Juventus and Manchester City are each in dire need of a win as they prepare for an intriguing UEFA Champions League encounter in Turin.
City twice battled back from behind to draw 2-2 at Crystal Palace last weekend but have now won just one of their past nine matches across all competitions.
There were a couple of surprise inclusions in Pep Guardiola’s travelling party to Italy but injuries continue to bite for the Premier League champions.
Juve are still acclimatising to life under the highly regarded Thiago Motta. They have become draw specialists, finishing all square in nine of their 15 undefeated Serie A games. Each of Juventus’s past four games across all competitions have finished honours even.
The Sporting News looks at the latest team news for this fixture.
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Motta was boosted by the return of striker Dusan Vlahovic from a thigh injury at the weekend and his first-choice No. 9 is in from kickoff tonight.
Danilo captained his former club, while Douglas Luiz and Weston McKennie recovered from their respective setbacks to be named as substitutes.
Juventus line-up (4-2-3-1, left to right): De Gregorio (GK) – Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Danilo – Locatelli, Thuram – Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz – Vlahovic
Juventus subs: Perin (GK), Pinsoglio (GK), McKennie, Adzic, Fagioli, Weah, Luiz, Rouhi, Mbangula
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Phil Foden (illness) and Mateo Kovacic (muscle) returned to training on Tuesday and are part of City’s 22-man traveling squad. Both are on the bench, but their on-field involvement will likely be minimal.
Guardiola has made minimal adjustments despite Sunday’s derby against Manchester United on the horizon. Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan are making their third start in 8 days.
Rico Lewis will miss the United match after being sent off at Palace but retains his place in an unchanged back four along with under-fire captain Kyle Walker.
Man City lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Ederson (GK) — Walker, Dias, Gvardiol, Lewis — De Bruyne, Gundogan, Grealish — Silva, Haaland, Doku
Manchester City substitutes: Ortega (GK), Hudson (GK), Kovacic, Savinho, Nunes, Foden, Wright, Simpson-Pusey, O’Reilly, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand
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Dom is the Senior Content Creator at Sporting News UK. In the past he worked as a fan logo editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he gained more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news outlets. Dom has covered primary outdoor football events, adding Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St. Petersburg respectively, as well as high-profile foreign matches from the Premier League, Champions League and England. Cricket and boxing are his other main sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from the ring.