So here's the gripe: Marchisio was easily one of
Juve's best players
against Benevento.