In the run to confirm his victory in Serie A, Juventus faces tomorrow as clear favorite, the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League against Monaco, one of the surprises of the competition.
It will be a rematch of the semifinals of the 1997/98 season, when Juventus, led by Marcelo Lippi, won the trip to Monaco Jean Tigana 4-1 advantage in the Louis II retained despite fell 3 -2.
The 'Old Lady' hopes to confirm this condition favorite to reweigh in Europe twelve years after his last semifinal in the Champions League, in a season that seems to have found its former greatness again.
But after stumbling against Parma, bottom club in the thirtieth day of Serie A, the coach Massimiliano Allegri has asked his staff, undisputed leader of the league with twelve points ahead, more concentration to avoid a scare in Europe.
The former Milan coach your best bet for starting lineup, with the known exception of the French injured Pogba. So, predictably ahead will be the ensemble formed by the front Carlos Tevez and Álvaro Morata, wreckers in the away win over Borussia Dortmund (0-3) in the second leg of the second round of the Champions League.
Juventus received Tuesday in Turin, Monaco
in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, in a
tie in which the Italian club is the favorite theory
but without forgetting that the team
of the Principality is one of the big surprises of the tournament.
Entitled virtually tied, Juventus suffered a slip sound at home on Saturday bottom club Parma (1-0), a team that has been at the brink of extinction in recent months.
His big blow came in London. With a team full of casualties channeled sorting rooms by winning 3-1 at Arsenal in great shape in the Premier League. He then lost 2-0 in the Louis II stadium, but the work had left done in the first leg.
The strengths and weaknesses of Monaco are already known: great defensive rigor and quality when going out on a counterattack, but has problems when they have to build the game.
Entitled virtually tied, Juventus suffered a slip sound at home on Saturday bottom club Parma (1-0), a team that has been at the brink of extinction in recent months.
His big blow came in London. With a team full of casualties channeled sorting rooms by winning 3-1 at Arsenal in great shape in the Premier League. He then lost 2-0 in the Louis II stadium, but the work had left done in the first leg.
The strengths and weaknesses of Monaco are already known: great defensive rigor and quality when going out on a counterattack, but has problems when they have to build the game.
