UEFA Champions League 2018/19: Matchday 1
- Juventus V Young Boys
- Venue: Juventus Stadium
- Date: Tuesday, 02 October
- Kick-off time: 5:55 PM
Juventus will be without Cristiano Ronaldo as they host Young Boys in their second Group H game of the Champions League 2018-19 campaign.
Ronaldo was shown a straight red card after an altercation with Valencia defender Jeison Murillo, though Juventus went on to win 2-0 in Spain courtesy of two Miralem Pjanic penalties.
The former Real Madrid star will sit on Tuesday night’s clash and be back for the trip to face Manchester United on game week three, with the Red Devils currently top after beating Young Boys 3-0 in Bern.
As mentioned above, there's no Ronaldo (suspended for a friendly hair-ruffle against Valencia) or Costa, who has injured his left ankle and right thigh, for Juventus - with Sami Khedira also set to miss out with an injury.
Mattia De Sciglio is unlikely to be risked for a game Juventus should win comfortably, but Paulo Dybala should come in for his first Champions League action of the season in place of the suspended Ronaldo.
Injured quartet Pedro Teixeira, Jordan Lotomba, Gregory Wüthrich and Djibril Sow are all doubts for Young Boys, which would matter more if they were playing a team they might beat, rather than Juventus. But they're playing Juventus. So.
Possible Line Ups:
Juventus (4-3-3): Perin; Cancelo, Benatia, Chiellini, Sandro; Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernadeschi, Mandzukic, Dybala.
Young Boys (4-4-2): Ballmoos; Mbabu, Bergen, Camara, Benito; Fassnacht, Sanogo, Aebischer, Sulejmani; Hourau, Assale.
Betting & Match Odds
Juventus are priced at odds of winning 1.151 according to
VBet, while a draw is available at 8.01. A win for Young Boys are priced at 19.00.
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