Spanish giants Real Madrid will host Serie A giants Juventus is the second leg of Champions League semifinal tonight at Santiago Bernabeu.
Kickoff: 19:45 BST
Date: Wednesday, 13 May, 2015
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Possible Line-ups:
Team News:
Real Madrid
- Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is doubtful for this clash after picking up an injury in a league game against Valencia last weekend.
- Boss Carlo Ancelotti is likely to start with Karim Benzema.
- Croatian midfielder Luka Modric remains on the sidelines with injury.
- Sergio Ramos is likely to be back in his defensive role rather than the midfield role which he played in the first leg.
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Juventus
- The away side have Kwadwo Asamoah and Martín Cáceres on the sidelines while the rest squad is fully fit.
- Star midfielder Paul Pogba is back from his injury and is expected to take his place back from Sturaro who started in the first leg.
- Juventus rested nine players on the weekend including Andrea Pirlo and Carlos Tevez. They will have fully fresh players tonight.
Stats:
- Juventus are unbeaten against Real Madrid in the history of Champions League.
- Real Madrid have lost only one of their last 18 home games in Champions League.
- Juventus are unbeaten in their last three away Champions League games.
First Leg Result: Juventus 2 – 1 Real Madrid
Prediction: Real Madrid 2 – 2 Juventus, Cristiano Ronaldo to score a brace.
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