The classic match between Juventus host Real Madrid at J Stadium, in the first leg Champions League quarter-finals. Juventus and Madrid clashed 19 times in the European championships. The meeting became the most frequent, after Madrid's Bayern counter that has happened as much as 24 games.
This match will also be a venue for Juventus revenge for the 4-1 defeat of Madrid in the Champions League final last season. Incidentally as reported by Opta, I Bianconeri always qualify every time to meet Los Blancos in the knockout round with the rules of two meetings in the game.
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*Mandzukic has a good record against Madrid
The absence of two pillars due to card accumulation, namely Medhi Benatia and Miralem Pjanic. But it has been recovered some other players to be a risk penalty, namely Juan Cuadrado and Mario Mandzukic.
Cuadrado, who missed for more than four months, scored in his comeback last weekend. While Mandzukic has a pretty good individual record each time face Madrid, with already scored three goals and one assist from ten matches.
Had stumbled at the beginning of the season, Los Galacticos has returned to form the best game. They are almost perfect in La Liga Spain and so powerful when you get rid of Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League last.
In addition, Madrid can also reduce its best strength, without any injury disturbances or suspension of card accumulation. Including the main star, Cristiano Ronaldo, who always scored Juventus through a collection of seven goals from five games against Juventus.
This match will also mean special for coach of Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, who for the first time returned to Turin with the position of coach. In addition to the legend of El Real, Zizou is also a Juventus legend, who has played for five seasons, and has given various prestigious titles.
Madrid predicted would dominate the game even if the game is played at J Stadium. Even so Juve can kill instantly through counterattack and its deadly effectiveness. Juventus so seeded a positive result in this match.
