Line-ups of the Juventus-FC Barcelona of the Champions 2020-21

The FC Barcelona confronts this Wednesday 28 October to the Juventus in the Allianz Stadium, with reason of a second day of the phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League 2020-21 in which the culés will look for to recover the good feelings after the painful defeat suffered against the Real Madrid in the Classical of the Camp Nou (1-3), and at the same time ensure the first position in solitary, by the moment, in his European group.

Although with Koeman has improved in some appearances, the Barça follows having irregularities in his game and varied of his players, as Messi and Griezmann, continue without showing his best performance in the 4-2-3-1. It expects that little by little it see the best version of the Barça, with the inclusion in the alignments of new sap. The aim will be to attain the triumph in front of the 'Vecchia Signora' and, like this, face still with greater optimism the next parties.

With the absences by injury of Ter Stegen, Umtiti, Coutinho and Matheus, and of Gerard Hammered by sanction, the Barça will configure an eleven of full guarantees in which the front of attack will be composed by Leo Messi, Pedri, Griezmann and Dembélé. Pedri And Trincao quedarám in the bench this time, and will see if they finish having minutes or no in the second time.

Although the paramount will be to ensure the three points, the Barcelona does not want to go down the foot of the accelerator and expects to attain a victory been bulky that it serve for as puff of oxygen, knowingly that the Juventus of Pirlo neither crosses his best moment. In the second part expect some changes that will go in function of how pass the party, always with the aim to keep or go up the intensity.

The XI of Juventus and FC Barcelona

• XI of the Juventus: Szczesny; Demiral, Bonucci, Danilo; Square, Bentancur, Rabiot, Kulusevski; Ramsey; Dybala and Morata.
• XI of the FC Barcelona: Net; S. Roberto, Lenglet, Araújo, Jordi Alba; Pjanic, Of Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Dembélé and Pedri.
• Bench of the Barça: I. Crag, Junior, S. Dest, Aleñá, Trincao, Ansu Fati, Braithwaite, Busquets, Riqui Puig and Arnau.

The eleven of the Barça arrives with some novelties. In the defensive line, Sergi Roberto will go back to the titularity in the right side, with Lenglet and Araújo in the axis of the defence (Hammered is sanctioned) and Jordi Alba in the left side. Pjanic And Of Jong will complete a centre of the field of pressure and control, whereas the forward will be composed as we already have advanced by Messi, Pedri, Griezmann and Dembélé.

The Juventus, by his part, will go out in his stadium to play with the ambition to generate difficulties and the illusion to carry the three points in front of the rival maximum of his group. The ones of Pirlo will reflect an intense rhythm of game from the first minute, especially in the pressure and the repliegue. The Barça will not be able to trust in front of a team that will leave the skin and the legs, in spite of the drop of Cristiano Ronaldo.