Broadcast info
Who's playing: After crashing out in the round of 16 last season, Juventus will be looking to do much better in this season's Champions League. But first, the Bianconeri must take care of business against Portuguese champions Porto.
What time: Wednesday, February 22nd at 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/19:45 GMT/20:45 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at Estádio do Dragão. Porto's home ground is the second largest in Portugal and seats up to 52,000 fans.
Which channel:
- In the USA: Fox Sports 2 USA, SiriusXM FC, Fox Sports GO, fuboTV, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, FOX Deportes
- In Portugal: Sport TV1
- In Italy: RSI La 2, PremiumSport HD, Premium Play
- In the UK: BT Sport 3, BT Sport Live Streaming
- In Canada: TSN4, TSN GO
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Match facts & stats
- Porto are unbeaten at home (W14 D5) since a 3-1 reverse against Sporting Clube de Portugal on April 30th
- Porto have won their last six league games
- The Dragons are unbeaten in their last seven (W3 D4) home encounters with Italian visitors
- Their overall record against Serie A sides is W8 D9 L11
- Porto are aiming to reach the quarter-finals for the sixth time
- Juventus are aiming for their their tenth quarter-final in the UEFA Champions League but just their third in the last seven attempts
- La Vecchia Signora beat Porto 2-1 in the 1984 European Cup Winners' Cup final in Basel
- Juventus's 11 meetings with Portuguese sides have ended W5 D2 L4 (W1 D1 L3 away)
- All of their losses have been against Benfica
- The last time Iker Casillas faced Juventus, it was with Real Madrid, who lost 3-2 on aggregate during the 2014/2015 Champions League semi-finals
- The Bianconeri won all three of their away fixtures in the Champions League group stages, and since matchday six, have lost just one game across all comps (in regulation time) - a 2-1 defeat to Fiorentina on January 15th.
Juventus aiming to improve after last season's Champions League disaster
Last season, Juventus ended up having to face Bayern Munich at this juncture. A 2-2 draw in Turin was not enough, as the Bavarians managed to beat them 4-2 in a thrilling clash that went to extra-time. This time around, although die Roten did finish second, meaning that the Bianconeri could have been paired with them yet again, Massimiliano Allegri's side have avoided the German champions for now.
Porto are the opponent that stand between La Vecchia Signora and a spot in the final eight. On paper, the Portuguese outfit may seem an easier foe than teams like Real Madrid or Bayern, but one can certainly bet that this will be a match the reigning Serie A champs will be taking quite seriously. However, the fact that Leonardo Bonucci will miss out due to disciplinary issues is a major gamble on Allegri's part. Still, his 4-2-3-1 formation has been a resounding success since he employed it for the first time against Lazio, and he will be expected to use it again in Porto, with Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Juan Cuadrado, and Miralem Pjanic all featuring at the same time.
Not only does this new offensive formation help them fire in the goals, but Juve have also tightened things up even more at the back. La Vecchia Signora are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Porto and will be fancying their chances at heading back to Turin with a vital away win in hand.
Still, the Portuguese side will have other ideas. They are on a six match winning streak and have not lost at home since last April. It will also be an interesting duel of sorts between two veteran shot-stoppers: Iker Casillas and Gianluigi Buffon. Both stars will be hoping to inspire his respective side in what could be an interesting tactical battle from kick-off to the time the final whistle is blown.
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