The Portuguese-Italian duel between FC Porto and Juventus Turin will take place in the Estadio do Dragão on Wednesday evening. They last met in the Champions League almost four years ago.
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Porto had prevailed in Group C in second behind Manchester City and before Piraeus and Marseille. For the dragons the qualification was a pretty straightforward matter, because they only lost one game, in Manchester (1: 3).
Things are not going badly for coach Sérgio Conceição’s side in the Portuguese league, as they haven’t lost since the end of October. The three draws in a row have recently led Sporting Lisbon to outrun them on seven points.
They also have the chance to be honored in the Cup and in the Champions League. They won the European handle pot twice, in 1987 and 2004. They reached the quarter-finals nine times, if you add the national championship cup.
The record against the Italians is sobering, because they lost four out of five encounters, and once there was a draw. In 2017 she shot out Marko Pjaca, Dani Alves in Turin’s first leg and Paulo Dybala (photo) in the second leg. At that time, André Silva from Frankfurt played with the Portuguese.
In any case, Juventus central defender Iván Marcano will be out. Right-back Nanú suffered a concussion and it is unclear whether he has recovered from it. In addition, the attacking midfielder Otávio complained of a muscle injury.
Next Monday it is Porto’s turn at Maritimo in Madeira.
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Expected formation FC Porto:
Marchesín – Manafá, Pepe, Diogo Leite, Malang Sarr – João Mário, Grujic, Oliveira, Jésus Corona – Marega, Taremi
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Goes at the moment you through a rollercoaster of emotions. First the great success against Inter in the Coppa Italia, combined with the final, then the sobering 0: 1 in Serie A in Naples. Nevertheless, there is still something left in all competitions for the old lady.
In Group G Juventus Turin prevailed as the best in front of FC Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev and Ferencvaros Budapest. So the 2-0 draw against Barça remains the only small flaw in the Champions League season.
The Bianconeri also won the trophy twice, in 1985 and 1996. Since then they have made it to the finals five times, but have not won again. From a German point of view, Juve’s 3-1 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in 1997 was probably the most drastic game.
For Turin left-back Alex Sandro, this is the return to his old club, where he was a young hopper from 2011 to 2015. For Cristiano Ronaldo it is a visit to his home country, but he was able to win only once in Porto, namely in 2009 with Manchester United. Then he also scored the winning goal.
Aaron Ramsey was having muscular problems prior to the Napoli game. Juan Cuadrado, Arthur and Paulo Dybala are also missing.
The referee is Carlos del Cerro Grande from Spain.
On Monday, la Vecchia Signora will play at home against Crotone.
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Expected formation Juventus Turin:
Szeczesny – de Ligt, Bonucci, Chiellini – Chiesa, McKennie, Bentancur, Rabiot, Alex Sandro – Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo
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Soccer info forecast & FC Porto – Juventus Turin tip
In our Champions League tips we always present 3 bets with the best odds that we consider very likely. We recommend the following 3 bets for the game.
Result bet: Turin wins against Porto to 2.08 at Betsson
Torwette: Over 1.5 goals to 1.43 at Comeon
Special bet: Next goal? Turin at 1.76 at Comeon
FC Porto vs. Juventus Turin: Beste UEFA Champions League Quoten
Win FC Porto odds: 4.25 bei Comeon
Draw odds: 3.30 at Neobet
Juventus win odds: 2.00 at Bildbet
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