Lille vs Juventus | Match Preview

Back-to-back UEFA Champions League (UCL) victories over both Madrid clubs (Atlético 3-1, Real 1-0) was the perfect response to Lille’s opening defeat against Sporting CP, meaning the French side start this round with six points. Bruno Génésio’s men are actually unbeaten in eight outings since that reverse to the Portuguese club (W5, D3), with that run yielding four clean sheets.Their last match saw Lille register a 1-1 draw against Lyon here on Friday, which was the fourth outing from their last five at this venue to see the hosts concede at least once (W2, D2, L1). In fact, the only exception was their match against European champions Real here (1-0), which intriguingly played part of their three UCL matches this term seeing the home side on the day lead 1-0 at half-time.

Juventus’ last UCL outing also finished 1-0, but they were on the wrong end of that result at home to Stuttgart. That defeat also started their recent three-game winless streak, which saw Thiago Motta’s men concede seven goals (D2, L1), but the Bianconeri set on the road to redemption with a 2-0 victory over Udinese on Saturday.After starting this season with three consecutive away clean sheets, Juventus have now conceded six goals in their last three such matches (W2, D1), yet the visitors have scored at least three goals in four of their last six away outings, which is why they still boast an unbeaten competitive record on the road so far (W4, D2). 

Players to watch: Jonathan David opened the scoring here against Real Madrid and he has now scored four goals across the last three outings, including a second-half brace against Atlético.

For the opposition, Dušan Vlahović remains Juventus’ top UCL scorer this term with two strikes, both coming after the break in their only away match so far.Hot stat: Each of Juventus’ three UCL matches so far produced a goal beyond the 80th minute.

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