Broadcast info
Who's playing: Juventus will be eager to seek some revenge for their 2015 Champions League final loss as they prepare to take on familiar foe Barcelona in the first leg of the QF's later today.
What time: Tuesday, April 11th at 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/19:45 BST/20:45 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at Juventus Stadium. La Vecchia Signora's famous home ground can seat up to 41,507 fans.
Which channel:
- In the USA: Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Sports GO, fuboTV, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, FOX Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio
- In Italy: RSI La 2, Premium Play, PremiumSport HD, Canale 5
- In Spain: Antena 3, TV3
- In the UK: BT Sport 2, BT Sport Live Streaming
- In Canada: TSN4, TSN GO, TSN1
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Match Facts & Stats
- The last side to beat Juventus at their home ground in European competition was Bayern Munich (April 2013)
- The Bianconeri, since then are unbeaten in 21 European games at Juventus Stadium: W12 D9
- Barcelona have won 23 of their last 29 matches in the Champions League
- The Blaugrana also have scored at least two goals in 24 of their last 30 matches in this competition
- Barcelona's record in two-legged ties against Italian clubs is W8 L3
- The Blaugrana's record away to Serie A clubs is W6 D9 L5
- Juventus have won 6 of their last 7 matches in the Champions League
- La Vecchia Signora also have kept a clean sheet in 6 of their last 8 matches in the UCL
- Barça are in the quarter-finals for a record tenth season in a row. Their record in the last eight of the European Cup overall is W14 L4
- This is Juve's 17th European Cup quarter-final – their record reads W11 L5
- However, whilst this is their tenth quarter-final of the UEFA Champions League era, it's just their third in the last seven attempts
Re-match of the 2015 final, but with different cast members
Juventus
The last time Juventus met Barcelona was in the 2015 Champions League final. Despite their valiant efforts, the Bianconeri were no match for the Blaugrana and had to settle for a runners-up spot after losing 3-1. Flash-forward nearly two years later and La Vecchia Signora will again have to get past the Spanish giants in order to progress. Gone are players like Arturo Vidal, Paul Pogba, Andrea Pirlo, and Carlos Tevez. In their stead have arrived faces like Gonzalo Higuain, Sami Khedira, Miralem Pjanic, Paulo Dybala, and Mario Mandzukic.
That being said, not all has changed. The famed "BBC" - featuring Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci, and Giorgio Chiellini are all still in a Bianconeri kit, as is legendary shot-stopper Gigi Buffon. That means that their defense is still as strong as ever, and Massimiliano Allegri's side are on course for a sixth straight Scudetto. The Treble dream is still very much alive and well, as Juve are in the finals of the Coppa Italia as well.
However, Allegri's modified formation could see one of the "BBC" sitting this one out, and Dani Alves is in contention to face his old club for the first time since leaving on a free last summer. Juventus come into this game having beaten Chievo at the weekend, which was the result Allegri wanted to see after losing 3-2 to Napoli in the Coppa Italia semi-finals earlier in the week.
Barcelona
Meanwhile, Barcelona come into this match having suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to Malaga. Luis Enrique's side could have taken advantage of Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in order to inch closer to top of the La Liga table, but threw away that golden opportunity. The loss is even more frustrating as Neymar received a red card, and due to dissent, will not be able to feature in the upcoming Clasico tie against Barca's bitter rivals.
The visitors also will be missing key midfielder Sergio Busquets due to a ban which will alter their favored starting XI. Barcelona have indeed had a very interesting UCL campaign to date; they made history in the round of 16 by beating PSG 6-1 at Camp Nou to overturn a 4-0 deficit. No team had ever achieved that, but if anyone can do the nearly impossible, it's the Catalan powerhouse. However, it's important to note that result came at their home ground, where they are indeed a formidable foe, whilst in their travels, the same cannot be said.
Juventus, of course, will represent a much tougher foe than PSG, especially on the defensive front. The Blaugrana could find it quite tough to get a breakthrough at Juventus Stadium, as Bayern Munich are the last side to have traveled to Turin and won at La Vecchia Signora's home base - which was four years ago in April 2013.
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