This season's Champions League group stage has all ended, the knockout round has officially started, whether the first leg can achieve a good ending, to a large extent determines the team's promotion prospects, among which the new season welcomes the meritorious head coach Alegri's Zebra Army Juventus, will go to Spain to challenge the yellow submarine Villarreal, the new season Juventus released the Champions League's all-time top scorer C Ronaldo, and signed the talented and high hopes of Vlahović, after experiencing the downturn at the beginning of the season, They have also gradually climbed to the top four of the table in serie A, seeing renewed hope of locking in Champions League qualification! Although today's Bianconeri do not have the strength to impact the Champions League title, but the one-eighth knockout round is good, they definitely hope to eliminate Villarreal and successfully reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season, but before this vicious battle comes, the Bianconeri has already suffered from core injuries, according to juventus official news Argentine striker Dybala After further examination, the left thigh half tendon muscle strain will miss the first game of the Champions League knockout round, while Villarreal's main striker Danjuma is in hot form. This also greatly reduces the chance of the Bianconeri winning away from home!
Juventus's performance in the new season has dropped significantly, a very important reason is the lack of creativity in their midfield, after the team signed Vlahović, Dybala, who has not yet completed the renewal of the contract with the team, has returned to his best two-striker position, it can be said that he is one of the few players in the team's current squad who can send exquisite passes to Vlahović, and now he cannot be absent, which will make Vlahović isolated on the field, and it is likely that he will be the same as in the previous game, more withdrawal to take the ball , let your offensive threat be greatly reduced.
Villarreal's performance on the defensive end of the season is still very eye-catching, they are currently the fourth smallest team in La Liga, Dybala's high-hanging free card, The Younger Chiesa is now in the recovery period, which will make the yellow submarine's defensive difficulty significantly reduced, missing a player who can deliver a fatal pass and an offensive point, Juventus want to score away from home is very difficult.
In stark contrast to Juventus' inability to play with the strongest squad, Villarreal is now in good shape, they have maintained an unbeaten record of 3 wins and 1 draw in their last four games, the only game that has not won, the draw is still the Galaxy Real Madrid, which is at the top of the La Liga table, they have scored a total of 9 goals in four games, and conceded only 1 goal, and in the last game with Granada, the team's main striker Danjuma is in a brave state. Completing the first hat-trick of his career, his excellent form also greatly increased the probability of Villarreal breaking the Bianconeri goal at home.
In addition, Juventus's recent poor form is also the reason why many fans are not optimistic about their victory on the road, two consecutive rounds of Serie A, they were forced to draw by Atalanta and Turin respectively, and they are known for their defense, they have conceded goals in three consecutive games, on the whole, Villarreal, who has a well-known advantage, is very likely to win the first leg and grasp the promotion initiative!