Juventus vs Zenit: Juventus will look to seal qualification into the knockouts of the Champions League when they face Zenit on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: Juventus vs Zenit
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Torino, Italy
Date: Wednesday 3rd November, 2021
Time: 01:30 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Juventus comes into this after back-to-back losses against Sassuolo and Hellas Verona and will look to return to winning ways as they aim to seal qualification.
The Bienconeri were beaten 2-1 by Verona in the Serie A on Saturday, where Simeone’s first half brace was enough to secure the win.
McKennie pulled one back but it counted for nothing as Juventus slipped to 9th in the table with 15 points from 11 matches.
On the other hand, Zenit beat Dinamo 4-1 in their previous outing on Friday in the Premier League.
Claudinho, Wendel, Dzyuba and Rakitskiy found the back of the net as Zenit remained on top of the table with 29 points.
In the Champions League, these two sides met on MD 3 where Juventus won 1-0 away through Kulusevski’s goal four minutes from time.
While Juventus is on top of Group H with 9 points, Zenit is placed third with 3 points.
Form Guide
Juventus: WWDLL
Zenit: LLLWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Hellas Verona 2-1 Juventus
Zenit 4-1 Dinamo
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Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Juventus vs Zenit in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 3.
Team News
Ramsey, De Sciglio and Kean are out of action for Juventus due to fitness, hamstring and Muscle issues.
Santos and Ozdoev are out for Zenit due to injuries while Kuzyaev is a doubt due to a knock sustained.
Juventus possible 11:
Szczesny, Danilo, Bonucci, de Ligt, Sandro, Cuadrado, Locatelli, McKennie, Bernardeschi, Dybala and Morata
Zenit possible 11:
Kritsyuk, Rakitskiy, Chistyakov, Lovren, Karavaev, Barrios, Wendel, Sutormin, Claudinho, Mostovoy and Azmoun
Prediction: Juventus 2-0 Zenit
Juventus will look to continue their UCL campaign with another fine performances.
The Black and Whites’ domestic journey hasn’t gone to plan but their European campaign has been perfect.
With their flawless record in the group stage and quality squad, we foresee them picking up the points and securing qualification.
Zenit’s campaign in the UCL has been poor and only a surprise win can keep them within reach.
Players to watch out for: Dybala, Bernardeschi, Claudinho and Azmoun.
