Barcelona v Juventus Predictions & Betting Odds – 19th April 2017

Juventus to move through with away win

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Can Barcelona pull off the unthinkable again? In the last round, they fought back from a 4-0 first leg deficit to edge past PSG at the Nou Camp. Now they face a 3-0 deficit having lost out in Turin against Juventus in the first leg of this quarter-final tie. This is probably going to be a much tougher task for the Catalans to pull off that it was against PSG, but Juventus know how to defend.

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Barcelona v Juventus Betting Tips

We are all set for another thrilling night at the Nou Camp. Barcelona managed the biggest ever comeback in the last round by eliminating Paris SG 6-5 on aggregate after a 4-0 first leg defeat, but from a 3-0 first leg defeat scoreline, no side in the history of the Champions League has come back from that in the knockout stages. But again, if there is one team who can do it, then it is Barcelona. They have put together a 15 match winning streak on home soil in the Champions League, with 50 goals scored in that sequence and just the seven conceded. So that’s form for you and they have scored at least three goals in seven of their last eight Champions League games at the Nou Camp. Over 3.5 goals at Bet365 is a price of 11/10 to happen while a both teams to score bet is a price of 4/7. Barcelona did the unthinkable in a 6-1 second-leg home win over PSG in the last round, can they do it again?

Lionel Messi is a quote of 8/13 in the anytime goalscorer market, with Neymar (who has four goals in three Champions League home games this season) at 11/10 and Luis Suarez at 4/6. If they go out in midweek, this will be the third season in a row that they have exited at this stage of the competition. But they do have the scoring power to turn this around and in two-legged ties against Italian clubs, Barcelona’s record is W8 L3 so that is good and they are unbeaten in their last 12 home games against Italian visitors, winning nine of those, and they are on a four-match winning streak at home against Serie A sides, with 16 goals scored and three conceded. Overall, Barcelona’s record at home to Serie A clubs is W14 D5 L2. But Barcelona’s form has been patchy, having lost three of their last six Champions League games, as many losses as in their previous 26 games under Luis Enrique.

Juventus will be a lot tougher to get past for Barcelona than PSG proved to be. Juventus showed what a quality side they are in the first leg, keeping Barca quiet and at arm’s length. Paulo Dybala was the star of the show with a brace and he is trading at 2/1 in the bet365 anytime goalscorer market and has four goals in four knockout stage games. Juventus are on a five-match winning streak in the Champions League and remain unbeaten in the competition this term, the only other side to have remained unbeaten is Real Madrid. Juventus have won all of their away games in this campaign and the Old Lady hasn’t conceded a goal in 441 minutes of Champions League action now. On top of all that, Juventus took a 2-1 win on their last visit to the Nou Camp 2-1 which was back in April 2003. Juventus have conceded just two goals in nine games in this Champions League campaign, and both of those were from set plays.

Barcelona v Juventus Betting Odds

Barcelona 8/15, Draw 15/4, Juventus 5/1

Barcelona v Juventus Predictions

Juventus Away Win: We are going there. Juventus picked off Barcelona with such expertise that the Italians can do something similar in midweek. Barcelona can easily get frustrated in this one because of Juventus’s rock solid defence and their main focus isn’t going to be a the back. Look for an upset.