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On Wednesday, football fans will have the opportunity to watch a memorable match in the UEFA Champions League. In Italy, Turin's "Juventus" and Barcelona teams will compete, and the match will not lack intrigue, despite the absence of the forward Cristiano Ronaldo, who is recovering from coronavirus within the ranks of the "Serie A" club. Tactical schemes and line-ups Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo, who is also without Giorgio Chiellini, Matthijs de Ligt, and Alex Sandro, will have a defense line composed of M. Demiral, L. Bonucci, and Danilo. The predicted line-up (3-5-2) is: Szczesny; Demiral, Bonucci, Danilo; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Rabiot, Ramsey, Chiesa; Dybala, Morata. Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman also has his problems and will not be able to include Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Samuel Umtiti, Gerard Pique, and Philippe Coutinho in the line-up. The predicted line-up (4-2-3-1) is: Neto; Dest, Araujo, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, de Jong; Trincao, Griezmann, Fati; Messi. Interesting facts - Wednesday's match will be the 14th meeting between the two teams, with 11 of them being played in UEFA tournaments. Juventus have failed to score against Barcelona in the last three matches (2 draws, 1 loss); - True, Juventus play confidently against Barcelona at home - no failures in the last six matches (3 wins, 3 draws) - this achievement is the best ongoing result for the Turin team in European tournaments alongside the matches against Madrid's "Atletico" (5 wins, 1 draw); - on the other hand, Barcelona has not lost in the last six meetings against Italian clubs (4 wins, 2 draws) since the crushing defeat (0:3) against "Roma" in April 2018. In the last 18 Champions League matches against "Serie A" representatives, Barcelona have suffered only two defeats (10 wins, 6 draws); - Barcelona have suffered only one defeat in the last 17 Champions League group stage matches away (10 wins, 6 draws). - Juventus will aim to achieve their 100th victory in the Champions League and also their 200th Italian encounter in the prestigious Old Continent tournament (99 wins, 52 draws, 48 losses). Player to watch - With Barcelona losing their attacking force Ph. Coutinho, it is time for Antoine Griezmann to show his abilities. The world champion has so far struggled to shine in the Catalan club, but on Wednesday, he should take a step forward and perhaps silence the army of critics. The match in Turin will start at 22:00.
