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Juventus has experienced the worst week of the Luciano Spalletti era and perhaps one of the most complicated in its recent history, and tonight it is called to redemption against Galatasaray in the return leg of the Champions League playoffs.
After losing 5-2 in Turkey, the Bianconeri team must attempt an almost impossible comeback but above all demonstrate that they are alive following the defeat against Como, which was the third consecutive loss.
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❗️ Chiellini: "A spark is enough, the fans are with us"
Giorgio Chiellini, Director of Football Strategy at Juventus, motivated the pre-match.
"Today is a match where balance is needed above all. The atmosphere in the stadium is electric, it would take, it will take little to bring out that something extra from the fans, then it’s up to the performances. There were boos in the match against Como, but this audience is here with us.
It's a difficult, prohibitive, almost impossible match, it would be a feat, all things you've said many times, these matches often change due to inertia, change with a spark, change with little, it's up to us to stay in the game and try to find them.
I expect something special, the players have it. The goal is to score a goal, it can even be at the end. We need to achieve that something that will lead you to overturn the match. While after the match there is disappointment from the defeat, in these days we need to find the excitement for the comeback, which they will remember for decades. I hope they can also carry this joy for having overturned the first leg."
💪🏻 Spalletti: "We need something uncommon. McKennie's role..."
Before the match against Galatasaray, Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti spoke to Prime Video.
"These are feelings of great evenings, of uncommon, not normal matches. It is clear that feats like the one needed in the evening of this match are built through the quality of the entire team, not behind a play by a single player, behind a behavior of balance, behind an understanding of what the behavior will be within the phases of the match development.
In our opinion, McKennie expresses himself better than anyone by leaving him a bit free behind the forward to act in the spaces he wants, but tonight we have necessities, because they have very strong wingers in one-on-one situations and we have absences that have led us to choose the best available men by placing him in that role."
✅ Official line-ups
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Perin; Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly, McKennie; Thuram, Locatelli, Koopmeiners; Conceicao, David, Yildiz.
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Cakir; Sallai, Sanchez, Bardakci, Jakobs; Torreira, Lemina; Yilmaz, Sara, Lang; Osimhen.
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