On Wednesday, football fans' attention will undoubtedly be captivated by the Champions League battles, with the main match being played in Turin, where the home team will host guests from Manchester.
Here are some interesting facts about the upcoming duel:
- this will be the 14th match between the two clubs in European tournaments - Juventus has won 6 times, while the English team triumphed 5 times, with 2 matches ending in a draw
- in the match between the two teams in October, Jose Mourinho's players managed to make only 6 shots towards the opponents' goal - the worst record since 2013, when the team was led by David Moyes (4 shots against Donetsk's "Shakhtar")
- the last time J. Mourinho tried to lead his players to victory in Turin was in 2009, when he was still in charge of Inter Milan. However, back then the Portuguese coach suffered a defeat of 1:2
- Manchester United and Bayern Munich are the only clubs that have managed to win more than one match in Turin in the Champions League tournament (both teams have won 2 times)
- since the 0:3 defeat at home against Man Utd in 2003, the Italian club has lost only once in 35 matches in the Champions League group stage (24 wins, 10 draws)
- Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo has not scored a goal in the Champions League since April this year, when he converted a penalty against Massimo Allegri's team (a dry spell of 389 minutes, with 15 shots attempted)
- the current Juventus coach has only experienced one loss in the last 26 Champions League home matches. This happened last spring (0:3 against Real Madrid)
- Manchester United won the last two away matches against Juventus, scoring three goals in each game. However, these victories took place long ago - 3:2 (in 1999) and 3:0 (in 2003)
