On Wednesday, there will be another two second-leg matches in the UEFA Champions League. The intrigue will be only in one match, where London's "Tottenham" will clash once again with Turin's "Juventus". The first clash in Turin exceeded expectations - many expected not very high-scoring matches, but three goals were scored already in the first half. "Juventus" were leading with a score of 2-0, but the guests from England did not give up and with good play managed to achieve a 2-2 draw. "Slightly better chances after the two draws to advance to the next stage are held by "Tottenham", but "the old lady" has a lot of experience and will aim to surpass the opponents in their own field. For your attention - a preview of the day's matches prepared by the portal "EuroFootball.com". Teams' results The sporting form of both teams is quite similar - both "Juve" and "Tottenham" avoided defeats, so they confidently march forward in their country's front. Both teams had quite tough matches over the weekend, especially the Turin team. "Tottenham" played four matches in total after the draw in Turin. Immediately after that match, they played another draw with the modest "Rochdale" club in the FA Cup, but they were later defeated with a score of 6-1. In addition to those two matches, "Spurs" narrowly defeated "Crystal Palace" in the English Premier League, and in the weekend matches, Heung-Min Son's double assured victory against "Huddersfield" - 2:0. "Juventus" scored only victories on the local front in the Champions League, but they did not have easy walks. "Torino", "Atalanta" (in the Italian Cup), and Rome's "Lazio" were beaten with an identical score of 1-0. This shows that Juventus' defense is still impeccable, but it was also so before the match with "Tottenham". Lately, the Italian champions have been facing a few problems in attack, but in London, they will have Paulo Dybala, who sensationally led Juve to victory over the weekend. "Tottenham" has been showing much better results in attack lately - they have scored 11 goals in the last four matches. Teams' news "Tottenham" is facing the same problems - only Toby Alderweireld, who is still not fully recovered, cannot help the team in terms of fitness. The suspension of Serge Aurier due to yellow cards will be the only change made in the starting lineup. Frenchman Kieran Trippier will replace Aurier in the starting lineup. In Turin, winger Erik Lamela played from the first minutes, but today Mauricio Pochettino will most likely choose Heung-Min Son, who has been demonstrating great fitness. "Tottenham" will play in its usual 4-2-3-1 formation. "Juventus" has more problems in the team - Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mandzukic, and Federico Bernardeschi will surely miss the match due to injury. In the last matches, Italians had to cope without Gonzalo Higuain, but today the Argentine should be ready to step onto the field. Massimiliano Allegri will most likely deploy a 4-3-3 formation against "Tottenham". The attacking trio should consist of Dybala, Higuain, and Douglas Costa. Below them, Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic, and Blaise Matuidi are expected, while the defense should remain the same. Predicted starting lineups: "Tottenham": (4-2-3-1) Hugo Lloris; Kieran Trippier, Davison Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen, Ben Davies; Eric Dier, Moussa Dembele; Heung-Min Son, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen; Harry Kane. "Juventus": (4-3-3) Gianluigi Buffon; Mattia De Sciglio, Medhi Benatia, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi; Douglas Costa, Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala. Interesting facts Juventus' last visit to England was very successful - in 2015, they celebrated a victory over "Man City" with goals from Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata. "The old lady" is undefeated in England in the last three matches - apart from the draw against "Man City", they drew with "Chelsea" (2012) and also drew with the same "Man City" in the Europa League (2011). At home, "Tottenham" is undefeated against Italian clubs in the last seven matches - four victories and three draws. "Tottenham" scores goals prolifically in the Champions League - in the last eight matches, they have scored at least three goals in each game. "Spurs" have scored at least two goals in seven of their last eight matches. Mauricio Pochettino's team is unbeaten in the Champions League for eight matches in a row, while Juventus is unbeaten in six matches.
