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The UEFA Champions League is back finally, and it resumes with high profile fixtures across Europe. Paris Saint Germain will host Juventus in one of the biggest matches in week one.
Juventus will visit Paris Saint Germain for the opener in Group H, and it is easily the biggest match of the round. Christophe Galtier will be in charge of his first UCL match with PSG against the Italian giants, and the former Lille manager understands the strengths of his opponents.
“They are a team with a lot of experience, with players of the very highest level and a coach that knows this competition like the back of his hand. They are a team that is always difficult to beat. People say that Juventus are struggling, they are unbeaten in Serie A and have only conceded two goals. They are difficult to get past with the intensity that their players bring. Juventus are very strong in the transition.”
Galtier on Juventus
Maximiliano Allegri understands the occasion and the opponents his Juventus team are up against.
“The Champions League group stage now begins and 10 points are needed to qualify for the next stage. Juventus will certainly play a great game from a technical point of view. It’s a beautiful and great match to play in and will be a wonderful evening, the fact we’re here to play in this type of match is a source of pride for all of us. We’ll be playing against the number one favorite in my opinion”
Allegri on PSG
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Vitinha is a doubt to start the game. Juventus boss Allegri already stated that Perin will start in goal for The Old Lady, Adrien Rabiot and Vlahovic will also start with Angel Di Maria missing a return to his former club. Paul Pogba is out and will be back in January after undergoing knee surgery.
PSG v Juventus Predicted Lineup
PSG
Donnarumma; Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos, Kimpembe; Hakimi, Verratti, Sanches, Nuno Mendes; Messi, Mbappé, Neymar.
Juventus
Perin; Danilo, Bonucci, Bremer; Cuadrado, Miretti, Paredes, Rabiot, Kostić; Milik, Vlahović
League forms always have little to no bearing on how teams perform in Europe sometimes, but it is still an important place to start analyzing. PSG have had an amazing start to the Ligue 1 season with 5 victories and 1 draw. Neymar has been their best player so far this term with 7 goals and 6 assists in 6 League matches so far. Kylian Mbappe has also scored 7 times.
However for Juventus, they are 7th on the Serie A table after registering only two wins from 5 matches, drawing the other 3.
PSG v Juventus Stats and Facts
This is their first competitive meeting in 25 years and the first time the clubs meet in the European Cup
Juve have dominated their past encounters, remaining unbeaten and winning the last six games.
Paris Saint Germain have won 42 and lost only six of their last 65 European home games, although four of those have come in their last 15 matches at the Parc des Princes.
PSG v Juventus Prediction
The stats and figures Favour a PSG win. The Paris club have been immaculate this season scoring goals aplenty. For a safer bet, you might wanna go with an over 2.5 for this one, and that is at 1.47 on Sportybet, and 1.45 on 1XBet.
Juventus to spring an upset
Let’s see