An injured Juventus is Barcelona’s rival on Thursday, November 22. The classic will be held at Allianz Stadium in Turin and will be part of the fifth round of the European Champions League 2017/2018 group stage. The kickoff is scheduled for 17:45.
With ten points added to the possible 12, Barça are the leader of the D key and have their place in the round of 16 of the continental tournament secured with two days in advance. Juventus is second with seven. Sporting, Portugal, is third with three. The lantern is in the hands of the Greeks of Olympiacos, who have achieved only one point.

The recent performance of Juventus

Hexacampeã Italian, Juventus suffered a thud Sunday, November 19, in its search for an unpublished heptacamonate. As a visitor, he was beaten by Sampdoria, 3-2. Thus, he ended up falling to third place in the standings. He adds 31 points (ten wins, one draw and two losses). They are four less than Napoli, leader.
This is not, of course, a bad campaign. The advantage of Juve would be sufficient to put the team in the tip of a series of national leagues of Europe. However, neither is the score, which is reversible, which draws more attention to the alvinegro. Accustomed to controlling his matches with a firm defense and efficient touch of the ball in the midfield, the team of Turin has not been able to maintain this standard and presents / displays oscillation far superior than one could expect.
The team have already lost the Italian Super Cup to Lazio at the start of the season, had a long unbeaten run in their interrupted stadium and took Barcelona 3-0 in the first round of the Champions League.
To try the rehabilitation and seek the classification for the second stage of the Champions League of Europe, coach Massimiliano Allegri will have all his main players available to face Barcelona. It does not face problems with contusions or suspensions.

The current form of Barcelona

Stability within the field is not something that has missed Barcelona since Ernesto Valverde took command of the team. After losing to Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercup, a result that can not be considered surprising, the team hit a series of games without losing that reached 17 matches (15 victories and two defeats) with the victory, for 3 0, against Leganés, away from home, by 3 to 0, on Saturday, November 18.
Of the 36 points played so far in the Spanish Championship, Barcelona have won 34 (11 wins and a draw). It has the best attack of the competition (33 goals) and the defense less leaked (four goals). He did this after the loss of Neymar, which was bought by Paris Saint-Germain; with the serious injury of Frenchman Ousmane Dembele (two games in the 2017/2018 Spanish season, scoreless), his biggest boost for the season; and Uruguay’s poor Luis Suarez (nine matches, five goals), who have struggled to recover from a knee injury.
The advantage in the comparison with Valencia, second place of LaLiga, is four points. However, compared to Real Madrid, third place and current national champion, is ten points.
The upcoming qualification for the next round and the opportunity to host the final game against Sporting in the home may allow Valverde to experiment with the team and preserve more worn out players. That could mean even a break for Lionel Messi (12 games, 12 goals).
He also probably will not be able to count on four athletes who are in the infirmary. They are defender Javier Mascherano (six games without a goal) and the stockings André Gomes (five games, no goal), Sergi Roberto (nine games, one goal) and Arda Turan (no performances).

History of the matches Juventus vs Barcelona
The teams have faced each other twice in the current season. In addition to the first-round match of the Champions League, Barca beat Juve 2-1 in a friendly in the United States.

The need for a reaction from Juventus and with the Italian team being able to play at home makes the hunch at home owners the most appropriate for the duel with a 3.00 rating on Bet365. Draw shows return of 3.40 and Spanish success multiplies the investment by 2.50.