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The UEFA Champions League returns with a fresh set of fixtures as Villarreal play host to Juventus at the Estadio de la Cerámica on Tuesday.
The hosts head into the game unbeaten in their last four outings, while the Italian outfit are unbeaten in each of their last seven across all competitions.
Villarreal maintained their fine form in La Liga as they claimed an emphatic 4-1 victory away to Granada last Saturday.
Unai Emery’s men, who are currently sixth in the league standings, have now turned their attention to the Champions League where they finished second in Group F, one point off first-placed Manchester United.
Villarreal are currently unbeaten in each of their last four games, claiming three wins and one draw since a 1-0 loss against Elche on January 16.
Meanwhile, Juventus head into Tuesday’s game unbeaten in each of their last seven games, dating back to their Super Cup loss against Inter Milan back in January.
They will now look to pick up where they left off in the Champions League group stages, where they picked up five wins from six games and finished top of Group H.
However, Juventus have failed to win any of their last three away games and will be looking to end this dry spell.
Villarreal vs Juventus Head-To-Head
This will be the first meeting between the sides and they will both be looking to begin their rivalry on a winning note.
Villarreal Form Guide: L-W-W-D-W
Juventus Form Guide: D-W-W-D-D
Villarreal vs Juventus Team News
Villarreal
The Spanish outfit will be without the services of Gerard Moreno, Francis Coquelin and Ruben Pena, who are all recuperating from injuries. Etienne Capoue is also an injury doubt for Villarreal.
Injured: Gerard Moreno, Francis Coquelin, Ruben Pena
Doubtful: Etienne Capoue
Suspended: None
Juventus
Federico Chiesa, Leonardo Bonucci, Daniele Rugani and Giorgio Chiellini have all been sidelined through injuries. Meanwhile, Luca Pellegrini is a major doubt after coming off injured against Torino on Friday.
Injured: Federico Chiesa, Leonardo Bonucci, Daniele Rugani, Giorgio Chiellini
Doubtful: Luca Pellegrini
Suspended: None
Villarreal vs Juventus Predicted XI
Villarreal Predicted XI (4-3-3): Sergio Asenjo; Serge Aurier, Raul Albiol, Pau Torres, Alfonso Pedraza; Manu Trigueros, Moi Gomez, Dani Parejo; Samuel Chukwueze, Boulaye Dia, Arnaut Danjuma
Juventus Predicted XI (4-3-3): Wojciech Szczęsny; Juan Cuadrado, Danilo, Matthijs De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Manuel Locatelli, Denis Zakaria, Paulo Dybala; Federico Bernardeschi, Alvaro Morata, Dusan Vlahovic
Villarreal vs Juventus Prediction
Juventus head into the game with several injury concerns down the spine of the team, making Villarreal slight favorites. However, we are backing the Italians to frustrate their efforts and force a share of the spoils.
Prediction: Villarreal 1-1 Juventus
