Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Juventus name squad for Bayern http://www.football-italia.net/81348/juventus-name-squad-bayern? Mar 15, 2016 Juventus have named their squad to face Bayern Munich, without Giorgio Chiellini, Paulo Dybala and Claudio Marchisio.Central-defender Chiellini was expected to miss the Champions League Last 16 second leg, but it was announced this morning that another two of the Bianconeri’s key players would miss out.In better news for Coach Massimiliano Allegri, Mario Mandzukic is fit and available after fears over the Croatian international’s condition.Also included are youngsters Nicolò Pozzebon and Luca Clemenza, who are both just 18-years-old. Juventus squad to face Bayern Munich Buffon, Khedira, Zaza, Morata, Pogba, Hernanes, Alex Sandro, Barzagli, Cuadrado, Mandzukic, Bonucci, Asamoah, Rugani, Neto, Lichtsteiner, Sturaro, Evra, Pereyra, Audero, Clemenza, Pozzebon Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Lewandowski: ‘Juventus a top team’ http://www.football-italia.net/81349/lewandowski-%E2%80%98juventus-top-team%E2%80%99? Mar 15, 2016 Robert Lewandowski calls Juventus “a top team”, and warns Bayern Munich “have to be careful”. The Bianconeri face the German champions tomorrow in the second leg of their Champions League Last 16 tie, with the score poised at 2-2 after the first leg in Turin. “In the first leg we played very well,” Lewandowski recalled in the pre-match Press conference. “Up until about 60-70 minutes we were leading 2-0, then a few minutes later we’re at 2-2. That means Juventus are a strong team at home, but also away from home. “We have to be careful. “They’ll play very well in defence tomorrow. They have great quality in defence, and they can use that to wait for their chance and use any opportunities to score goals. We have to be aware of that. “We know we scored five goals in our last Bundesliga game [against Werder Bremen], but tomorrow will be a different game. “What’s certain is that Juve are a top team, they play at the highest levels and are always very focused.” Bayern dominated most of the game in Italy, is that a good omen for tomorrow? "What does it mean to be dominant? It ended 2-2. Up until 60 minutes it was fine, but we have to play for 90 minutes. "We have to have patience and try to get goals. We can't just attack of course, and 0-0 or 1-1 would do, but that's a dangerous game against a team like Juventus, they always play at 100 per cent. "Juve have good players in attack too, we have to be careful. If they have a chance they'll try to take it, so we have to be very compact and be careful in defence. "The first leg? That's football. We know we got it wrong after the first 60 minutes. We made a mistake. They exploited that error and kept playing. "It can happen in football, but we know tomorrow we have to play for 90 minutes - or I should say a minimum of 90 minutes - and we hope we don't make those mistakes. "We know Juve are a great team with the ability to create chances. "We have to be 100 per cent focused from the first minute and try to qualify for the next round." The Old Lady are without several key players for tomorrow's match, but the Polish international doesn't think that will be a key factor. "It doesn't matter whether these two or three players can't play, what matter is what we do on the pitch," Lewandowski cautioned. "In the first game they both [Paulo Dybala and Claudio Marchisio] played, and it seems [Mario] Mandzukic will play tomorrow. They have good players in their squad. "Juventus won't play worse because of these injuries and a lack of players, there are other players who can come in and replace the injured ones. "This happens in football the important thing is that we're 100 per cent focused, we shouldn't be preoccupied with who can play and who won't play. "The most important thing is what we do on the pitch." Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich v Juventus Betting: Back Bavarians to see out high-scoring clash Boasting a long winning streak on home turf in the Champions League and looking unstoppable in attack, Al Hain-Cole expects die Roten to come out on top in a goal-filled game. http://www.goal.com/en/news/2994/betting/2016/03/15/21326282/-? Mar 15, 2016 After letting slip a two-goal lead to draw the first leg 2-2, Bayern Munich will be looking to complete the job at the second attempt when they welcome Juventus to the Allianz Arena in Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 clash. Currently enjoying their best ever run in this competition on home turf with nine consecutive wins, Pep Guardiola’s men are clear 4/9 (1.44) favourites with Paddy Power to progress to the quarter finals with another victory here. Meanwhile, the visitors are without a win in five matches against this opposition but can be backed at 7/1 (8.00) to seal their progression by coming out on top for the first time since 2005. The draw in Turin was the Bianconeri’s third in five Champions League fixtures, and there are odds of 16/5 (4.20) available on them playing out another stalemate in this one. While they may have kept themselves in the tie with that impressive comeback on home turf, Massimiliano Allegri’s side will know that they still have plenty to do if they are to reach the quarter-finals of this competition for the second consecutive season. It is not just the Bayern’s nine-match winning streak that is so daunting to visiting teams, but the magnitude of their victories, with Wednesday's hosts having scored 36 goals and conceded just four along the way. After warming up for this second leg with a typically emphatic Bundesliga 5-0 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday, die Roten will feel confident of enhancing their current away goal advantage by scoring a few in front of their own fans. Forced to attack in search of an away goal, a Juventus team without a European clean sheet in four matches on the road appears prime for the taking, meaning odds of 11/10 (2.10) are not to be missed on Bayern coming out on top in a seventh consecutive Champions League home game featuring over 2.5 goals. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Someone call Mother Teresa! Juventus need a miracle against Bayern after Dybala injury Juve must beat Bayern in their own backyard to qualify for the quarter-finals but face an almost impossible task with at least three key first team players set to miss the game. http://www.goal.com/en/news/1716/champions-league/2016/03/15/21342562/-? Mar 15, 2016 On the day it was announced that the miracle-working Catholic nun Mother Teresa will be made a saint, Juventus have been left praying for their own divine intervention against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. If their task ahead of Wednesday’s last 16 second leg in Germany wasn’t hard enough already, it has now been made virtually impossible after the Bianconeri announced that star man Paulo Dybala and key midfielder Claudio Marchisio have been ruled out of the game. The pair join almost-certain absentee Giorgio Chiellini and long-term victim Martin Caceres on the sidelines. With Mario Mandzukic also doubtful, Sami Khedira far from fully fit and Alvaro Morata horribly out of form, it would be a huge shock if Juventus were able to better the Bayern machine in their own backyard. Pep Guardiola’s men boast a fearsome record on home soil. This season, in all competitions, they have played 17 games at the Allianz Arena. They have won 16, scoring 63 times at a rate of 3.7 goals a match. In the Champions League this term, they have struck 14 goals in their three home games, including a 5-1 thumping of Arsenal. Last term, they put seven past Shakhtar and six past Porto in the knockouts. The last continental team to win in Munich was Real Madrid two years ago. If any club can confound logic though it is Juventus. Bayern and European champions Barcelona may be comfortably the two strongest teams on the continent right now but after them there is no team superior to a full-strength Juve. Last year’s Champions League runners-up have won 18 of their last 19 Serie A matches, while Gianluigi Buffon has gone 923 minutes without conceding a league goal. He is four minutes away from the all-time Serie A clean sheet record. The Old Lady of Italian football also showed in the second half of the first leg against Bayern just how much character she has. Two goals down, most teams would have folded but Juventus demonstrated all of their Stile Juve, the never-say-die spirit, to give themselves hope ahead of the return trip. They will also have been buoyed by just how successful they were in the last 30 minutes against a Bayern defence missing their best centre-back Jerome Boateng, as well as alternatives Javi Martinez and Holger Badstuber. But Tuesday’s injury news - particularly that of Dybala - is a killer blow. The Argentine, described by Fabio Capello as the “best 22-year-old in the world due to his skill, technique and temperament”, is a world class match-winner who Juventus simply can’t do without. After a slight dip in form in February, he was back to his brilliant best on Friday with an outrageous, Lionel Messi-style curling winner versus Sassuolo. If Mandzukic fails to pull through, then a strike-force of Morata and Simone Zaza will not strike too much fear into Bayern’s admittedly depleted defence. Certainly, questions need to be asked of Juventus’ medical and athletic departments. Indeed, someone at the club needs to take responsibility and offer an explanation. The fitness coaches are the same staff who worked with coach Massimiliano Allegri at AC Milan – and it is well documented just how full the Rossoneri treatment room was between 2010 and 2014. Is it any coincidence that Juve are now experiencing the same epidemic? Before the first leg against Bayern a month ago, it was revealed that the Bianconeri had suffered a whopping 43 injuries this season – with 29 of these being muscular problems. Dybala (foot) and Marchisio (left calf) are just the latest to be added to this list. The raft of injuries at the start of the season threatened Juventus’ Scudetto defence as they found themselves way off the pace. Somehow, they managed to produce a magnificent recovery to haul themselves back to the Serie A summit. But they will need a Mother Teresa-like miracle on Wednesday if they are to overcome all their ailments and defeat the mighty Bayern. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich rightfully wary of Juvedespite Dybala, Marchisio injuries http://www.espnfc.co.uk/uefa-champions-league/2/blog/post/2829979/bayern-vs-juventus-ucl-preview-by-honigstein-and-horncastle Mar 15, 2016Arguably the Champion League round-of-16 tie of the week is Juventus' trip to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. After the two teams drew 2-2 in Turin, things are very much in the balance. As we did for the first leg, we asked Raphael Honigstein and James Horncastle to assess the state of play heading back to the Allianz Arena.James starts off the discussion ...Grüss Gott, Rapha!The Old Lady is coming to Bavaria and she doesn't seem flustered at all. A weekend off will do that for you. Playing on Friday ensured that her boys got an extra rest day and their 1-0 win against Sassuolo meant they didn't have to worry about anyone catching them at the top of Serie A, which is more closely fought than that Bundesliga thing they have in your neck of the woods.Max Allegri is playing it cool. Wednesday's game is no biggie, he says. Juventus are on course for a fifth straight Scudetto. They're back in the Coppa Italia final. If they go out, they can still make a big success of their season and the Champions League must always be a dream, never an obsession.But Allegri isn't resigned to going out. Far from it. He's managing expectation and has sought to relieve the players of any pressure that might inhibit their performance in Munich. "Don't think too much about what we've got to do," he told his players. "Don't obsess over Bayern, otherwise we'll go crazy."Decompress. Free your mind of everything. Play like you did in the second half of the first leg, not the first when it was quite evident Juventus had overthought things and allowed Bayern to get into their heads."We were fearful in those opening 20 minutes," Patrice Evra admitted. "That's the truth. Mentally I don't think we started the game sure of ourselves. We were frenetic, anxious. Let's say it and be unashamed about it: at the start we lacked character and personality."It'll be different this time, Juventus insist. Allegri has gone so far as to claim this is what he wanted all along: a second leg like a final. The winner takes it all and there's a distinct "Rocky III" feel to their approach. Think of them as Sly and Bayern as Mr. T's hard punching (and apparently unbeatable) Clubber Lang. "You ain't so bad!" is what Juve seem to be telling Bayern."It's like you say," Evra explained to a reporter, "the devil isn't as bad as he is made out to be. We only realised this after Bayern had scored twice, breaking one of the games' fundamental rules: in football you need to act. Not react. And this is what we've got to do on Wednesday: act."I bet Bayern are shaking in their lederhosen. Am I right, Raph?Ciao James,Munich is ready. It'll be sunny during the day and very cold at night. But Rosenborg Trondheim are used to that, of course. Yes, you read that right; Rosenborg, of Trondheim, in Norway. That's the team coming to town on Wednesday, if Süddeutsche Zeitung's Rome correspondent Birgit Schönau is to believed, although with an important caveat: Juve were "an Italian version" of the Scandinavian side, she wrote.Schönau, you see, reported Arrigo Sacchi having a go at Max Allegri's men at the weekend, claiming that "they are are only successful at home but no great shakes in Europe." Flat track bullies, in other words. Like Rosenborg, presumably. I haven't checked on the Norwegian results this week, to be perfectly honest with you.Philipp Lahm, disagrees, however. Juve weren't at all from Trondheim but in fact "still an Italian team," the right-back warned on Monday. And Italian teams, everyone in Germany knows, "wait for your mistakes and then really hurt you." Inter in the Champions League final in 2010, Inter in 2011, winning 3-2 in Munich, Milan in 2007 (2-0 in Munich), Italy at the World Cup in 2006... the list of painful defeats against our friends from the other side of the Alps is long and ahem, painful. Bayern are wary of feeling too confident in the second leg, of getting lulled into a false sense of security by a Juve team doing a rope-a-dope.It is, however, not the worst problem to have. Bayern have been buoyed (I love that word!) by their dominance of much of the first tie, when they raised their game to new levels in the new year. The 0-0 against Dortmund a week ago saw them perhaps go one better. Alright, Saturday's 5-0 win over hapless Werder shouldn't be overestimated but it brought another clean sheet, rest to some regulars and stellar performances from bit-part players like Kingsley Coman (three assists) and Thiago (two goals). (We'll gloss over the 2-1 defeat by Mainz at this point).All in all, there's a sense that Bayern are hitting their stride, in sharp contrast to the lame performances at this point last season. Dortmund's continued excellence might have something do with it as do the many options that Guardiola has, especially in midfield and on the flanks."Real Madrid has CR7," wrote local paper tz. "But Bayern have CR2: Coman, Ribéry, Douglas Costa and Robben." Indeed. Even World Cup hero Mario Götze has become available again, to give Guardiola almost too many options. And at the back, Mehdi Benatia is now in better shape and might start. It's a far cry from the injury-ravaged knock-out stages of 2013-14 and 2014-15.By the way: have you noticed that Jonas Eriksson will officiate the game? He's Swedish, not Norwegian, and in fact a multi-millionaire after selling a media company, but that's not important right now. What's important is that Bayern have won all of their last three games with him in charge, including a certain 7-1 away to Rome at the Olimpico.Oh, Rapha!You had to go and bring up Arrigo, didn't you? I mean, when will he get off his high horse. Rather amusingly the reaction to Sacchi's latest pop at Allegri was quintessentially Italian. Corriere dello Sport's former editor put it this way: the weight of Arrigo's opinion is disproportionate to what he won in the game. I know, I know.Yes, Sacchi is the last coach to win back-to-back European Cups but isn't Ancelotti the one matching Bob Paisley with three? And doesn't Giovanni Trapattoni have a full house of UEFA-embossed trophies back at that office he still has above an old garage? Marcello Lippi added a World Cup to five Scudetti and a Champions League, too. They all had success over a much longer period than Arrigo. So, you know, he can do one.Now we all know what Sacchi's response would be: how typical of you to only look at the results and not at the bigger picture. Yada, yada, yada. But he's got to expect an angry mob at the foot of his ivory tower every now and again if he criticises a winning team.Allegri says he respects Sacchi. He's a guru of football and when he talks, we listen. But "he's a guy in his 70s," Allegri laughed. Perhaps he should show Rosenborg and what they achieved more respect...The last time Sacchi had a go at Allegri, things didn't go too badly either. It was after a 1-0 defeat to Atletico in the group stages last season; Juventus went on to reach the final. Ha! In your face, Arrigo. And who's to say they won't make it back to the next one at San Siro come May? San Siro! Sacchi's house.The answer to that, in case you're wondering, is Juventus' doctor. Giorgio Chiellini was always unlikely to make it and unsurprisingly has been ruled out. But now Claudio Marchisio and Paulo Dybala won't be available either and Juventus are sweating on Mario Mandzukic's fitness. Lord have mercy, even with my Panglossian take on things. That's a huge blow.Hernanes, you'll recall, did surprisingly well as a replacement for Marchisio in the second half of the first leg. Mind you, he did get sent off on Juventus' last visit to Gladbach, a 1-1 draw. Simone Zaza, the match winner in the top of the table clash with Napoli, will likely come in for Mandzukic should he not make it and will have to produce a similarly big moment.It was also around about this time last year that Alvaro Morata was terrorising Dortmund and Real Madrid. His pace on the counter could actually reveal itself to be a boon. At the moment, it looks more like a repeat of the 4-4-2 (a favourite of Sacchi's!) than a return to the 3-5-2. Gigi Buffon has gone 15 hours and 26 minutes without conceding in Serie A. If he fancied it, he could have watched all the Star Wars films back-to-back in that time. It's like he's playing in Norway, isn't it Arrigo?Then there's Leo Bonucci, still one of Pep Guardiola's "favourite" players. "Bonucci-bauer" can step out and launch a pass like Kaiser Franz. Maybe that's how they'll look to beat the press. If Allegri rolls with Alex Sandro instead of Patrice Evra at left-back, it will indicate a bolder approach. Sandro loves to get forward and is a brilliant crosser, as Manchester City discovered. Pogba, meanwhile, has got to keep it simple. Any unpredictability will either come from him, Juan Cuadrado or Zaza. An unknown quantity for Bayern.I could go on, but I won't. Instead I'll remind you of that UEFA Cup semifinal in Dortmund back in 1995. You must remember it, Raph. Juventus drew 2-2 in Turin then won 2-1 at the Westfalenstadion. Wunderbar. Memories of Kyiv 1998 and Barcelona 2003 have also come flooding back. So in bocca al lupo, Raph. I know Arrigo doesn't believe you need it, but remember: it isn't over until the Old Lady sings.Hello again, James,Newsflash: No Dybala. No Marchisio. How do you say "no chance" in Italian?As ugly, sleet-ridden Tuesday mornings go, this was probably one of the better ones in Munich. Guardiola will no doubt warn his men even more now -- they shouldn't take progress to the quarterfinal for granted, etc -- but Dybala was obviously the one guy they feared most.Will his injury force his Allegri's hand, I wonder, and go for it even more? You can't really play counter-attacking football on the deck with Mario Mandzukic up front, can you? Maybe we'll see the Italians adopt a more direct game, putting crosses into the box and hoping for a knock-down or another Joshua Kimmich mistake? (He hasn't made any mistakes since the first leg, in case you're wondering).In a strange way, Juve's problems will only increase the pressure on Pep to succeed. Somebody asked him if he realised that Wednesday could be his last Champions League match with Bayern. He thought about it for a moment, then replied: "Well, if that's the case, congratulations to Juve." But don't believe for one moment that defeat wouldn't amount to a earthquake in Munich though. Ex-president Uli Hoeness, now back from his enforced absence, last week reminded everybody that Guardiola was brought in "to win the Champions League at least once."It's nonsense to suggest that his legacy at the club hangs on the trophy -- Louis van Gaal left a lasting legacy despite failing on all accounts in his second season -- but Bayern's continued goodwill towards their coach would take a serious hit.Schau mer mal, as they say in Bavaria; "let's wait and see." You'll have to excuse me now, mate. I've got a Schnitzel to attend to. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Ribery: ‘Buffon one of the best’ http://www.football-italia.net/81352/ribery-%E2%80%98buffon-one-best%E2%80%99? Mar 15, 2016 Franck Ribery calls his Bayern Munich teammate Manuel Neuer the best goalkeeper in the world but Juventus’ Gigi Buffon “is among the best”. The Bavarian side welcome the Old Lady to the Allianz Arena for the second leg of their Champions League Last 16 tie, and the Frenchman discussed the two ‘keepers. “Buffon is a certain age, but for me he’s one of the best in the world,” Ribery told reporters in the pre-match Press conference. “Just look at his career, all the things he’s won playing in a great team. I don’t know him personally, but we always say hi. He’s a great goalkeeper, one of the best in the world. “Of course, Neuer is the best in the world for me, but Buffon is among the best.” Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich will be too strong for Juventus in Champions League second leg http://www.espnfc.co.uk/club/bayern-munich/132/blog/post/2830019/bayern-munich-will-be-too-strong-for-juventus-in-second-leg Mar 15, 2016 Pep Guardiola's predecessor, Jupp Heynckes, produced a marvellous quote ahead of 2013's Champions League meeting with Juventus in Munich. "I went to bed with the 'Old Lady' in the evenings and got up with the 'Old Lady' in the mornings because I wanted to be perfectly briefed," he said. Heynckes was referring to the Italian club's nickname, the "Old Lady," and his detailed preparation famously paid off as his Bayern side recorded to a 4-0 aggregate quarterfinal success on their course to a historic treble in the coach's final season in charge. We can expect Heynckes' similarly meticulous successor Guardiola to be equally well-prepared for the return meeting with the Serie A champions on Wednesday, especially with the tie tantalisingly poised at two goals apiece. Last month in Turin, Bayern were dominant and cruising after an hour against a Juventus side that posed little threat. However, at 2-0 up and with one foot already in the next round, Bayern untidily frittered away that precious two-goal lead as resurgent Juve gathered some crucial momentum going into a much-awaited second leg. After a 2-2 draw in the first leg which felt like a loss, the German champions still have plenty of work to do on home soil to seal their place in the last eight of the competition. While it's often Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Muller who take the plaudits for their goal-scoring exploits, Bayern's forwards can only thrive with the right service from the wings. Shrugging off their previous heavy reliance on Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben and easily coping with their injury-enforced absences, 11 of Bayern's record 19 goals in the group stage came from the wings with inspired new signings Douglas Costa and Kingsley Coman proving more than just capable understudies. Unlike the much-discussed injury crisis in central defence, Guardiola is currently spoilt for choice in wide positions with the proverbial luxury of riches to choose from. Barring a Robben cold, Bayern's wide men are fit and raring to go -- very much a rare occurrence in recent times. And not to mention the much-maligned Mario Gotze, who is fit again but doesn't possess the breathtaking turn of speed to compete with these wingers in full flight. Robben was rested at the weekend for Bayern's 5-0 Bundesliga romp against Werder Bremen and also wasn't risked in training on Tuesday due to a slight cold. Despite these precautions, it looks as if the 31-year-old Dutchman, who doubled Bayern's lead in Turin, will miss out on Wednesday after Guardiola said: "I don't know if he can play tomorrow." If Robben does miss out, have no fear -- Bayern have a more than capable replacement in Coman. The French teenager provided three assists against Bremen, the youngest ever player in the history of the German league to perform this feat. However, despite his superb performance at the weekend and a competition-high five assists in the group stage, it's still probably not enough to earn the 19-year-old a start against his parent club. However, the choice between Costa and Ribery on the opposite wing is much trickier. Costa played no part either in Saturday's victory, leaving it to the 32-year-old Ribery to impress once again in only his second league start of the campaign. Outstanding in his first five months in Bavaria, Costa hasn't reached anything like those lofty standards in 2016. Ribery replaced Costa for a frantic last six minutes in Turin and it certainly wouldn't be a surprise if the Frenchman got the nod on Wednesday ahead of the misfiring Brazilian. Back in the problem area of defence, Medhi Benatia will hope he's as untroubled on Wednesday as he was during Saturday's walk in the park against Bremen. One of the only fit central defenders at the club, Benatia has to come under serious consideration to negate the aerial threat of ex-Bayern striker Mario Mandzukic. Joshua Kimmich, 21, has performed admirably as a makeshift central defender alongside Holger Badstuber, David Alaba, Serdar Tasci and Benatia in recent weeks. It's often unwise to second guess Guardiola's selection but a central defensive partnership comprising the uncapped German and the Moroccan looks most likely, with skipper Philipp Lahm and Alaba as the roaming full backs with a licence to get forward. Despite Juventus' brave comeback in the first leg, Bayern can bank on their impressive home form at Allianz Arena, with nine wins in a row in front of their home fans in the competition. The Bavarians simply have too many attacking weapons and should ruthlessly expose the limitations of a frail Juve side. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Guardiola: ‘Juventus still dangerous’ http://www.football-italia.net/81354/guardiola-%E2%80%98juventus-still-dangerous%E2%80%99? Mar 15, 2016 Bayern Munich Coach Pep Guardiola warns Juventus are still “a very strong team” despite an injury crisis. The Bianconeri travel to Germany for the second leg of their Champions League Last 16 tie without key men Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini, but the Spaniard doesn’t expect an easy game. “Juventus are always the same, that’s the spirit of the team,” Guardiola explained to assembled journalists in his pre-match Press conference. “Maybe tomorrow [Alvaro] Morata will play instead of [Mario] Mandzukic, or maybe both. Marchisio won’t play, but then Hernanes played in the first leg. “Chiellini didn’t play in Turin, so I don’t think there will be too many changes if you compare to the first leg. “Juventus remain the strong team they were before. I’ve played in the Italian League, and I know the mentality in Italy. “They’ve won a lot of titles with that squad and the mentality they have. Whether Marchisio is there or not, they remain the same team, they remain dangerous. “They’re great champions, they’ll wait for their chances. They’re very strong in defence, but they also have the quality to hurt you in attack, and they do that very well in Italy. “They’re one of the best teams in Italy, in an attacking sense too. “After the game we played against them, my opinion of them hasn’t changed. In fact, it’s become even higher, they’re a very strong team.” With the tie poised at 2-2, is Guardiola more worried or excited about tomorrow’s game? “I’ve never worried about the Champions League. Sorry, but I’m privileged to be able to experience this game tomorrow. “The eyes of Europe will be on us, it’s a great joy for me, it’s never been a worry. “I know we can win and I know we can lose. If we lose the next few days will be tough, if we win then we have to think about Saturday’s game. “We can’t play 90 minutes thinking about the result, we do what we have to do, do as well as we can. “We don’t just have to attack well, but defend well too, take advantage of our strengths.” Arjen Robben picked up an injury in training yesterday, is he likely to be available? “I don’t know yet,” Guardiola admitted. “I hope so, but I don’t know.” Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Pep: ‘I envy Juventus defence’ http://www.football-italia.net/81355/pep-%E2%80%98i-envy-juventus-defence%E2%80%99? Mar 15, 2016 Pep Guardiola admits he doesn’t know what to expect from Juventus, but he envies their defensive strength. The Bayern Munich Coach addressed the media ahead of tomorrow night’s Champions League Last 16 second leg, and was asked what kind of approach he expects from Juventus. “I’d have to be in Max Allegri’s head…” Guardiola shrugged. “There’s no specific answer to that question, Juve are a dangerous team in many ways. “For Juve I envy their defensive strength, the ability to defend a result even with 10-men behind the ball. With [Leonardo] Bonucci, [Andrea] Barzagli, Hernanes… “The attitude of [former Coach Antonio] Conte has entered into the mindset of the players. “Arrigo Sacchi’s comments about Allegri? I have huge respect for Max and Arrigo, I’m not going to answer that question.” Arturo Vidal will face his former side for the second time since making the move to Bavaria, and Guardiola praised the Chilean midfielder. “Arturo played very well against Dortmund and in Turin. He has so much experience, he’s not afraid of anything or anyone, he’s a very important player for us. “At the beginning, in the first few months it was a bit difficult for him and for us, because we needed a bit of time to adapt to each other. “He has improved now, he knows everyone here, he knows his teammates and our system, and we know him better too.” Finally, the former Barcelona Coach was asked about Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon, who is on the verge of the Serie A clean sheet record. “He’s a great player, who has been playing at the highest level for a long time,” Guardiola replied. “It’ll be an honour for me to meet him, but I hope to get a lot of goals against him tomorrow!” Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich star Arjen Robben set to miss Juventus UCL showdown http://www.espnfc.co.uk/bayern-munich/story/2830064/bayern-munich-star-arjen-robben-set-to-miss-juventus-clash Mar 15, 2016 Arjen Robben is a major doubt for Bayern Munich's Champions League clash with Juventus on Wednesday, coach Pep Guardiola has said. Robben missed Bayern's final training session suffering from a cold, and Guardiola told a news conference: "I don't know if he can play tomorrow." The 32-year-old Netherlands winger is likely to sit out what Guardiola called "a final for both teams" after the first leg of the round-of-16 clash ended in a 2-2 draw. "It's a huge match," the coach said. "The 2-2 is a result, a 5-0 would have been better, but it was not possible." Juventus will be without Claudio Marchisio and Paulo Dybala at the Allianz Arena, while Giorgio Chiellini did not make the trip across the Alps, but Guardiola said he did not believe that would make the Serie A leaders any less dangerous. "They still are Juventus," he said. "Maybe [Alvaro] Morata plays, and he's even more dangerous on the counter-attack than Dybala. "The situation has not changed. They have won one thousand million titles with their mentality, and are a dangerous team." Guardiola has been under pressure to win the Champions League, as his predecessor Jupp Heynckes did in his final year at Bayern, since joining in the summer of 2013. "I accept the pressure," he said. "We'd be satisfied if we win tomorrow, and we'll think about what we can do better if we lose. "We all try to win the Champions League. We've got fewer injuries than last season. But it will get difficult should we lose tomorrow, for a few days." Guardiola said the stubborn Juventus defence would present a challenge for his side, adding: "They can get ten players behind the ball and defend really well. I admire that. I don't like it, but I admire it. "I expect a match like in the first leg, where small details will decide the tie." Speaking to reports in Munich on Tuesday, Bayern attacker Robert Lewandowski said he had been impressed with the way Juventus recovered from being 2-0 down in the first leg. "Italian teams always fight until the end," he said. "They never lose their cool. We need to be patient, but can't play for a draw. "Juve have great attacking players, and when they sense a chance to score they'll shoot." Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Robben doubt for Juve game http://www.football-italia.net/81360/robben-doubt-juve-game? Mar 15, 2016 Arjen Robben is reportedly a doubt to feature for Bayern Munich against Juventus after coming down with flu. According to Mediaset Premium, the winger is suffering from flu symptoms. He could therefore start from the bench in tomorrow night’s Champions League Round of 16 tie. The first leg ended 2-2 at the Juventus Stadium and Robben scored one of Bayern’s goals. Juventus have numerous problems going into the Allianz Arena. Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini have not even made the trip. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Preview: Bayern Munich vs. Juventus http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/football/bayern-munich/champions-league/preview/preview-bayern-munich-vs-juventus_268599.html? Mar 15, 2016With 55 minutes played in Turin last month, this tie appeared to be as good as over. Away goals from Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben had seemingly put Bayern Munich in complete control of proceedings, with their place in the quarter-finals a formality.Yet, to the credit of Juventus, they responded to claim a 2-2 draw and leave themselves with something to fight for when they face the Bavarians in the Allianz Arena on Wednesday night.BayernNews of Pep Guardiola's agreement with Manchester City is said to have gone down like a lead balloon in Munich.While it was common knowledge that the much sought-after Spanish coach was to depart Germany in the summer, for him to confirm that he has signed a deal with another club - one that like Bayern is still in the Champions League - is not considered to have been the smartest move.Supporters have understandably questioned where Guardiola's attention and loyalty will lie during the closing months of the season, while certain officials have also expressed similar fears.Yet, as far as results and performances go, you would not know that a change is in the offing. Since Guardiola went public with his impending switch to Manchester, his Bayern side have lost just one of their nine matches in all competitions.During that time, 19 goals have been scored, with five clean sheets thrown into the bargain. If there were any suggestions that Guardiola would lose the support of the dressing room, that notion has certainly been dispelled.Nevertheless, it is success - or lack thereof - in the Champions League that will ultimately define Guardiola's time in Bavaria. His predecessor Jupp Heynckes guided the club to its fifth European Cup just before his departure and it was expected that Guardiola would add at least one more to that tally. With two semi-final appearances under his belt, this term represents his final chance to fulfil those expectations.Recent form (all competitions): WDWLDWJuventusAfter what was a surprisingly difficult start to the campaign, all appears to be rosy in the Juventus garden at present.A fifth Serie A title is on the horizon following a 1-0 victory over Sassuolo on Friday night - a result that moved them three points clear of second-placed Napoli with nine matches left to play. On top of that, Massimiliano Allegri's men have booked their place in the Coppa Italia final.It means that the Old Lady does not need to win or even necessarily go deep in the Champions League for this season to be regarded a successful one.Indeed, Allegri has been quick to stress to reporters at recent press conferences that Europe's premier competition should never become an obsession for those connected with the club, despite the fact that they were beaten finalists last May.However, what the 48-year-old boss will no doubt be hoping for is an improved display from his charges to the one that they mustered in their first clash with Bayern.Left-back Patrice Evra admitted that Juve were poor, having told the assembled media: "We were fearful in those opening 20 minutes. That's the truth. Mentally I don't think we started the game sure of ourselves. We were frenetic, anxious. Let's say it and be unashamed about it - at the start we lacked character and personality."Recent form (all competitions): DDWLWWTeam NewsIf Juve are to upset the odds and progress, they will have to do so without the services of three big names.Injuries have ruled out defender Giorgio Chiellini and midfielder Claudio Marchisio, but it is the omission of Paulo Dybala that is perhaps the greatest disappointment.The Argentine striker scored in the first leg and has found the net 16 times in all competitions this season.Former Bayern Munich centre-forward Mario Mandzukic is also a doubt with a groin complaint, which is likely to see Alvaro Morata lead the attack.As for hosting Bayern, French winger Franck Ribery is back in contention for a place in the squad following a lengthy layoff.Defenders Jerome Boateng and Holger Badstuber will play no part, though, due to abductor and ankle problems respectively.Bayern possible starting lineupNeuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat; Vidal, Alonso; Robben, Muller, Costa; LewandowskiJuventus possible starting lineupBuffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra; Cuadrado, Khedira, Hernanes, Pogba; Morata, MandzukicHead To HeadLast month's clash was the first between these two sides since April 2013, when Bayern won through 4-0 on aggregate to book their place in the semi-finals.Juventus have made a total of four trips to Munich, but have only ended up winning once.That came back in 2004 courtesy of a 90th-minute effort form club legend Alessandro Del Piero.We say: Bayern 1-0 JuventusYou have to expect Juventus to improve upon what they produced in front of their own supporters, but those injuries have really dented their chances of getting through. Bayern are bound to have most of the possession and it would be a huge shock if they did not turn that into at least one goal. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Allegri: 'Juve are not weakened' http://www.football-italia.net/81363/allegri-juve-are-not-weakened? Mar 15, 2016 Max Allegri explained the decision to not risk Paulo Dybala, but Juventus “are not weakened” against Bayern Munich. The first leg ended 2-2 in Turin, the Champions League Round of 16 decider is tomorrow at 20.45 CET - 19.45 GMT. “We have to go out there against Bayern without thinking about the result. We will have a great performance first and then we’ll see. “We have to shake off pressure and remain sharp. This is a side that tends to control a game for 70 per cent of the time, but we saw they have weak points and we proved in the first leg we can take advantage of those.” There are numerous injury issues for the Bianconeri, as Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini have not even made the trip. “Dybala has a muscular problem. I didn’t call him up because I didn’t want to risk losing him for a month and ruining the rest of our season. If he came along, we’d be very tempted to let him play and it was a huge risk, so I made the decision to leave him behind. “Having said that, those who step on to the field tomorrow have characteristics that will certainly give us some advantages. “Mario Mandzukic is an extraordinary player for us, as he pressures the opposition and has a lot of character. He was out for two days, had his first training session today and I will evaluate tomorrow morning whether he’ll play or not. “I heard people say earlier this was a ‘tragedy.’ Other things in life are tragedies. It’s a pity they are not here, but this is a strong squad and we’re only missing two or three players. “Dybala could hopefully be available on Sunday, then we’ve got the break coming up so Chiellini and Marchisio should return after that. “Alvaro Morata is in good shape right now and it would’ve been difficult for me to leave him out, so providence stepped in and helped me. “Hernanes? I haven’t decided the line-up yet. As for Alex Sandro, it depends on it Mandzukic or Simone Zaza play. I hope the night will help me consider the situation, but as I doubt I’ll sleep tonight, it probably won’t! “What did I think when I was told about the injuries? That I’d best pick someone to play, because otherwise we’d go there with nine players. “Bayern Munich are with Barcelona and Real Madrid the best teams in Europe, so we just have to go out there and play good football. “When we play in the Champions League, we do it for us and for Italy, because getting another place in the tournament would be good for Italian football. “When you play against a side who is on paper among the favourites for the tournament, you must do well to reduce the two legs into one head-to-head. That is what we did, so now we have to win or draw 3-3, much like a Final. “We have to play with excellent quality and defensive organisation, because we are facing a side that has an excellent attack. It’s like a Final, one of the two must go out, we hope it’s them. “I do not agree with people saying Juventus are weakened by injury. We will have the right characteristics to trouble Bayern. “I really don’t think Bayern will underestimate Juventus, as this is a Champions League Round of 16 tie and they know just as we do that anything can happen in a football game. “In the first leg it wasn’t a collapse from Bayern, it was a great reaction from Juventus. It certainly won’t end 0-0 due to their attacking and defending characteristics. “What happened in the first leg proves games are never over and that the Champions League is completely different to Serie A.” Antonio Conte announced today he will be stepping down from the Italy bench after Euro 2016 and is expected to join Chelsea. What does Allegri think? “Italian Coaches are very good. Apart from some exceptional figures like Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho, we are among the best. I don’t know if Conte will go to Chelsea. I’m sure he’ll do well if he does.” Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Guardiola hopeful of regaining Robben ahead of Juve test The Netherlands international netted a fine goal in the first leg, but has been struggling with illness over the week and is a doubt to make the return clash. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2016/03/15/21349152/-? Mar 15, 2016 Pep Guardiola is hopeful that Arjen Robben will be fit in time for Bayern Munich's Champions League last-16 second-leg contest against Juventus on Wednesday. Netherlands winger Robben was rested as Bayern battered Werder Bremen 5-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday with one eye on the return tie versus Juve at the Allianz Arena. However, Robben has been struggling with illness this week, putting his involvement in doubt. Head coach Guardiola says he remains unsure if Robben will feature, saying at a news conference: "I hope he can play. "I don't know yet, but I hope so." Bayern surrendered a two-goal lead in the first leg in Turin to draw 2-2, leaving the tie intriguingly poised. Midfielder Arturo Vidal faced criticism after the first leg for reportedly partying into the early hours after facing his former club. The Chile midfielder has been in impressive form recently, though, and Guardiola hailed Vidal's importance to the team. "Arturo has played well against Darmstadt, in Turin and against Dortmund," he added. "With his experience he is an important player. In the first few months it was somewhat hard for Arturo. But now it is much better, because we know Arturo better and he knows his colleagues better." Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) BAYERN MUNICH VS JUVENTUS: PROBABLE LINEUPS,STATS, PREDICTION AND ODDS Juventus head to the Allianz Arena for the second leg of their round of 16 clash against Bayern Munich with their taskcut out for them. They need to beat the Bavarian defence and Manuel Neuer in this knockout match to stay in the competition. http://www.thehardtackle.com/news/2016/03/16/bayern-munich-vs-juventus-probable-lineups-stats-prediction-and-odds/? Mar 15, 2016After the enthralling first leg tie saw them draw 2-2 in Turin, Bayern Munich and Juventus head into the second leg with everything to play for in a high-stakes encounter between two big European giants. Both the teams would have likely sailed into the semi-finals, if not for the draw that pitted them against each other.The away goal advantage that Bayern Munich have could work in their favour, and this makes it a must-win clash for the Old Lady. Bayern would qualify in case of a goalless or 1-1 draw, and they are also slight favourites in this home clash at the Allianz Arena.LineupsBayern MunichPep Guardiola has a strong and fit squad to choose from, and will be fielding his strongest team against Juve.Bayern will most likely be fielding an almost unchanged side from the one that started in Turin in the first leg.There are some doubts over Arjen Robben though, as he is suffering from a cold ahead of the match.Possible Starting XI:Neuer, Lahm, Kimmich, Benatia, Alaba, Muller, Vidal, Thiago; Robben, Lewandowski, CostaJuventusThe Old Lady will be missing the services of veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini at the heart of defence.The Italian centre-back is out with a calf injury. Alvaro Morata could get a look in for the big match ahead of former Bayern man Mario Mandzukic, who is reportedly not fully fitPossible Starting XI:Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Barzagli, Evra; Cuadrado, Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Dybala, MorataStatsBayern have won two of their last three matches against Juventus at the Allianz Arena, drawing the other.The Bavarians have won all of their last nine Champions League home games, since losing to Real Madrid in 2013-14.Juventus have won the last six of their Champions League second-leg encounters away, after they drew at home in the first leg.Bayern have conceded 13 goals in their last 10 matches in all competitions.Juventus have not beaten Bayern in their last five attempts, losing three and drawing twice.PredictionBayern Munich 2 – 1 JuventusWhile the Old Lady could conceivably pull off a memorable victory in Germany, Bayern Munich are firm favourites to see off Juventus at home and qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.The Bavarians exposed the Juve defence last time around, but a late comeback by the Bianconeri helped them snatch a draw in front of their home fans.Things will be different at the Allianz Arena with Bayern having the home advantage. It should be a close call between two great teams in excellent form, but Bayern may just manage to outperform their opponents in this fixture.OddsBayern Munich – 4/9Draw – 10/3Juventus – 6/11(via: Betfair) Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich v Juventus preview:Italians confident after first-leg comeback Bayern Munich will look to sustain their return to form as they hostJuventus in their last-16 second leg Champions League tie on Tuesday. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11945/10206333/bayern-munich-v-juventus-preview-italians-confident-after-first-leg-comeback? Mar 15, 2016The sides played out a 2-2 draw in Turin last month, with goals Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben cancelled out by second-half strikes from Paulo Dybala and Stefano Sturaro.Despite beating Wolfsburg 2-0 in their next outing, Bayern's 17-match winning run at the Allianz arena was ended by defeat to Mainz, but Guardiola's side made an ominous return to form on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen.As the only team to have scored against Juventus in the last two months, Bayern have claimed the advantage with two away goals, but Guardiola admits he is wary of the Serie A champions' threats."We are playing against one of the best teams in Europe," said Guardiola. "They have not conceded a goal in their last 10 league games so expect a very complicated and uncomfortable game."I know what will happen in the coming months if we don't win. Obviously it would be hard for us for the first few days if we lost but we want to advance."We must play our game, use our strengths and their weaknesses. We must not only attack but also defend well."Robben is a doubt for the fixture after he missed training with a cold while Juventus will be without striker Dybala and midfielder Claudio Marchisio.Both teams are looking to win a treble of trophies this season but the Italians have not won in Munich for 12 years, losing two of their three visits since then.Massimiliano Allegri's team have won all bar one of their last 19 Serie A games and while their European results have fluctuated more, the manager is confident."When we play Bayern, we know we're going to have to run hard for 90 minutes but it is our intention to go there looking for the win that would seal our passage," said Allegri.Defender Leonardo Bonucci added: "We go to Munich full of enthusiasm and determination. We're aware of how strong Bayern are but they also possess a few weak points which we'll look to exploit."No doubt about it, we started the first leg in completely the wrong fashion. It had nothing to do with what formation we were playing, we knew that we had to give more."We confronted one another face to face and took it upon ourselves to come out fighting and, from that point onwards, we saw the true Juventus once more."BettingBayern are Sky Bet's 2/5 favourites for the victory and 1/8 to qualify, with Juventus 7/1 to win on the night and 18/1 to take the tie to extra-time with another 2-2 draw.Guardiola's men are currently 100/30 second favourites behind Barcelona (13/8), while the Italian champions are given a 40/1 chance of lifting the trophy.Robert Lewandowski heads the first goalscorer betting at 3/1 with Mario Mandzukic and Paulo Dybala considered the visitors' main threats at triple the odds to break the deadlock. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich-Juve probables http://www.football-italia.net/81370/bayern-munich-juve-probables? Mar 15, 2016Alvaro Morata, Mario Mandzukic and Juan Cuadrado could start in a 4-3-3 formation for Juventus against Bayern Munich.The second leg in the Champions League Round of 16 kicks off on Wednesday at 20.45 CET - 19.45 GMT.It ended 2-2 in Turin, so the Bianconeri must either win or play a score draw of 3-3 and above to qualify for the quarter-finals.Juve have huge injury problems, missing Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini, Claudio Marchisio and Martin Caceres.Mandzukic requires a fitness test, as he skipped training for two days, but is expected to start in a new 4-3-3 formation.Cuadrado and Morata complete the trident, while Hernanes is the creative centre flanked by Paul Pogba and Sami Khedira.Patrice Evra is likely to start rather than Alex Sandro at left-back.Bayern Munich also have injury concerns and Arjen Robben remains a doubt after coming down with flu symptoms.Jerome Boateng and Holger Badstuber are long-term absentees, while Javi Martinez is also unlikely to feature after only recently returning from injury.The only expected changes from the side that started in Turin are Medhi Benatia into the back four for Bernat, returning David Alaba to his more habitual left-back role, and Franck Ribery in for Robben.Bayern Munich (probable)Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Benatia, Alaba; Vidal; Ribery, Muller, Thiago Alcantara, Douglas Costa; LewandowskiJuventus (probable)Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Barzagli, Bonucci, Evra; Khedira, Hernanes, Pogba; Cuadrado, Mandzukic, Morata Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Pep Guardiola admits Juventus will be tough for Bayern Munich to break down http://www.espnfc.co.uk/uefa-champions-league/match/439166/bayern-munich-juventus/preview Mar 15, 2016 Bayern Munich are sweating on the availability of Arjen Robben against Juventus as Pep Guardiola plots a way to break down a defence he has a begrudging respect for. Dutch international winger Robben sat out the 5-0 Bundesliga win over Werder Bremen at the weekend and may miss the crucial second leg of Bayern's last-16 tie with last season's runners-up because of illness. The clash is finely poised following a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Turin and Guardiola would dearly love to be able to call upon Robben, who scored one of the away goals to give the Germans the edge ahead of the return fixture. When asked at his pre-match press conference whether Robben would feature, Guardiola said: "I don't know, but I hope so." Juve have their own selection issues to contend with having revealed striker Paulo Dybala and midfielder Claudio Marchisio will not feature in Bavaria due to calf problems. However, Guardiola is not underestimating a team that last conceded in Serie A 11 matches ago. "They're still a dangerous team with huge mental strength," Guardiola added. "They're defensively superb with 10 men behind the ball. I may not like it myself, but I have to admire their defensive ability." It was the Bianconeri's attacking qualities that got them back in the tie, though, as they were two goals down before levelling things up in the first leg. Juve boss Massimiliano Allegri appreciates his men will have to get used to playing without the ball at the Allianz Arena, yet he does believe Guardiola's side can be undone on home soil. "We're up against a side who are used to enjoying 60 per cent possession, but we know that they've got weaknesses we can exploit.," he told a press conference. "When you play against sides like Bayern, one of Europe's best three, you're required to give everything you've got. It's a shame one of the two teams has to exit the competition tomorrow - here's hoping it's them." Despite the prospect of being eliminated from Europe before the quarter-final stage, Allegri insisted he could not risk Dybala with Juve hoping to wrap up a domestic double as well. The 22-year-old has scored only once in the Champions League this term - against Bayern in the first leg - but is averaging a goal every other game in Serie A. "It would have been a big risk to bring him here, so I decided to leave him at home, also with Serie A and the Coppa Italia final in mind," Allegri added. "Regardless, we have a strong squad and whoever crosses the white line tomorrow will be up to the task." Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Juve qualification worth €12.5m http://www.football-italia.net/81373/juve-qualification-worth-%E2%82%AC125m? Mar 15, 2016 Juventus will reportedly earn an extra €12.5m if they reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The first leg in the Round of 16 ended 2-2 and they visit Bayern Munich for the decider tomorrow evening. According to La giornalaccio rosa dello Sport, the Bianconeri have more motivation than anyone to push for a place in the next phase of the competition. They would receive €6m from UEFA and €2.5m from the market pool TV rights (being the only Italian left in the tournament). The gate from a home quarter-final would be around €3m and sponsors Fiat have pledged another €1m bonus for qualification to that phase. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 15, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich v Juventus: Mulleron alert after first-leg collapse The German champions soared to a two-goal lead after 55 minutes in Italy last month,before conceding two late goals to ensure the opening leg ended in a stalemate. http://www.goal.com/en/match/bayern-m%C3%BCnchen-vs-juventus/2176182 Mar 15, 2016Thomas Muller admits Bayern Munich are wary of Juventus' threat heading into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.Bayern appeared to be cruising to victory in the first leg thanks to goals from Muller and Arjen Robben, but last year's finalists responded well in the second half to seal a 2-2 draw and keep their hopes of the quarter-finals alive.Juve have failed to win any of their last five Champions League games against the Bundesliga leaders and Pep Guardiola's side have been in formidable form in the competition at home, winning all of their last nine games at the Allianz Arena, scoring 36 goals and conceding just four.But Muller has warned his team-mates to be on their guard against Massimiliano Allegri's side in a match he believes would have been better later on in the tournament.He told Bayern's website: "Juventus will set up defensively. We want to be dominant and efficient with our chances early on. I'm optimistic, but also wary, because Juventus created two goals from relatively little in the first leg."It's going to be a lively battle, just as you want it to be in the Champions League. Perhaps it's a bit early for this kind of an encounter to take place, in the round of 16, but that's how it is. It will be very exciting."Juve drew with Borussia Monchengladbach in their last trip to Germany in the group stage and Bayern have not lost a two-legged tie to an Italian team since Inter defeated them on away goals in 2010-11.Defender Patrice Evra admits that nerves got the better of his side during the first hour in Turin but is confident they have learned their lesson as they aim to inflict only a second home defeat of the season on Bayern."We were down 2-0 after 50 minutes but it was our own doing," Evra told La giornalaccio rosa dello Sport. "We weren't certain of ourselves at the start and we shouldn't be embarrassed in admitting that we didn't play with a lot of personality and character."We were too anxious, but when we were down 2-0 we took the field with the desire to level the score. However you shouldn't react in football, you should take the initiative. What happened should serve as a lesson."Javi Martinez is back in training for Bayern and could make his first appearance since January 22, but Jerome Boateng (groin) and Holger Badstuber (ankle) are out.Mario Gotze returned to the starting lineup against Werder Bremen on Saturday and therefore may return to Champions League action for the first time since his side's 5-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb in September.Giorgio Chiellini is fighting to overcome a calf injury in time but Martin Caceres is definitely out with an ankle problem for Juve, who otherwise boast a strong squad going into the game against Bayern.Key Opta Stats- Bayern Munich's last shot on target in the first leg was in the 55th minute (Arjen Robben's goal). They were winning 2-0 at that stage. - Bayern have had the most shots in the Champions League this season (150). They've also had the most shots on target (62) and scored the joint-most goals (21, alongside Real Madrid). - Bayern have also averaged the highest possession in the competition this season (71 per cent). - All five goals conceded by Pep Guardiola's side in the Champions League this season have come in the final 30 minutes. - Thomas Muller has scored 13 goals in his last 14 Champions League starts. - Paul Pogba has had the most shots without finding the back of the net in the Champions League this season: 23 attempts, no goals. Fifteen of those shots have been from outside the box.OPTA FACTSBayern Munich have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League for the 8th consecutive campaign. They've made it to the semi-finals in five of the last six seasons.Juventus have made it to the knockout stages of the Champions League in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2005/06.Juventus and Bayern Munich's only previous encounter in the knockout stages of the Champions League saw the Bavarian side progress 4-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals of the 2012/13 edition.Juventus are winless in their last five Champions League games against Bayern Munich (D2 L3), their last victory dating back to November 2005 courtesy of a David Trezeguet brace (2-1).Bayern Munich have won their last nine Champions League home games, their best ever run in the competition, scoring 36 goals and conceding only four along the way.Bayern Munich's last shot on target in the first leg was in the 55th minute (Arjen Robben's goal). They were winning 2-0 at that stage.Bayern Munich have had the most shots in the Champions League this season (150). They've also had the most shots on target (62) and scored the joint-most goals (21, alongside Real Madrid).Bayern Munich have also averaged the highest possession in the competition this season (71%).LAST FIVE MATCHESBayern München W D L W D3/12/16 - Bayern München 5 - 0 Werder Bremen3/5/16 - Borussia Dortmund 0 - 0 Bayern München3/2/16 - Bayern München 1 - 2 Mainz2/27/16 - Wolfsburg 0 - 2 Bayern München2/23/16 - Juventus 2 - 2 Bayern MünchenJuventus W W W W D3/11/16 - Juventus 1 - 0 Sassuolo3/6/16 - Atalanta 0 - 2 Juventus3/2/16 - Internazionale 3 - 0 Juventus2/28/16 - Juventus 2 - 0 Internazionale2/23/16 - Juventus 2 - 2 Bayern MünchenHEAD TO HEAD2/23/16 - Juventus 2 - 2 Bayern München4/10/13 - Juventus 0 - 2 Bayern München4/2/13 - Bayern München 2 - 0 Juventus12/8/09 - Juventus 1 - 4 Bayern München9/30/09 - Bayern München 0 - 0 Juventus Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 16, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Juventus' confidence crucial vs. Bayern Munich in Champions League http://www.espnfc.co.uk/club/juventus/111/blog/post/2830350/juventus-confidence-key-v-bayern-munich-in-champions-league Mar 15, 2016 When Juventus announced that neither Paulo Dybala nor Claudio Marchisio had made the trip to Bavaria, they extinguished the hope for optimism. Already forced to deal without the tenacity of defender Giorgio Chiellini due to injury, a player that allows Juve to play a 3-5-2 formation comfortably, the Bianconeri and their confident fans must now believe the players they do have available have enough to score at least two goals in Munich. Does the Old Lady have a chance? Of course but the problem is the following: Do Juve believe they do? The traditional football giants are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, and while all three teams are near impossible to beat, only Bayern and the Catalans have the power to intimidate, the power to strike fear and force the opponent to operate negatively. The Galacticos of Madrid may boast the finest of players, but those who face them always think they can have a go against the Spaniards who have imploded before. However, against Pep Guardiola or the mighty Barcelona attack, it seems these two sides win the match before it even starts. While Juventus have grown and improved their mentality, they are still not as confident as they need be for a team that wishes to win in Europe. Against Real Madrid in the semifinal last season, Carlos Tevez and co. played with maturity and tenacity, operating as a unit that sacrificed for one another and awaited the opportunity to strike. That belief allowed them to play as the balanced unit they are and when Juve play together, few teams can stop them, for they possess defensive brilliance as well as attacking efficiency. Taking on Barcelona next in the final presented the Turin side with a new psychological battle that they sadly lost. While it's near impossible to stop the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez from scoring, Juventus respected and feared the opponent too much, surrendering to their insecurities. They only really played the way they know how in the second half. That is when, for a brief moment, they believed and so did everyone else. Then and only then were they the ones to provoke fear in the opponent, fear that was only extinguished when Suarez scored. Perhaps if they started the match with the same level of confidence they displayed in the second half, the result may well have been different -- but we can only speculate. Presented with another chance to overcome a European giant, who much like the Catalans win the psychological battle before a ball is even kicked, Juventus must act differently and show that they have learned from their mistakes. The first half of the first leg was embarrassing to say the least. Paralysed with fear and shackled by anxiety, the Italian giants barely moved and could not keep hold of the ball to create a genuine chance at goal. Unlike Barcelona, Bayern have injury problems and are a squad that can be defensively frail. They rely on their ability to retain possession and thus focus on the attacking phase of the game. Without the ball they struggled in Turin and with only backup options available in defence, Juventus had a chance to achieve a win. But much like in the Champions League final last season, they waited too long to show pride and play the game as they know how. The moment they exploited an error to score the goal was the moment in which Juventus recovered their confidence and began to believe, scoring the second quickly after that. This isn't an unbeatable Bayern Munich side and Juve are not the frail unit that lost to them three years ago. Juve head coach Max Allegri may be without three vital players, but the side boasts depth and players capable of working well within the unit. Dybala's technical brilliance and Marchisio's sacrificial style of play will be missed, but Mario Mandzukic is a perfect forward for this hardworking Juve, one who fights for every ball and bring others into play, while Hernanes did extraordinarily well in the first leg. Moreover, Alvaro Morata possesses all the technique and skill required up top and he's even done better than Dybala in Europe. There is no shame in losing to Guardiola's Bayern and if Juventus are defeated then they will have to accept the better team won. What cannot be tolerated is a side that expects defeat, one that doesn't play to its potential and disappoints both itself and the country it represents, who relies on these European nights to earn the necessary coefficient points. There is every reason to believe in the win, as the Turin giants are very capable of it and until the final whistle is blown, they must never forget who they are and the extraordinary potential of their perfectly balanced unit. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 16, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Bayern Munich vs. Juventus:Team News, Predicted Lineups http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2624920-bayern-munich-vs-juventus-team-news-predicted-lineups-live-stream-tv-info? Mar 16, 2016A suddenly wounded Juventus team looks to build on their comeback in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round-of-16 tie against Bayern Munich.What a difference three weeks make.When Bayern Munich arrived at the Juventus Stadium three weeks ago, the story was how decimated they were by injuries. The Bavarian giants were forced to use a makeshift center-back pairing going into the first leg, and Juve were expected to key into that to try to gain an advantage in the tie.Fast forward 21 days, and it's Juve that suddenly have a mass of key injuries. Giorgio Chiellini's recurring calf problem will keep him out until at least the weekend's Derby della Mole against Torino. Striker Mario Mandzukic is a doubt after limping off the field against Sassuolo on Friday, and now the Bianconeri have been hit with another double-whammy.According to Juve's official website both Claudio Marchisio and Paulo Dybala pulled out of training on Monday.Both were diagnosed with varying degrees of calf injury; Marchisio will be out about three weeks, while Dybala is being monitored with an eye toward Torino.That heaps pressure on Massimiliano Allegri and his depth players. Without Marchisio, it will be up to either Hernanes or Stefano Sturaro to help control the midfield—a critical battle that Bayern won handily for the first hour of the first leg.Further forward, Alvaro Morata is almost sure to start at striker. Whether he will partner a hobbled Mandzukic or Simone Zaza—or if he'll be a sole striker—remains to be seen. If the Croatian is unavailable, that latter option may be appealing to Allegri, who would be able to make adjustments in-game if one were held in reserve.The good news for Allegri is that their strong defensive spine is still there. Even without Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci are one of the best center-back pairings in the world, and Daniele Rugani is one of the world's most promising defensive prospects in reserve.With full-backs Stephan Lichtsteiner and Patrice Evra completing the line, Juve possess the best back line in Europe. If there's any group that can stand up to Bayern's attack on any given day, it's this one.On the other side of the matchup, Bayern has been off form since the first leg. A workmanlike 2-0 win over Wolfsburg followed their trip to Turin, but then they were shocked by Mainz for their first home loss of the year, then traveled to Signal Iduna Park to play Borussia Dortmund. BVB had the better of the game for the first hour or so before burning out, but they still played Pep Guardiola's men to a goalless draw.The Bavarians got back on track this weekend with a 5-0 win over Werder Bremen, but Dortmund and Mainz have given Allegri a model he could use against Bayern.For all Bayern's firepower, there's still one key weakness. Mehdi Benatia has returned healthy to the center of defense, but Holger Badstuber, Javi Martinez and Jerome Boateng are still missing—meaning Joshua Kimmich will again be sitting in the center of defense. If he makes the same mistakes he made three weeks ago, life could become very difficult for the German side.Projected LineupsBayern Munich (4-1-4-1)NeuerLahm - Kimmich - Benatia - AlabaVidalRibery - Muller - Thiago - CostaLewandowskiJuventus (4-3-3)BuffonLichtsteiner - Bonucci - Barzagli - EvraSturaro - Khedira - PogbaCuadrado - Morata - PereyraUnavailable:Bayern Munich: OUT: CB Jerome Boateng (groin), CB Holger Badstuber (broken ankle), CB Javi Martinez (knee).QUESTIONABLE: FW Arjen Robben (illness).Juventus: OUT: CB/RB Martin Caceres (torn Achilles), CB Giorgio Chiellini (calf), CM Claudio Marchisio (calf), FW Paulo Dybala (calf).QUESTIONABLE: FW Mario Mandzukic (leg).Key PlayersSturaro's contributions to the team have been underrated this year, but the 23-year-old has done some important work.When Marchisio and Sami Khedira were out for much of the season's opening phases, Sturaro had to pick up a lot of the slack. He struggled at the beginning of the year, but in October he stepped up his game, putting in a couple of excellent performances.The best parallel for Sturaro's game is Gennaro Gattuso. Much like AC Milan's old bulldog, Sturaro has no issues going into tackles hard. He'll run until doomsday and sacrifice everything for the team.The difference between him and Gattuso is ball skills. Sturaro has them, Gattuso didn't. He's no dribbling wizard, but when he gets the ball in good positions, he can work his way into something more dangerous. Last year he pulled a nifty spin move to score his first Juve goal against Napoli, and he took a deft touch to put him into position to score a late insurance goal against Palermo in November.Hernanes seems like the more natural fill-in for Marchisio's regista role, but Sturaro has always raised his game in the Champions League, especially when the stakes are highest.When given a surprise start in the first leg of last year's semifinal against Real Madrid, he provided a near-impossible intervention to prevent James Rodriguez doubling the Liga side's lead in a game Juve eventually won 2-1.Three weeks ago he came on to add some energy to Juve's midfield and got past Kimmich to score the equalizer, giving Juve a puncher's chance to advance.If Sturaro plays, expect him to be a difference-maker.The man Juve will look to stop more than any other is Thomas Muller.The 26-year-old has won almost everything there is to win for both club and country, and he's come up with the goods on the biggest occasions.In his two World Cups, he's scored 10 times, putting himself in prime position to break Miroslav Klose's tournament record. He scored nine times in qualifying for the UEFA European Championships and has potted 19 times in the Bundesliga.He's not a dribbler, and you won't see him making the kind of passes you see from the likes of Andrea Pirlo or Xavi. He does one thing—score prolifically.Robert Lewandowski is usually considered Bayern's prime threat, but Bonucci and Barzagli handled him quite well three weeks ago. But it's the fact that the Pole is the primary target guy that makes Muller so dangerous—he gets lost in the shuffle, and by the time you realize where he is, he's tapping the ball into the net.Keeping a constant watch on Muller will be important, because in order to progress Juve will have to either keep the game scoreless as long as possible or take the lead quickly to avoid Bayern's away goals coming into the equation.Key MatchupIt feels like beating a dead horse, but it bears repeating—Bayern's weakest point on the field on Wednesday is going to be Kimmich.A defensive midfielder by trade, Kimmich is good passer, but he doesn't have the pure defensive skills one associates with a center back. According to WhoScored.com, his averages in tackles and interceptions per game in the Bundesliga are both below one—0.7 in both, to be precise. In the Champions League, his numbers improve a little bit, but he's not in his element.In the first leg he was responsible for both of Juve's goals. The first came when he badly scuffed a clearance, allowing Mandzukic to slip Dybala in for the score. The equalizer came when Sturaro simply slipped behind him to pound home Morata's cross.Speaking of Morata...The Spaniard is one of the best channel-runners in the competition, and he's already proved that he comes to life when Europe's bright lights are on him. He scored five times in last year's knockout stage, including both legs of the semifinal and the equalizer in the final.Between last season and this, he scored in five consecutive Champions League games—equaling Alessandro Del Piero's club record—and he was a constant danger when he came on in the first leg of this tie.With Dybala out, he's almost certain to start. Expect him to set his sights on attacking Kimmich from the start to try to take advantage of that weakness and gain the upperhand in the tie.Given that Bayern is likely to keep the majority of possession the pressure won't be relentless, but that just puts even more pressure on Kimmich to be perfect every time he's called into action. If he falters at the wrong time, the tie could be turned on its head.Odds (via Odds Shark)Bayern Munich win: 4-7Juventus win: 5-1Draw: 14-5 Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 16, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Prandelli: Juventus have the weapons to break down Bayern's backline The former Italy coach has great respect for Pep Guardiola and his team but he believes that the Bianconeri can triumph Bavaria if they play with the right tactics and attitude. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2914/champions-league/2016/03/16/21366482/-? Mar 16, 2016 Cesare Prandelli does not have happy memories of facing Bayern Munich. In March 2010, his former Fiorentina side were cruelly dumped out of the Champions League by the Bavarians on away goals. What really hurt, though, was the fact that Bayern's winner in the first leg at the Allianz Arena should never have stood, with Miroslav Klose having earned the hosts a 2-1 victory from a blatantly offside position. Prandelli, though, had been immensely proud of his players' performance over the two games and he feels that Juventus must play with a similar mix of intelligence and adventure in the second leg of their last-16 meeting with Bayern on Wednesday. In an exclusive interview with Goal, the former Italy coach freely admits that the Italian champions face a daunting task, especially in light of the injury crisis that will deny the Italian champions the services of Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini, as they try to get the better of a brilliant Bayern side that claimed a 2-2 draw in Turin three weeks ago. However, Prandelli was impressed with the way in which Juve fought back from two goals down on the night and he says that they must be even more courageous at the Allianz Arena. The 58-year-old adds, though, that it is imperative that Bianconeri boss Massimiliano Allegri, who was accused of being too cautious in the first leg, has to get his gameplan spot on this time around, particularly as he is going up against a coach for whom he has the utmost respect. Goal: Guardiola and Allegri are the two coaches: who is your favourite and why? Prandelli: "Guardiola is an innovator, the founder of a school with his hierarchies and his tactical model of football. The Spaniard is a true initiator of a style of football made of intricate patterns and quick touches, a maestro that many try to imitate but with mixed results. Allegri is a coach of substance and prestige and gets the best out of his players and is currently doing great things at Juventus. It will be a beautiful duel of moves and counter-moves between the two." Goal: Bayern Munich have the edge thanks to their away goals in Turin but can Juve still entertain hope of going through? Prandelli: "The Germans are definitely favourites but I think that Juve has in its possession all of the weapons and the capabilities to play these 90 minutes without fear right until the end. To get a result that will carry them into the next round, Juventus will have to be loyal to their pre-game tactical plan and also need to have the kind of indominitable courage required to upset the Bavarian defence. And Juventus, with the technical players that they have and with the overlaps of their wing-backs, can create problems for the home side's rearguard." Goal: What are Bayern's weaknesses and what will Juve have to do to exploit them? Prandelli: "Pep Guardiola's side does not have many weak points. As we have seen from the first leg, though, the defence - without some key men - is not perfect. Juve must try to keep their concentration levels high in order to deal with their opponents' first wave of pressure and thus keep their shape. That will them to then counterattack with speed and precision. In this way, they can do a lot to hurt [winger Arjen] Robben and his team-mates." Goal: In the future, would you prefer to coach a club or a national team? Prandelli: "I will not hide the fact that I have recently received some offers from some federations to coach national teams, but I rejected them. In the future, I would like a club with a big project." Goal: And that maybe that will allow you to once again experience the Champions League? Prandelli: "Exactly. I would like to soon return to facing the biggest sides in Europe." Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 16, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second legWednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M.Allianz Arena, MunichReferee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) JUVENTUS TEAM UPDATE: KEY DUO DYBALA ANDMARCHISIO TO MISS BAYERN MUNICH CLASH Ahead of one of their biggest matches of the season, Massimiliano Allegri and Juventushave been hit with injury blows to as many as four key members of the team. http://www.thehardtackle.com/news/2016/03/16/juventus-team-update-key-duo-dybala-and-marchisio-to-miss-bayern-munich-clash/? Mar 16, 2016I Bianconeri made a spirited comeback in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 encounter against Bayern Munich. They struck twice in the second half to bring the scores level in Turin, after Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben had given Bayern a 2-0 lead. However, ahead of the crucial second leg which Juventus must win to qualify for the next stage of the competition, they have suffered a major blow in the form of injuries to key players. While veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini remains unavailable for the fixture, Juventus have also lost midfield dynamo Claudio Marchisio and star striker Paulo Dybala to calf injuries. Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic also picked up a knock in their 1-0 victory over Sassuolo in the Serie A this past weekend. However, he could be called upon to make an appearance off the bench. Massimiliano Allegri remains confident ahead of the match though, and says the team needs to focus on winning and not missing the players who are out. “Marchisio and Chiellini need time to recover, and the international break will allow them to do this,” said Allegri, according to the official Juventus website. “Dybala hasn’t suffered any muscle tears but is in pain. It would have been a big risk to bring him here, so I decided to leave him at home, also with Serie A and the Coppa Italia final in mind. Regardless, we have a strong squad and whoever crosses the white line tomorrow will be up to the task.” Juventus will probably line up in a 4-3-3 formation in the absence of Chiellini, with Patrice Evra, Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli and Stephan Lichtsteiner making up the back four ahead of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. The midfield will be manned by Paul Pogba, Sami Khedira and possibly Kwadwo Asamoah, who will replace Marchisio. Simone Zaza, Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado will most likely start as the attacking trident in the absence of both Dybala and Mandzukic. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
Socrates 8524 Joined: 04-Apr-2006 134599 messaggi Inviato March 16, 2016 BAYERN - JUVENTUS - Round of 16 - Second leg Wednesday, March 16th, 2016 - 08:45 P.M. Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) Dybala to watch Bayern vs. Juventus from sofa, hopes to return soon http://www.espnfc.co.uk/juventus/story/2830634/paulo-dybala-to-watch-juventus-vs-bayern-from-his-sofa Mar 16, 2016 Paulo Dybala will watch the second leg of Juventus' Champions League round-of-16 tie with Bayern Munich from his own living room due to injury, but hopes he will return to fitness in time for the Serie A title run-in. Dybala, 22, stayed in Turin nursing a calf injury rather than travel with the rest of the squad to Germany to face Bayern, against whom he scored in the first-leg 2-2 draw. Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri admitted on Tuesday that he has made the decision "not to risk" Dybala, who he hopes to have ready for an important final few months of the season. Whether that will include two, four, five or no further Champions League games will be determined at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday -- and all Dybala can do is watch. "The disappointment at not being able to be in Munich to fight with the lads was strong! But I'm working to get back as soon as possible," Dybala wrote on Instagram, underneath a picture of him lying on a sofa -- his pew for Wednesday's game. Even without Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Claudio Marchisio, Juve can still pull of a coup by beating Bayern, according to their experienced captain Gianluigi Buffon. "They are stronger than us, but we need to show less fear than in the first leg and hope things go our way," Buffon, 38, told Mediaset. "We could have done without [the injuries], but Juve's strength has been the group and this is the moment for us to prove it. In brief periods of time, absences have less of an impact -- you only pay for them in the long term. "They were stronger than us for an hour in the first leg, but then we succeeded -- for a thousand different reasons -- to turn around an almost desperate situation which only very few could have turned around. "We've got to build on this; from the fact that we are a good side and we've got what it takes, the quality and the conviction to make it hard for Bayern to go through." Juve need either to win the game, draw 2-2 and win on penalties, or draw while scoring more than two goals to continue their progress towards a second straight Champions League final. Condividi questo messaggio Link di questo messaggio Condividi su altri siti
