One more victory will put Juventus through to the knockout rounds and, after beating Olympique Lyonnais through Juan Cuadrado's goal on matchday three, they will be confident of completing the job.• Gianluigi Buffon saved a penalty from Alexandre Lacazette and continued to keep the home team at bay even after Juve had lost Mario Lemina to a second yellow card. Previous meetings• Juventus won home and away when the sides met in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League quarter-final.• Samuel Umtiti's own goal gave Juve a 2-1 second-leg win in Turin (and 3-1 success overall) after Jimmy B... UEFA.com - News
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Iniesta hurt, Wenger denied, Juventus lose to Milan
Group AArsenal 0-0 MiddlesbroughArsenal were denied their seventh consecutive Premier League victory by a Middlesbrough team that fashioned the better opportunities in north London. It was a frustrating way for Gunners manager Arsène Wenger to mark his 67th birthday. Paris Saint-Germain v MarseilleSunday, 20:45CETLugano 2-2 Basel (Mariani 63, Alioski 75pen; Delgado 51, Callà 88pen)Davide Callà maintained Basel's unbeaten Super League record in 2016/17, converting a spot kick with two minutes remaining after Éder Balanta... UEFA.com - News
Gonzalo Higuain Transfer: Why Juventus Paid Ransom For Argentina, Napoli Striker
Share this: Gonzalo Higuain has played the bulk of his career in the shadow of more illustrious teammates at club and international levels, but the business of soccer has pushed him further into the limelight. Higuain on Tuesday completed a £75.3 million (€90 million/$99 million) transfer from Napoli to Juventus, the Italian clubs announced on Twitter. Juventus will pay the mammoth fee, which equals Higuain’s release clause, in two installments over the next year. La Juventus Football Club ha esercitato la clausola rescissoria per l’acquisizione delle prestazioni sportive di Gonzalo Gerardo Higuain. — Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) July 26, 2016 The transfer sets a record for highest fee paid between two teams in the same domestic league, surpassing Fernando Torres’ £50 million move from Liverpool
Bayern boss Guardiola gives Juventus credit
Josep Guardiola gives Juventus maximum credit for their resilienceBayern defeated once in last 15 games; Juve have lost one in 19Juve without Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Claudio MarchisioBianconeri fought back from two goals down to draw first leg 2-2Juventus press conference scheduled for 18.00CETPossible lineupsBayern: Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Alaba, Bernat; Vidal, Alonso; Robben, Müller, Costa; Lewandowski.Out: Boateng (adductors), Badstuber (ankle)Doubtful...
Bayern, Arsenal, City beaten; Juventus, Paris win
Bayern 1-2 Mainz (Robben 64; Samperio 26, Córdoba 86)Bayern suffered their first home defeat of the season, and their first loss in 13 matches in all competitions. Arjen Robben's second goal in three games was not enough to prevent a reverse that left Josep Guardiola's side five points clear of second-placed Dortmund. Bayern had won all of their previous 15 home games this season.Internazionale Milano 3-0 Juventus (Brozović 16 82pen, Perišić 49) (aet, Juve win 5-3 on penalties)Holders Juve looked certain to reach another Coppa Italia final when they beat Inter 3-0 in the home leg of their semi-final on 27 January, but they were under ...
Allegri: courage cause of Juventus comeback
Juventus come from two goals down to draw with BayernMassimiliano Allegri wants Juve to repeat their second-half showing in Munich"We've got to do better than we did in the first half" says Juve coachJosep Guardiola says Bayern "controlled the game"Second leg takes place at Fußball Arena München on 16 MarchMassimiliano Allegri, Juventus coachWe've got to build on the second half, when the lads did well. Let's not forget Bayern's excellent technical quality, which meant we struggled in the first half, although we didn't allow the...
Chelsea hit form, Juventus on top of Serie A
SATURDAYChelsea 5-1 Newcastle United (Diego Costa 5, Pedro Rodríguez 9 59, Willian 17, Traoré 83; Townsend 90)Chelsea's biggest Premier League win of the campaign was tempered by an injury to captain John Terry, who was replaced by Abdul Baba Rahman seven minutes before half-time. On target in an FA Cup tie last month, Bertrand Traoré, 20, opened his league account for the Blues, now 12 unbeaten since the departure of José Mourinho.Juventus 1-0 Napoli (Zaza 88)Substitute Simone Zaza settled the Serie A summit meeting in Juventus' favour with a fine left-footed strike from outside the penalty area. The Bianconer...