Juventus, when playing well, has the potential to beat any team in the world. The squad is a collection of world-class stars, and ones that are at their best with their backs against the wall.
It can be said that manager Massimiliano Allegri over-analyzed the second leg of their Round of 16 match against Atletico Madrid at the Turin on March, 13.
Bianoceri are playing fabulous under Allegri, but they failed to bring the impressive domestic form to Europe’s premier competition. On the other hand, they have nothing to lose in this rematch at Allianz Stadium and it will be their biggest strength coming into it.
Juve showed fantastic fighting spirit to come back from behind and see off Udinese 4-1 on the home patch on Saturday afternoon. They are dominating the field in the elite class of Italain football. They are 18 points clear at the top of the Serie A standings and also have a game in hand on second-placed Napoli.
The Serie A champion will need a victory with a difference of 3 goals in order to compete for a ticket to the next stage. Allegri has adapted by using three players behind Cristiano Ronaldo, and it may well be a case of going with the same XI that started the first leg.
Atletico did a massive job in the first leg played three weeks ago at the Wanda Metropolitano. They picked up a huge 2-0 victory via goals from Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin. The match has thus pretty much been closed as Juve realistically need a true miracle to annul such deficit and celebrate a shock victor at home.
Juventus superstars Cristiano Ronaldo finds the target. (Source:www.footballpredictions.com)
Diego Simone’s side won five in their last five matches in all competitions without conceding a single goal along the way. They backed up such win with two separate 2-0 victories over the likes of Villarreal and Real Sociedad and a 1-0 victory over Leganes in domestic affairs to stay seven points shy of the Catalans Barcelona at the top of the Primera Division table.
Diego Godin, Jan Oblak, Vitolo, Alvaro Morata, and Antoine Griezmann will be pillars for the Spanish giants in this game.
Head to Head Juventus vs Atletico Madrid
20/2/19: Champions League Atletico Madrid 2-0 Juventus
9/12/14: Champions League Juventus 0-0 Ateltico Madrid
1/10/14: Champions League Ateltico Madrid 1-0 Juventus
Prediction: Juventus know they are up against it but will have seen enough in the first leg to suggest they can cause Atletico Madrid problems in this match.
