After a brutal run of results recently, Juventus travelled to Empoli on Saturday evening desperate to return to winning ways. The Bianconeri had lost two of their previous three matches, and they will be pleased to have left the Stadio Castellani with a 2-0 win.
It was not an emphatic victory by any means, but it allows morale to improve ahead of a crucial encounter with Olympiacos . The Greek champions recorded a victory over Juventus last month, a result which leaves the Turin giants needing a dramatic improvement if they are to qualify for the latter stages.
All season, progression in the Champions League has been seen as essential to the future of the Bianconeri , the one area in which Massimiliano Allegri can improve upon the achievements of his predecessor. Now, like Antonio Conte before him, the coach will be judged on his team’s performances in Europe’s elite competition.
Allegri is fully aware of the significance of Tuesday’s match, telling a press conference last week that he believes that encounter “will decide whether we are in or out of the Champions League,” per Football Italia .
That could well prove to be true, and over the following pages is a look at the decisions and the issues that could affect the outcome of the game at Juventus Stadium.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1x113j2
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