Fearless. There Juventus prepares to receive the Chelsea champion of Europe (21 pm) with the awareness that it will be tough, extremely tough, but also that a "trembling" approach would make everything even more difficult. At stake, in addition to heavy points in terms of qualification, there is an honor to safeguard, especially now that the prices of the house are down. The Superlega affair and Ronaldo's farewell certainly didn't bring prestige to the Lady, the rest was done by the European results, far from the peaks of a few years ago. In short, a good performance against Tuchel's Chelsea would help, but it is clear that the premises are not the best. Juve seen so far has not convinced at all, not even in the victories against Spezia and Sampdoria, which is why the Blues are scary, even though they too have shown that they are not invincible against Guardiola's City.
“We're both fine and it will be a good match – he explained Allegri – Chelsea are very strong, Tuchel did a great job and it will be a good test for us, because we will need a great test in many respects, especially in defence. I want a team that plays a good game, we'll need patience but we'll have to have fun: if we make a mistake we'll be punished by a team like Chelsea, as happened in Italy”.
After all, Juventus do not start off the bat regardless, as can also be seen from the words of Tuchel, who appeared very respectful at the press conference. “It's the first time I've played against Juventus, I'll face a team of our level and these matches make us a better team – thought the German – They had a difficult start in the league, but they won well in the Champions League. We have respect for their quality and their tradition, it will be a difficult challenge but we are confident in our means: we are determined to avoid defeat".
In short, a difficult start to the season is not enough to dirty a name that is over a hundred years old, but now the pitch will have to speak and there will be a Juventus that is decidedly different from the one seen so far. Above all, Allegri wants to correct the problem of goals conceded, which is why he will rely on a 3-5-2 with Szczesny in goal, De Ligt, Bonucci and Chiellini in defense, Cuadrado, Bentancur, Danilo, Locatelli and Alex Sandro in midfield, Chiesa and Kean in attack.
Same game system also for Tuchel, forced to do without Kante, positive for Covid: his Chelsea will take the field with Mendy between the posts, Christensen, Thiago Silva and Rudiger in the back, Azpilicueta, Kovacic, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek and Marcos Alonso in the midfield, Werner and Lukaku as an offensive pair.
For a Juve that has to face the European champions head on, there is aAtalanta call to win at all costs against the Young Boys (18.45). Needless to beat around the bush, the Nerazzurri's hopes of qualifying come from the matches against the Swiss, even if the same ones, by beating Manchester United, have already shown that they can shuffle the cards in the group. This is a special evening for the Goddess, given that she will finally play a Champions League match in front of her audience: two years ago, in fact, the Gewiss Stadium was not up to standard and there was a transfer to San Siro, last year instead the stadium was sadly behind closed doors due to Covid.
"It will be a special match, because after much wandering we can play at home with our fans, a historic day for us - he confirmed Gasperini – Young Boys have won 9 times in the last 10 games, they beat Manchester United on the first day of the group stage, all the coaches have said they are not a fourth tier team: maximum concentration will be needed, Milan will think about it later ".
The Nerazzurri coach finds Muriel, though just for the bench, for the rest it seems oriented to confirm a large part of the formation already seen on Saturday against Inter, therefore 3-4-2-1 with Musso in goal, Toloi, Demiral and Djimsiti in defence, Zappacosta, Freuler, De Roon and Gosens in midfield, Ilicic and Malinovskyi in the frontline, Zapata in attack. Wagner, after beating United, will try another coup with a 4-2-3-1 with Von Ballmoos in goal, Hefti, Camara, Lauper and Garcia in the back, Sierro and Martins Pereira in the midfield, Mambimbi, Aebischer and Moumi behind the lone striker Elia.
