SportsMole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Juventus and Stuttgart, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
With the aim of prolonging their perfect start to the season champions leagueitalian giants Juventus will meet Stuttgart Tuesday night for the first time.
Juve, who won in Leipzig last time, now face a German rival at home; Meanwhile, its struggling audience recovered just one point Until now.
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Despite only 10 men, Juventus fought back twice to beat RB Leipzig 3-2 and return to Turin with maximum points against all odds.
The Bianconeri achieved consecutive victories in the Champions League Dusan Vilahovic Twice he disallowed goals from another star striker, Benjamin SescoThe second arrives shortly after the goalkeeper Michael DiGregorio was sent
change Francisco Conceicao Then, a fortnight ago, Juve beat Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven 3-1, breaking through the home defense to snatch victory with a late goal.
This week, Thiago Motta He is the third Juventus coach to win his first three Champions League games after the famous duo. Fabio Capello (2004) and Marcelo Lippi (1995), which would further highlight his arrival as one of Europe's elite managers.
have an appointment Max AllegriAn unfortunate second spell in charge, which ended with a Coppa Italia triumph last season, left Juve unbeaten in their last 16 in all competitions, but they have lately put it behind them. Defeat 10-man Lazio At the end of the week.
That success made them retreat Serie A Summit At least for a few hours, while ending a three-game unbeaten streak at the Allianz Stadium in national competition.
Ahead of Sunday's Italian derby against defending champions Inter Milan, Motta's men must now face Stuttgart, who are already five points behind their hosts in the 36-team tie. League phase table.
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Since beating Juve's rivals Torino in the 1979 UEFA Cup, Stuttgart have won just one of 11 games against Italian opposition to date.
His first competitive encounter with Italy's most successful club comes with Die Schwaben, who sit bottom of the Champions League standings with just one point from two games.
After an unfortunate defeat against Real Madrid on their return to Europe's top club competition, Sebastian Honis However, Sparta Prague drew 1-1 at home. Enzo Millet A. in the house of assent Maximilian Mittelstadt Cross to put them in front.
However, hopes of victory were dashed when the hosts equalized and then squandered successive chances after dominating the second half.
Only Bayern Munich and Manchester City have so far averaged more possession than Stuttgart (65%), and the German's 76.5% against Sparta was the highest in the Champions League this season, but they still forced the tie.
The shock of last season, including that result Bundesliga The runners-up are unbeaten in 18 home games, of which they have won 12, but will travel to Turin on a four-match winless streak following Saturday's 4-0 league defeat to Bayern Munich in Bavaria.
Stuttgart have won three of their last 19 Champions League games in the last two decades, so history will not be on their side when they face a revitalized Juventus on Tuesday night.
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Thiago Motta will once again be left without long-term absences Bremer AND Arcadio MilikBoth are on a long road to recovery from knee surgery, while two expensive summer signings: Teun Koopmeiners (rib) and Nico Gonzalez (Thigh) – Also ruled out for Tuesday's game.
Additionally, starting goalkeeper Michael Di Gregorio should be suspended, but the American midfielder Weston McKenney He could be ready to return after suffering a minor muscle injury on international duty and Francisco Conceicao is back after a competitive national ban.
Juventus has reduced its age group again this season and continues to field academy graduates. Nicholas Savona And the Turkish youth Kenan YildizAnd the latter should support Dusan Vlahovic up front.
Vlahovic has scored or provided an assist in each of his last three Champions League games, so he will be looking to become the first Juve striker to do so in four consecutive appearances. christian ronaldo.
Meanwhile, the Stuttgart winger Jamie Leveling – who recently scored the winning goal on his debut for Germany – has the most unmarked shots in the Champions League this season: eight – tied with Paris Saint-Germain Akraf Hakimi AND Ousmane Dembele.
will connect with Denis Undau and Enzo Millet in the final third, just behind the central forward Ermedin DemirovicSo far he has scored five goals in the Bundesliga.
The German midfielder is on the casualty list Chris Fuerich (adductor), Dan-Axel Zagato (knee) and Justin Deal (shoulder), also Leonidas Stergio (after) and nicolas north (knee).
Possible starting lineup for Juventus:
Perrin; Savona, Kalulu, Katti, Kabal; Locatelli, Beans; Cambiaso, Yildiz, Mbangoula; Vilahovic
Stuttgart's probable starting lineup:
Nubel; Stensl, Raoult, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Karazor, quieter; Millet, Undau, Leveling; Demirovich
We say: Juventus 2-0 Stuttgart
The new-look Juventus have not only kept several clean sheets this season, but are also on a 14-match unbeaten run at home.
Given that Stuttgart have only won twice on the road in 2024-25, once against lower-tier opponents in the DFB-Pokal, they have little hope of taking anything away from Turin.
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