Juventus have came upon the identities of the eight golf equipment they’ll face within the Champions League group stage, and their most anticipated fixture is in opposition to Actual Madrid.
The draw came about in Monte Carlo on Thursday afternoon.
The Bianconeri sneaked into Europe’s elite membership competitors following a dramatic Serie A season finale. Manuel Locatelli’s late spot-kick secured a 3-2 win over Venezia, which allowed the Previous Woman to pip Roma for fourth place and their place alongside Napoli, Inter and Atalanta.
Based mostly on the UEFA rating, Juventus had been positioned in Pot 2, however the brand new format (first adopted final season) ensures that every participant will play in opposition to two golf equipment from each pot of their eight group-stage fixtures. Every staff will play 4 fixtures at house and 4 on the street.
Juventus to play Actual Madrid, BVB & one other six opponents in UCL group stage
As for Juventus, their two opponents from Pot 1 will probably be Actual Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
The Bianconeri will tackle Los Merengues on the Stadio Bernabeu within the Spanish capital. That is thought-about some of the prestigious fixtures of the match, as the 2 sides clashed heads on numerous events up to now, together with the finals of the 1998 and 2017 editions.
Juve’s conflict in opposition to BVB can also be a replay of one other shedding effort within the Champions League closing, notably the 1997 version. The Serie A giants will host Niko Kovac’s males on the Allianz Stadium.
From Pot 2, Juventus picked up fellow closing strugglers, Benfica, whom they may meet in Turin. In addition they have one other journey to Spain, as they’ll be hosted by Villarreal.
Along with Benfica, Juventus may even host one other Lisbon-based large within the form of Sporting CP, whom they picked up from Pot 3. They may even must journey to Norway for a gathering in opposition to Bodo/Glimt.
From Pot 4, Juventus will host Cyprus representatives, Pavos, who will probably be making their Champions League debut, and can tackle Monaco away from house.
UEFA will unveil the schedule on Saturday, however the first matchday will happen between September 16 and 18.
Juventus opponents in Champions League group stage
Pot 1:Borussia Dortmund (house), Actual Madrid (away)
Pot 2: Benfica (house), Villarreal (away)
Pot 3: Sporting CP (house), Bodo/Glimt (away)
Pot 4: Pafos (house), Monaco (away)
