Each Juventus and Manchester Metropolis have been held to 2-2 attracts of their respective league matches on Saturday forward of their recreation towards one another within the on Wednesday night, which is available in testing circumstances for each Thiago Motta and Pep Guardiola.
Juventus from a 2-0 deficit towards Bologna in Serie A, as Teun Koopmeiners received his first Bianconeri objective after 15 appearances, whereas Samuel Mbangula rescued a degree with a nice, bending end from the sting of the world within the first minute of second-half damage time.
Metropolis, in the meantime, fell 1-0 behind after simply 4 minutes towards Crystal Palace within the Premier League and likewise fell 2-1 down within the second half earlier than securing an eventual 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park. Erling Haaland and Rico Lewis got here up with the targets for the Residents.
Juventus and Man Metropolis each but to seek out their stride
Juventus and Metropolis will meet on the Allianz Stadium within the Champions League on Wednesday evening, however each groups have a number of points to take care of.
Juventus have been dealt one other potential damage blow towards Bologna, as Italy worldwide after simply 14 minutes with a attainable ankle damage after an tried block of Dan Ndoye’s shot six minutes in.
Juventus have additionally solely simply welcomed again main goalscorer Dusan Vlahovic after a number of weeks off, whereas Nicolo Savona was solely match sufficient for a spot on the bench after his latest lay-off.
There was nonetheless no Douglas Luiz within the Juve squad towards Bologna, nor Weston McKennie or Arkadiusz Milik, whereas Bremer and Juan Cabal stay out for the rest of the 2024-25 season.
Juventus are nonetheless unbeaten in Serie A, and have solely misplaced as soon as in all competitions all season. That mentioned, they’ve recorded extra attracts than victories over the course of the season up to now.
In actual fact, Thiago Motta’s facet have been held to attracts in every of their final 4 matches, 5 of their final six, and it’ll have been greater than a month since their final win by the point they face Metropolis on Wednesday.
Metropolis, in the meantime, have additionally endured a disaster of outcomes by their normally impeccable requirements. Pep Guardiola misplaced 5 matches in succession throughout all competitions in October and November, the primary time the coach has misplaced 4 or extra matches in succession in his whole profession.
Although they briefly bounced again with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest final weekend, the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace implies that Metropolis have solely gained two of their final 10 matches in all competitions.
