Juventus journey to the Netherlands with a slender 2-1 benefit over PSV Eindhoven forward of their second leg knockout spherical play-off encounter on Wednesday night.
Forward of their Champions League showdown, check out 5 putting stats earlier than the match-up in opposition to the Dutch:
FIRST LEG ADVANTAGE | Juventus have at all times progressed of their final 20 Champions Cup/Champions League knockout part double-headers after profitable the primary leg, together with all 11 occasions within the Champions League (since 1992). Their final defeat was in opposition to Rangers in 1978-79 (1-0 dwelling win and 0-2 away defeat).
THREE’S A CHARM | Juventus have gained each matches in opposition to PSV on this season’s Champions League – solely 5 groups have achieved three wins in opposition to the identical opponent in a single version within the competitors: Ajax v AC Milan (1994-95), Bayern Munich v Actual Madrid (1999-00), Liverpool v PSV (2006-07), Manchester United v Roma (2007-08) and Barcelona v PSG (2014-15).
HOME FORTRESS | PSV have remained unbeaten of their final 12 dwelling matches in main European competitions (7W, 5D), profitable their final three. The final time they achieved 4 dwelling wins in a row within the Champions League was between Could and December 2005.
PASS MASTER | 21% of Manuel Locatelli’s passes on this season’s Champions League have been line-breaking passes, the best share for a participant this marketing campaign (min. 500 minutes performed). The Italian is one in every of solely three midfielders with greater than 100 line-breaking passes on this version of the match (103), together with Joshua Kimmich and Angelo Stiller.
DRIBBLING DUO | Due to Francisco Conceicao (23) and Kenan Yildiz (20), that is the primary Champions League season wherein two Juventus gamers have accomplished a minimum of 20 profitable dribbles because the 2014-15 season with Carlos Tevez (29) and Alvaro Morata (20).
