Juventus vs Barcelona Predictions and Betting Tips

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A whole lot of games are scheduled to feature this Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League. The pick of the bunch, certainly, is the top of the pile Group G game as Juventus host Barcelona. It is no news that one of these will finish a the top of the group. As a result, whoever wins this game makes the first step towards achieving exactly that.

Both teams have had a couple of UEFA Champions League scuffles over the competition's history. They've clashed eight times in the competition with three of those games ending in wins for the Catalans. The Old lady, with two wins, has certainly managed to hold their ground against Barcelona. However, the Berlin heartbreak is still expected to be fresh in their minds. Although they got some closure by eliminating Barca two years later, they'd be keen on getting another win to further ease any pain.

Pirlo and his troops' struggle for form

After five league games played, Juventus currently sit at fifth position on the league standings. They have managed just one win in their last four league games which is uncharacteristic of the Bianconeri. This struggle could be attributed to the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo who will also miss this game after the Portuguese forward contracted the coronavirus whilst on international duty.

Juventus got off to a positive result in the UEFA Champions League with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv. Alvaro Morata fired home a brilliant brace in the second half to help his team to all three points. However, they failed to follow that performance up with another win in their next league game at home to Hellas Verona. Andrew Favilli's opener was cancelled ut by Kulusevski having just come on from the bench.

Koeman's woes piling up

The Barcelona fans hoped Koeman will turn things around following a poor season that ended with that 8-2 massacre at the hands of Bayern Munich. Although things started brightly for the Dutchman, it's all quickly going south following his team's domestic performances.

Barcelona recorded a second straight loss in the LaLiga Santander against Real Madrid in the most recent instalment of the El Clasico. Valverde put the away side in front with a brilliant finish which was cancelled out by Fati's tap-in. This was by far the most exciting El Clasico we've seen in recent seasons. As a result, this top-tier game deserved a winner. Real took the lead via a Ramos penalty as he was being man-handled by Lenglet in the penalty area. Modric sealed the three points with a brilliant goal to make it two from two El Clasicos for his side.

Juventus vs Barcelona team News

Cristiano will be a big miss not only for his side but for the viewers who wanted to see him and Messi and the same pitch once again. Also, Bonucci and Chiellini are both sidelined for this one. Pique, following his red card against Ferencvarosi, is ruled out. Ter-Stegen, Umtiti and Coutinho will also miss via injuries.

Juventus possible starting XI:

Buffon; Demiral, Danilo, Frabotta; Cuadrado, McKennie, Arthur, Bentancur, Kuluzevski; Morata, Dybala

Barcelona possible starting XI:

Neto; Alba, Araujo, Lenglet, Dest; Pjanic, De Jong; Fati, Messi, Dembele; Griezmann

Juventus vs Barcelona Prediction: 2-1

Pirlo is still yet to establish his system onto these Juventus players. As a result, they haven't been performing like they normally should. The same could be said for Koeman who under his tutelage, the side is struggling.

Cristiano is expected to be missed but Morata and Dybala should be able to do the job against a fragile Barcelona defence. As a result, we think the home side uses the home advantage to register this vital win to take them top of the group.