As things stand, Borussia Dortmund currently sit in tenth place. Whilst this is certainly a big improvement for the Bundesliga outfit, who were once in the relegation spots, it still does not look good for their European ambitions. They both have quite some work to do to even secure a Europa League berth, let alone a Champions League position for the 2015/2016 season.
Not surprisingly, Jurgen Klopp's squad have thrown all their efforts to going as far in this year's tournament as possible but will need to overturn a 2-1 loss in their first leg should they want to book their ticket to the final eight.
However, they were able to take advantage of an unfortunate slip by Giorgio Chiellini to earn themselves an away goal. Should they find a way to score - something that they have failed to do in their last couple of games - the pressure will be on for the Bianconeri to find a way to respond in kind.
Unfortunately for Juventus, they will have to make do with midfield star Andrea Pirlo, with the veteran still struggling with a calf injury. Yet, in the first leg, they were robbed of his services early on and still managed to win, so it will be interesting to see how they fare in Germany. Massimiliano Allegri's men, despite leading Serie A by a comfortable 14-point margin have not been impressive since beating their German opponents in the first leg.
First was a draw to a 10-man Roma in a game that surely would have sealed their fourth Scudetto. This was succeeded by a loss to Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia, in which Mohamed Salah snapped their impressive unbeaten home streak stemming back to April 2013.
This was next followed by two wins over Sassuolo and Palermo, teams that many had expected la Vecchia Signora to have no problem getting past. However, they left it quite late in the second half to grind out 1-0 results thanks to goals from Paul Pogba and Alvaro Morata, so naturally, as Serie A's only representative remaining in the Champions League, fans will hope they will fare much better as they seek to move into the quarter-finals.
Last season saw Juventus dumped out of the group stages during the Champions League, and they were unfortunate to be even able to contest the Europa League final in their own stadium. Their dominance in Italy has proven to be a double edged sword as due to an overall lack of competition they have not been troubled much, but have found things much harder unfortunately in Europe.
Impressively, the Turin giants have only lost four times in all competitions and with the domestic title sewn up will be keen on taking one step closer to establishing themselves as a real contender on the bigger stage.
With their failure last season still fresh in Bianconeri fans mind, will the reigning Serie A champions make Italian football proud by securing their spot in the final eight?
Or will they be thwarted by the unpredictable hosts?
Tune in to find out!
Borussia Dortmund vs Juventus team sheets
Dortmund's lineup: Weidenfeller, Subotić, Hummels, Papastathopoulos, Schmelzer, Bender, Gündoğan, Reus, Kampl, Mkhitaryan, Aubameyang.
Juventus' lineup: Buffon, Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra, Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba, Pereyra, Tevez, Morata.
Dortmund's subs: Langerak, Kehl, Kagawa, Błaszczykowski Kirch, Immobile, Ramos.
Juventus' subs: Storari, Barzagli, Ogbonna, Padoin, Pepe, Llorente, Matri.
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