Manchester City won their first-ever meeting with Juventus in 1976, but have failed to win any of their five subsequent encounters, yet to beat la Vecchia Signora in Turin in three attempts, so will that fact change on Wednesday night?
Juventus vs Manchester City Preview
Will Manchester City's away-day struggles continue? On Saturday, the Sky Blues fell behind twice, but did manage to earn a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace; Erling Braut Håland and Rico Lewis both on target at Selhurst, before the latter was sent off late on, derailing their hopes of victory a much-needed victory. Prior to this, Pep Guardiola's team had actually lost five successive away matches in all competitions, including being smashed 4-1 by Sporting CP last month, despite actually taking a fourth minute lead through Phil Foden in Lisbon.
Having also thrown away a 3-0 lead at home to Feyenoord a fortnight ago, the Citizens are all the way down in 17th in the gigantic Champions League table, with Paris Saint-Germain (A) and Club Brugge (H) their fixtures to come in January. If Man City want to finish in the top eight, thereby going straight through to the round of 16, they require, at least, seven points from their three remaining matches, making this trip to Turin must win.
Similar to their visitors, Juventus also have eight points on the board after five Champions League matches, and they too are hard to gauge just how strong they are. La Vecchia Signora won their first two league phase games, easily defeating PSV 3-1 at home, before battling back from 2-1 down to beat RB Leipzig in Saxony, a remarkable comeback considering goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio had been sent off.
Since then however, I Bianconeri have failed to win in three attempts, surprisingly losing at home to Stuttgart, before back-to-back draws with Lille in Northern France and then, last time out, at Villa Park. More broadly, draws have been the theme since Thiago Motta's arrival in the summer; Juve are still unbeaten in Serie A but, remarkably, nine of their 15 matches have ended all square, including each of the last three, most-recently coming from 2-0 down to pinch a point against Bologna in Turin, with Samuel Mbangula's stoppage time strike salvaging a share of the spoils on Saturday. Thus, the safe bet is that this clash at Allianz Stadium will end honours even too, a result that does not help either.
Juventus vs Manchester City Head-to-Head Record
- Matches Played: 6.
- Juventus Wins: 3. Draws: 2. Manchester City Wins: 1.
Juventus Team News
Thiago Motta is enduring a rather problematic injury crisis, considering Brember, Juan Cabal, Arthur Melo, Nico González and Arkadiusz Milik are all injured, while Andrea Cambiaso was taken off after just 16 minutes at the weekend, leaving them very short of defensive options. As a result, 20 year old Jonas Rouhi is set to deputise at left-back, starting in the Champions League for the first time. In midfield, Weston McKennie and Douglas Luiz are hoping to be fit, after both sat out the weekend draw, while Francisco Conceição will be a threat out-wide, having scored the winner against RB Leipzig in October. Lastly, in goal, Michele Di Gregorio had been the undisputed first-choice since arriving from Monza in the summer, but Mattia Perin has started the last two Serie A matches, so it remains to be seen who will be donning the gloves.
Juventus predicted lineup vs Manchester City: (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Danilo, Gatti, Kalulu, Rouhi; Locatelli, Thuram, Conceição, Koopmeiners, Weah; Vlahović.
Juventus Player to Watch vs Manchester City
Dušan Vlahović has nine goals to his name this season, three of which have come in the Champions Leagie, so can the Serbian striker be a difference maker in this clash?
Manchester City Team News
Pep Guardiola is still without Rodri, John Stones, Mateo Kovačić, Oscar Bobb and Phil Foden, while both Manuel Akanji and Nathan Aké are doubts, after neither traveled to South London at the weekend. Bernardo Silva was deployed deep, alongside İlkay Gündoğan, against Crystal Palace, after Jack Grealish was asked to do this job against Notingham Forest, as Guardiola continues to experiment. Fit-again Kevin De Bruyne will start a third successive match while, in goal, Ederson has seemingly been dropped since the collapse against Feyenoord, with Stefan Ortega Moreno set for a fourth consecutive start.
Manchester City predicted lineup vs Juventus: (4-2-3-1): Ortega; Walker, Rúben Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis; Gündoğan, Grealish, Silva, De Bruyne, Nunes; Håland.
Manchester City Player to Watch vs Juventus
Erling Braut Håland has scored 46 goals in 44 Champions League appearances, netting against 17 different opponents in this competition, so can he add Juventus to this list of victims?
Juventus vs Manchester City Prediction
As alluded to earlier, Juventus always draw and Man City are struggling for away wins, hence why we're forecasting this'll end all square, satisfying no one involved: Juventus 1-1 Manchester City.
Juventus vs Manchester City FAQs - Champions League
How to watch Juventus vs Manchester City Champions League game on TV channel?
Juventus vs Manchester City Champions League game will be available on the following TV channels;
- UK: TNT Sports 2
- USA: Paramount+ & ViX.
- Canada: DAZN Canada
How to watch Juventus vs Manchester City Champions League game on live streaming?
Juventus vs Man City Champions League game will be available on the following streaming services;
- UK: Discovery+
- USA: Paramount+ & ViX.
- Canada: DAZN Canada
What is the date and kick-off time for Juventus vs Manchester City in the Champions League?
Juventus vs Manchester City in the Champions League takes place on Wednesday 11 December 2024, with kick off at 20:00 (GMT), 15:00 (EDT) & 12:00 (PST).