Unfortunately, the interesting duel between Juventus and Barcelona was not marked by continued fierce rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi.
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Juventus underwent a tough test in the second week of the Champions League group phase by entertaining Barcelona at Allianz Stadium, Thursday (29/10) in the morning WIB.
The match is predicted to run interestingly because both teams achieved positive results in the previous week. The Bianconeri won 2-0 at headquarters Dynamo Kiev, while Barcelona won 5-1 over Ferencvaros.
The achievement of three points from this match will be very important in their journey ahead, in addition to ensuring tickets to qualify for the knockout stages are also potentially crucial for determining as group winners.
Live Streaming Juventus vs Barcelona
The second matchday of the 2020/21 Champions League between Juventus and Barcelona will be broadcast on SCTV on Thursday (29/10) in the morning at 03:00 WIB.
Check out the full TV schedule here.
| TV station | SCTV |
| LIVE streaming | Champions TV |
When is the Juventus vs Barcelona match?
| Competition | Juventus vs Barcelona |
| Date | Thursday, October 29, 2020 |
| Kick-off | 03:00 WIB |
| Stadium | Allianz Stadium |
Predictions of the Juventus Squad
Cristiano Ronaldo is still unable to return to strengthen Juventus because he is still not in a negative condition for COVID-19.
The Bianconeri are also experiencing a back line crisis, Giorgio Chiellini and Matthijs de Ligt are sidelined with injuries, while conditions have to race against time to return to full fitness.
| Position | Estimated composition of the Juventus first team (3-5-2) |
| Goalkeeper | Szczesny |
| Defender | Demiral, Bonucci, Danilo |
| Midfielder | Cuadrado, Bentancur, Ramsey, Rabiot, Chiesa |
| Striker | Dybala, Morata |
Predictions of the Barcelona squad
Barcelona will not be strengthened by Gerard Pique, who is serving a one-match ban after receiving a red card against Ferencvaros.
Three other Blaugrana pillars, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti and Philippe Coutinho will also step aside due to injury.
| Position | Estimated lineup for Barcelona’s first team (4-2-3-1) |
| Goalkeeper | grandson |
| Defender | Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba |
| Midfielder | Pjanic and De Jong Dembele, Messi, Fati |
| Striker | Griezmann |
Preview
Juventus are in good confidence after opening their Champions League campaign this season with a 2-0 win at Dynamo Kiev in the first week of Group G.
Ronaldo’s absence has been a major obstacle for Andrea Pirlo’s men so far, but they have the positive provisions they have never lost when they host Barcelona in Turin in the last six matches in all European competitions.
In the meantime it will be the 14th competitive encounter between Juventus and Barcelona, with the last clash in Turin taking place in the 2016/17 Champions League quarter-finals, at that time the representatives A league big win 3-0.
Front line performance will play an important role for Juventus, as they failed to score against Barcelona in the last three meetings.
Barcelona itself will still rely on the creativity of Lionel Messi, as the top scorer in the history of the tournament, with a record 69 goals in 73 matches.
Prediction: Juventus 2-1 Barcelona
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