Juventus-Manchester City: Thiago Motta with a doubt in defense
Juventus-Manchester City: Thiago Motta with a doubt in defense
Juventus, in the sixth day of the Champions League, will face Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. Both teams arrive at the match in a moment of great difficulty in terms of results, as the Bianconeri come from four consecutive draws, while the Citizens are called upon to turn the tide in Europe after the heavy defeat to Sporting Lisbon and the pyrotechnic 3-3 draw with Feyenoord.
Thiago Motta, for his part, è knows he cannot make a mistake to keep alive his ambitions of direct qualification to the next stage. For this reason, the former Bologna coach will bet on the starters with Vlahovic as center forward, with Koopmeiners, Yildiz and Conceicao as trequartisti.
In the middle of the field comes good news from the infirmary, as both McKennie and Douglas Luiz will be back available. However, the pair in the median should be formed by Locatelli and Thuram. The only doubt for Thiago Motta would be in defense, where he will hold the ballot between Danilo and Cambiaso for the right-back role until a few hours before the match.
On the importance of this challenge, the Bianconeri coach was blunt in his press conference: "It's a Champions match with two big clubs facing each other. We focus on what there's to do, what suits us on the pitch. We want to compete against a great team today. Everything else è relative. The important thing isn't; the weight of this game for the purpose of the standings, but to get on the field and be ready to play a great game".