Goal first place. There Juventus visits the Chelsea (at 21) on the strength of the qualification already obtained in the previous round with Zenit, but also of the 3-point lead which allows it to have two out of three results. Winning, or at least not losing, would therefore give the certainty of pass Group H first, resulting draw for seeded round of XNUMX.
Much heavier instead the stake of theAtalanta, who are playing the last chances of qualifying in Bern: a success on Young Boys (at 21 pm), combined with the direct clash between Villarreal and Manchester United (to be played at 18.45 pm), would bring it back into vogue in view of the last day, when the Spaniards will arrive in Bergamo for the inside or outside final.
In short, an evening of Champions with different emotions, which leads us to think that we will see a little more entertainment at Stamford Bridge. In the first leg, when the points were hot, Juventus inaugurated the short-nose season, which then became the trademark of all the victories collected: it is no coincidence that the streak was abruptly interrupted against Sassuolo and Verona.
"We're fighting for first place with a team that's leading the Premier League and won the Champions League last year," he explained. Allegri – It will be an important exam for us, even if we don't yet know who Chelsea will be: with Lukaku, in fact, we will have to defend in one way, without in another. Dybala? He is called up but I don't know how many minutes he has in his legs, he hasn't played for a while… ”.
Being already qualified removes a pinch of pathos from the London away match, but the mission remains delicate: first place can weigh heavily in the draw, and there is also international prestige to defend against a Chelsea team that will be looking for 3 points at all costs.
“We will try to win, our approach is always like this – he confirmed Tuchel -. We certainly don't want to jeopardize qualification, we'll have a full stadium and we'll have to give our all: now we'll have training, then we'll understand if Lukaku can be available".
The feeling is that the decision will only be made today, but in any case this will not change Allegri's choices, who also had to add Danilo to the usual list of unavailable, who stopped for two months after the injury he received on Saturday in Rome . The Juventus coach will opt for a 4-4-2 with Szczesny in goal, Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt and Alex Sandro in defense, McKennie, Bentancur, Locatelli and Rabiot in midfield, Chiesa and Morata in attack.
Usual 3-4-2-1 also for Chelsea, who will respond with Mendy in goal, Christensen, Thiago Silva and Rudiger in the back, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kanté and Alonso in the midfield, Mount and Ziyech behind the lone striker Werner (or Lukaku).
If in London you play mostly for show so it's not a Bern, where Atalanta are looking for 3 fundamental points for qualification. Failing today would not necessarily mean elimination, but certainly things would become much more complicated, perhaps irreversibly.
"We'll already know the result of the other challenge, but it doesn't change much for us: if we want to have any hope of passing we have to win - he admitted Gasperini – Young Boys had a closed match in the first leg, but this time I expect a more open match, both need points. However, we are fine, we have finally emptied the infirmary and this is certainly an advantage”.
In short, a game not to be missed and the Nerazzurri coach, in this sense, seemed quite calm. The Goddess of the last days of the championship has rediscovered the spirit of last season, moreover the squad is almost complete again, which guarantees important choices, both from the start and during the match.
The Nerazzurri 3-4-2-1 will see Musso in goal, Toloi, Demiral and Palomino in defence, Zappacosta, De Roon, Freuler and Maehle in midfield, Pasalic and Malinovskyi behind the lone striker Zapata. The usual 4-4-2 also for Wagner, who will respond with Faivre between the posts, Hefti, Burgy, Lauper and Garcia in the back, Fassnacht, Aebischer, Sierro and Elia in the midfield, Rieder and Moumi in attack.
