Tuesday, at 20:00, Manchester United will receive the Italians’ visit to Juventus Torino in a match for the third round of the UEFA Champions League. The game will take place at Manchester Old Trafford stadium.
Extremely interesting encounter on Tuesday evening on “Old Trafford” in a match whose outcome could draw even the dismissal of the English coach, Jose Mourinho. Although United still breathes somewhat in the championship, being equalized in extremes during weekend extensions, in the Chelsea derby (2-2), the Portuguese technician sees the giant pressure around him. Even in the UEFA Champions League group, United is not extraordinary. An eventual failure Tuesday evening against “Old Ladies,” coupled with Valencia’s success on Young Boys’ field, would bring “devils” and “bats” to tie points, and calculations would be terribly complicated.
On the other side, Juventus goes through the clock. With 10 wins as much as possible in all competitions before this weekend, the “bianconerii” cheered with a very well-organized team of Genoa with the novel Andrei Radu between the pockets, “grifonii” wrong of the Torinees on their own arena. Even so, Juventus remains the leader in Serie A, has a maximum of points in the UEFA Champions League and is determined to make a decisive contribution to Mourinho’s dismissal with a well-established success in Manchester.
Probable teams:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea – Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw – Matic, Pogba – Rashford, Mata, Martial – Lukaku
Juventus (4-2-3-1): Szczesny-Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro-Pjanic, Matuidi- Bernardeschi, Dybala, Ronaldo- Mandzukic
Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a balanced deployment of hostilities. Even if bookmakers see Juventus favorite to break this confrontation, we think United will keep up guard on their own ground in front of a close-knit group, even if they do not cross the best period. In a tricky match, in a very high battle on points, there is a high chance of witnessing entries at the limit of the rules and a number of fouls forced by the rhythm of the game, which will lead to a high number of cards in the match.
PREDICTION: Under 2.5 goals @ 1.72
