Real Madrid eye win in the quarter-final 1st leg against Juventus
Kick-off : 8:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Allianz Stadium, Turin
Real Madrid comfortably reached to the quarter-finals overcoming PSG in the round of 16. Los Blancos won 5-2 on aggregate with Ronaldo scoring three goals in total.
Real Madrid are also in good form at the moment having won five consecutive games across all competitions. They will like to carry the form ahead.
Madrid had tough time domestically this season and struggled in La Liga. They are at present 13 points off the pace of rivals and table toppers FC Barcelona. But will be extremely confident of success in Europe having won the Champions League for two consecutive seasons.
On the other hand, Juventus overcame a spirited Tottenham Hotspur in the round of 16 to reach the quarter-finals of the UCL. Juventus won 4-3 on aggregate.
Juventus will be eyeing revenge against Real Madrid for the defeat in the final of last season’s Champions League. Juventus are also in good form at the moment and are on top of the Serie A table.
Juve by the way lead the head to head against Real Madrid. They have won 6 of the 12 matches played between them thus far. While Madrid have won 4, 2 other games have been a draw.
Team news and possible line-ups
Alex Sandro and Federico Bernardeschi are both doubts for Juve ahead of the Tuesday night game.
As for Real Madrid, Nacho, Sergio Ramos and Isco are all doubtful.
Juventus XI : Buffon, Sciglio, Chiellini, Barzagli, Rugani, Khedira, Marchisio, Cuadrado, Higuain, Dybala, Mandzukic.
Real Madrid XI : Navas, Carvajal, Vallejo, Varane, Marcelo, Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, Ronaldo, Benzema, Bale.
Prediction
It’s hard to predict the outcome between two top sides. It might end 1-1.
