Interestingly, both Sevilla and Juventus have had their respective struggles to their domestic campaigns, but have seen things improve in recent times. For Los Rojiblancos, things have picked up, especially at home in which they have won five out of their last six games in all competitions, with confidence boosting victories over powerful La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid. And for the Bianconeri, five straight league wins have taken them from the bottom half of the table into putting pressure on the likes of Roma for a top-four spot heading into the Christmas break.
Sevilla
Although they enjoyed success by winning the Europa League last season - becoming the first team to win it back-to-back, European competition has not been so kind to Unai Emery's men this season. Having being placed in the toughest quartet, with Manchester City, Juventus, and Borussia Moenchengladbach for company, the hosts have struggled and with four Champions League losses, sit bottom of the pack.
However, all is not lost. Although their four UCL defeats in this campaign alone are as many as they had suffered in their past 17 games, the Europa League is still up for grabs. Unfortunately, their fate is not entirely in their own hands. They will need to beat Juventus and hope that Manchester City can defeat Borussia Moenchengladbach in order to beat the German side to a third-place and automatic entry into the Europa League round of 32.
One player eager to make his mark will be Fernando Llorente, who previously plied his trade for la Vecchia Signora before moving on to Sevilla in a free transfer this past summer. The lanky Spaniard did not feature in his side's loss to Turin and would certainly enjoy opening his Champions League account against his former employers.
Despite the tough task ahead, Sevilla might be encouraged by this stat: Juventus have traditionally not fared well against Spanish sides on Spanish soil. Out of their last eight group stage matches, the Bianconeri have only won once, drawing the other four and losing the other three. Moreover, Sevilla have won ten out of their last 11 home games in European competition but they will need to vastly improve on their poor showing in Turin, which saw them record just one shot on goal.
Emery will welcome Llorente back into the fold, as well as Ever Banega, who has scored twice in their UCL campaign and Benoit Tremoulinas. However, Daniel Carrico, Gael Kakuta, Beto, and Marco Andreolli have not recovered from their respective injuries and will take no part in today's game.
Juventus
Meanwhile, Juventus, after defeating Manchester City in their last fixture have already secured their spot in the round of 16, and only will need one point to take top spot in their group. Of course, la Vecchia Signora, who have yet to lose a group stage match so far will nonetheless hope to earn yet another win and continue in the rich vein of form that has seen them turn things around in Italy after a disappointing start.
Massimiliano Allegri will have to make do without a host of key players, meaning that his team could have a new-look to it as they hope to do a double over the 2014 Europa League winners. For starters, Sami Khedira and Roberto Pereyra are still both out with injury. Patrice Evra, who reportedly suffered a knee injury in the win over Lazio also will miss out, as will new signing Mario Lemina and Martin Caceres. Finally, striker Mario Mandzukic, who netted the game winner against City to fire them into the round of 16 will play no part after coming down with the flu recently.
Nonetheless, the Bianconeri have shown that they have an impressive squad depth, meaning that Alvaro Morata, who has had to resign himself to a substitute's role as of late due to the emerging partnership between Paulo Dybala and Mandzukic will again get his chance to start from the beginning. Despite their poor track record in Spain, Juventus have a good record overall in the Champions League. The 2015 finalists have only lost once in their past 15 games, with nine wins and five draws to make up the other 14 games.
Will los Rojiblancos be able to use their home-field advantage to propel them to a must-win over Juventus? Or will the Bianconeri continue their good European run and finish their group stage campaign on a good note?
Which channel is broadcasting Sevilla vs Juventus on TV or Online?
If you're in Spain - in particular in the lovely city of Seville, you may be heading to the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán to cheer Sevilla (or perhaps Juventus) on live. For the rest of us fans, we will have to tune into what should be an interesting clash via TV, computer, phone, or tablet, and LiveSoccerTV.com has plenty of options for viewers residing in the following countries:
- In the USA at 14.45 EST on: Fox Soccer 2GO USA, ESPN3 USA
- In Spain at 20.45 CET on: beIN Sports Connect S.P.
- In Italy at 20.45 CET on: PremiumSport HD
- In the UK at 19.45 GMT on: BT Sport Live Streaming, BT Sport Extra
- In Canada at 14.45 ET on: TSN4
If you live outside one of these countries, simply check out our Sevilla vs Juventus broadcast page for viewing options and times for wherever you call home.
*NOTE: Live broadcast listings are subject to change*
Team sheets for Sevilla vs Juventus
Sevilla's lineup: Rico, Coke, Rami, Kolo, Tremoulinas; N'Zonzi, Krychowiak, Vitolo, Banega, Konoplyanka, Llorente.
Juventus' lineup: Buffon, Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Barzagli, Bonucci, Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Pogba, Sturaro, Morata, Dybala.
Sevilla's subs: Soria, Escudero, Mariano Ferreira, Krohn-Dehli, Iborra, Reyes, Gameiro.
Juventus' subs: Neto, Rugani, Vitale, Pellini, Cuadrado, Morselli.
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