BARCELONA v JUVENTUS
Tuesday 12th September 2017 – Kickoff: 1945hrs
Football – Europe – Champions League Betting Tips
Group D provides the pick of the Champions League group matches on Tuesday night with Barcelona taking on last season’s losing finalists, Juventus, at their Camp Nou as the hosts seek revenge for losing to The Old Lady in last season’s quarter-finals.
Barcelona were handed a 3-0 defeat on aggregate against Juventus when the Italian outfit dealt the classic ‘one-two’ play by winning the home leg 3-0 and then holding Barcelona to a 0-0 stalemate in the second leg away from home.
That said, Barcelona have won 15 of their last 16 Champions League ties on home turf and they’re still a dangerous outfit that shouldn’t be written off. Forward, Lionel Messi has started his season off in grand style by notching 5 goals already, and with support from Suarez and Deulofeu, the home side should carry a constant threat in attack.
Visitors Juventus will be aiming to go one step better in this year’s Champions League following the bitter disappointment of losing to Real Madrid 4-1 in last season’s final, and they face a tough opening match in Group D with a trip to Barcelona on Tuesday night.
With all due respect to Olympiakos and Sporting, the top two positions of this group are expected to be fought out between Barcelona and Juventus, so both teams will be keen to get an early jump on their opponents.
Juventus have won five of their last six Champions League ties away from home, the other was the 0-0 draw in last season’s quarter-final, and The Old Lady also possess very dangerous attacking potential in the shape of Dybala (5 goals), Higuain (2 goals) and Mandzukic.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we see both teams score in this one.
Pick: Both teams to score @ 1.72 bwin
