Juve was deleted from Champions of La Liga after being shot down Benfica 3-4 in Lisbon. Worse still, the ticket to move to Europa League not sure on hand. Oops!
In the match played at the Estadio da Luz, Wednesday (26/10/2022) in the early morning WIB, Juventus scored 1-3 in the first half thanks to goals from Antonio Silva (17 ‘), Joao Mario (28’), and Rafa Silva (35 ‘).’). The bianconeri reply only with Moise Kean in the 21st minute.
In the second half, Rafa Silva added a goal in the 50th minute. Juventus only recovered in the last third of the match thanks to goals from Arkadiusz Milik (77 ‘) and Weston McKennie (79’), but clearly it wasn’t enough to keep them in the Champions League.
The Old Lady must win in this match to keep her hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage. You cannot fish or lose. With the above results, Juventus had to be prepared to start in the Champions League group stage for the first time since 2013.
Failing to qualify for the round of 16 is already very bad for Juventus. But they could have suffered a worse fate, namely the failure to move to the Europa League.
Currently, Juve they are in third place in the standings with three points, ahead only by goal difference over Maccabi Haifa who is last in the standings with the same number of points. Both teams will face tough opponents in the last match.
Next week Juventus will meet Paris Saint-Germain, currently leading the table with 11 points. Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa will host Benfica who have the same points as PSG.
On paper, the match against PSG is pretty tough. Lionel Messi and others are chasing as many goals as possible to finish as group winners with a goal difference advantage over Benfica.
To be safe, Juve he must beat PSG to secure third place in the final Group H standings and move on to the Europa League. It is better than losing or drawing and then depending on the final result of Maccabi Haifa vs Benfica.
“We are still in (position to qualify) for the Europa League right now, we were hoping that the last match could be up for grabs for something more prestigious, but unfortunately now the only prize is Europa League qualification,” he said. Juventus. trainer, Massimiliano Allegri to Sky Sport Italia.
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