Juventus has experienced the worst week of the Luciano Spalletti era, and perhaps one of the most complicated in its recent history, and tonight is called upon to redeem itself against Galatasaray in the return leg of the Champions League playoffs.
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After losing 5-2 in Turkey, the Bianconeri must attempt an almost impossible comeback, but above all, they need to prove they are still alive following the defeat to Como, which was their third consecutive loss.
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💪🏻 Spalletti: "We need something out of the ordinary. McKennie's role…"
Before the match against Galatasaray, Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti spoke to Prime Video.
"These are the feelings of great nights, of matches that are not ordinary, not normal. It's clear that feats like the one we need tonight are built through the quality of the entire team, not behind a single player's move, but through balanced behavior, and understanding of what the behavior will be during the phases of the match's development.
In our opinion, McKennie performs better than anyone else when we give him a bit of freedom behind the striker to move into the spaces he wants, but tonight we have certain needs, because they have very strong wingers in one-on-one situations and we have some absences that have led us to choose the best available players, putting him in that role."
✅ The official line-ups
JUVENTUS (4-3-3): Perin; Kalulu, Gatti, Kelly, McKennie; Thuram, Locatelli, Koopmeiners; Conceicao, David, Yildiz.
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1): Cakir; Sallai, Sanchez, Bardakci, Jakobs; Torreira, Lemina; Yilmaz, Sara, Lang; Osimhen.
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