Returning to the Champions League after a season absence, Juventus faces Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven at Turin to open the competition adopting a new format.
JUV vs PSV Match Details
Date: Saturday 31 August 2024
Time: 18:45 (CET), 22:15 (IST)
Venue: Juventus Stadium, Turin
JUV vs PSV Match Preview
Starting a new era under Italian legend Thiago Motta with back-to-back 3-0 wins, Juventus lost their groove with consecutive goalless draws following it. The latest came against Empoli away but their solidity of keeping four clean sheets in a row to start the Serie A season, just the fifth time in their history, will motivate them to turn the screw at the other end. The Bianconeri sits third a point behind the top spot in the league and will want to carry the momentum at the continental level to create some sparks there. Juventus faced a ban from European competition last season but finishing third helped them return to the Champions League with the competition going through major changes. The Italian heavyweights will face PSV, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Lille, Aston Villa, Manchester City and Benfica in the League Phase battling to be in the top eight. They will want a positive start with the Dutch champions visiting them for a first competitive meeting in the tournament opener on Tuesday.
PSV Eindhoven returned to the summit of Eredivisie after six seasons under the tutorship of Peter Bosz. The remarkable campaign saw them amassing 91 points from 34 games, scoring an astonishing 111 goals and suffering just one defeat. The club has also maintained their form in the new season by winning five out of the first five matches and keeping clean sheets in the previous two. PSV have also won 11 of the last 12 games and reached the last 16 stage in their return to the Champions League since the 2018-19 season. However with the competition format changing and the prospect of facing more heavyweights than ever, the challenges become tougher. The Dutch champions will face Juventus, Sporting CP, PSG, Girona, Shakhtar, Red Star and Liverpool in a crunching League Phase. They make the trip to Turin for the opener having lost 11 of their last 12 away games in the Champions League with a 3-2 victory over Sevilla in 2023 a sole positive result.
Recent Form (all competitions)
JUV: DDWW
PSV: WWWW
JUV vs PSV Team News
Francisco Conceicao continues to struggle with a calf injury and might not be available for the clash. However, Timothy Weah has returned from a thigh problem and could be an option to use for Juventus. The away side PSV has concerns about Hirving Lozano’s fitness, while Noa Lang, Rick Karsdorp, Sergino Dest, and Armando Obispo remain absent due to their respective injuries.
JUV vs PSV Predicted Lineups
Juventus
Perin; Kalulu, Gatti, Bremer, Cabal; Locatelli, Fagioli; Cambiaso, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic
PSV
Benitez; Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Junior; Til, Schouten, Veerman; Bakayoko, De Jong, Tillman
JUV vs PSV Dream11 Match Prediction
The sides are in prime form and expected to give a tough fight even though Juventus have the home advantage. Their clean sheet streak could be broken while PSV are expected to maintain their 18-game scoring streak in all competitions. We predict a 1-1 draw.
JUV vs PSV Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Gustavo Til
Vice-captain Picks: Luuk de Jong, Dusan Vlahovic, Teun Koopmeiners
Our top pick for the JUV vs PSV Dream11 team is Gustavo Til with three goals and two assists in five Eredivisie games this season.
JUV vs PSV Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Perin (Cr - 8)
DEF: Gatti (Cr - 8), Bremer (Cr - 8), Boscagli (Cr - 8)
MID: Tillman (Cr - 9, Pts - 249), Til (Cr - 8.5), Veerman (Cr - 8.5), Koopmeiners (7.5)
FW: De Jong (Cr - 9), Vlahovic (Cr - 9), Yildiz (Cr - 8)
Vice-captain: Luuk de Jong
Captain: Gustavo Til
