Juventus will play Villarreal in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie at Juventus Stadium on Wednesday. Juventus and Villarreal tied in the first leg 1-1 at the Cerámica Stadium in Villarreal.
The Bianconeri are coming off a 1-3 away win over Sampdoria, to continue their chase in the top places of the Serie A. Juventus currently occupies fourth place with 56 points, 7 points behind first-place Milan.
Meanwhile, Villarreal sit in seventh place in La Liga with 45 points, two points behind European places. Unai Emery's side won their last match in the Spanish League against Celta de Vigo (1-0) at the Cerámica Stadium.
Date: Wednesday, March 7th, 2022
Time: 15:00 ET (US) / 20:00 (UK)
Location: Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy.
ET: 15:00
CT: 14:00
MT: 13:00
PT: 12:00
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Juventus and Villarreal have played each other in only 1 official game. The history of confrontations is tied. The last match between the two teams was the first leg of the current round of 16 of the Champions League.
Juventus are slight favorites against Villarreal. The Bianconeri play at home and have not lost for 12 games in all competitions. The odds are +100 at bookmakers. The draw is given at +230 odds. Meanwhile, Villarreal’s victory is at +300 odds.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed that Giorgio Chiellini and Paulo Dybala will be in the match against Villarreal, although neither of them will start.
"Chiellini, Dybala and Bernardeschi are in the squad. We hope to deliver in 90 minutes, but there is extra time. They have not played almost in the last month, so they can be key changes. The changes will be very important," he said at the pre-match press conference.
Unai Emery, Villarreal's coach, told a press conference that Juventus are "favorites" in the tie and that they have to respond "with collective play".
"Juve is one of the contenders to win this Champions League. We have come with the idea of being able to stay, to have our recognition. The rest is very attractive. We are looking forward to this tie. We want to be protagonists in the match," Emery said at the press conference.
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