On Tuesday, starting at 20:00 pm, the Juventus – Leverkusen match will be played in the Champions League group stage, group D, 2019/2020 edition. The two teams met again in the 2001/2002 season of the Champions League. Juventus won 4-0 in Turin, then Leverkusen took revenge in Germany, score 3-1. The Germans do not have a favorable record with the Italian teams, and the Torinese seek victory after losing points with Atletico Madrid.
Juventus are looking for their first victory in the group, after allowing a 2-goal advantage to escape them, in the first round with Atletico Madrid. He will now meet an opponent who lost in the debut with Lokomotiv Moscow, and will now play under pressure. Cristiano Ronaldo was uncertain all week, but returned to Serie A with SPAL, scoring a goal in the 2-0 victory. On the opposite side, Leverkusen has a high morale following the success of Augsburg in the Bundesliga, final score 3-0. The Germans won a single match in 6 visits to the Italian country, Udinese. Juventus will try to take advantage of this “handicap” of the Germans, to obtain the 3 points. If Ronaldo is in shape, the Torinese are favorites to defeat any opponent.
Probable teams
Juventus: Buffon – Khedira, Bonucci, De Ligt, Cuadrado – Matuidi, Pjanic, Rabiot – Ramsey – Ronaldo, Dybala
Leverkusen: Hradecky – Sinkgraven, Bender, Dragovic, Weiser – Baumgartlinger, Aranguiz – Volland, Amiri, Havertz – Alario
PREDICTION: Juventus to win @ 1,54
