Bayer Leverkusen vs Juventus Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Bayer Leverkusen:
Hradecky; L. Bender, Tah, S. Bender, Wendell; Aranguiz, Baumgartlinger; Bellarabi, Havertz, Bailey; Volland
Juventus:
Buffon; Cuadrado, Rugani, Demiral, De Sciglio; Matuidi, Pjanic, Rabiot; Bernardeschi; Higuain, Ronaldo
Bayer Leverkusen welcome Juventus in the last round's match of Group D. The German side need a victory to have any chance of finishing second. Of course, not everything depend on them as currently second-placed Atletico Madrid have one point more. In other words, Leverkusen will finish third and they will continue in Europa League if Diego Simeone's men beat Lokomotiv Moscow in Madrid. Bayer looked eliminated after three defeats in the first three rounds. They suffered a home 1:2 defeat to Lokomotiv, then lost 3:0 to Juventus in Turin and 1:0 to Atletico in Madrid. However, Leverkusen managed to win the next two games, beating Atletico with 2:1 and Lokomotiv with 2:0. The overall form is excellent, they have five victories on the last six matches across all competitions. Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are between the victims. Coach Peter Bosz’s players were excellent and won 2:1 at Allianz Arena thanks to Leon Bailey's brace. On Saturday they beat Schalke with 2:1, only Lucas Alario was double scorer on that match. Leverkusen are sixth in the domestic Bundesliga, though they are just one point behind third-placed Borussia Dortmund. The atmosphere in the squad is positive following the last victories, while the players confidence is higher. For this match Bosz has three concerns - Mitchell Weiser and Joel Pohjanpalo are both sidelined with injuries, while Nadiem Amiri is out suspended.
Juventus have 13 points after five rounds and they have secured knock-out stage. In the opening match Juve dropped a two-goal lead only to draw 2:2 with Atletico Madrid. It was a disappointing result, though a draw at Wanda Metropolitano is definitely a solid achievement. Juan Cuadrado and Blaise Matuidi scored the goals in that match. The Old Lady won the next four games. The series started with a 3:0 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Gonzalo Higuain scored one goal and assisted on another, while Federico Bernardeschi and Cristiano Ronaldo netted the remaining two. Paulo Dybala was the player that made a difference in home's 2:1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow. The Old Lady then won in Moscow with the same result thanks to goals scored by Aaron Ramsey and Douglas Costa. In the last round Juve obtained a narrow 1:0 home win against Atletico Madrid. Once again Dybala made the difference. The fans are hungry for a European success - Juventus last time won the competition 24 years ago. However, Juventus have secured the first place and coach Sarri is expected to rest some of his key players. He is still without long-term injuries Giorgio Chiellini and Mattia Perin, while Mario Mandzukic and Emre Can are not included in the Champions League squad. Sami Khedira and Douglas Costa are both sidelined with knee and hamstring injury respectively. Finally, Aaron Ramsey and Rodrigo Bentancur are both rated as doubtful.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Juventus Prediction:
I expect both teams to score at Bay Arena. Leverkusen are in excellent form, they won five of the last six matches. They must go for the victory in this match, so I don't expect any calculations. Juventus, meanwhile, have secured the first place. They will enter the match without pressure, so I believe they will score. Both sides failed to register clean sheet in the last two matches in domestic leagues.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Juventus Pick: Both teams to score - Yes @ 1.67 with
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