Juventus – Benfica: a high-stakes European showdown in Turin 
Wednesday night at the Allianz Stadium is loaded. Juve host Benfica — history, pressure and points on the line. After a weekend that left scars in Serie A, this is a chance to reset in the Champions League.
Juventus: must bounce back 
Everything looked set for an easy night against Cagliari on Saturday. Then Juve slipped. An unexpected defeat — their first to the Sardinians in nearly six years — and it hurt both the table and the dressing room. Ten points off the top now, and the title hopes have taken a hammer blow.
Luciano Spalletti hasn’t lost much since he arrived, but the timing couldn’t be worse. Europe follows straight after domestic pain. In the Champions League the mood is better: seven matches unbeaten, six wins, and a decent spot going into matchday seven.
Juve sit 17th with nine points. Enough for the playoffs, but you don’t aim for that. Bottom line: win here, win on the final day, and hope someone else slips so you sneak into the last 16.
Benfica: the side that gives Juve headaches 
If there’s one club that consistently troubles Juventus in Europe, it’s Benfica. The numbers aren’t friendly: seven Portuguese wins in nine meetings, three on the spin, and they’ve often had the upper hand.
The Lisbon side arrive in Turin without too much pressure. Their record against Italian teams is solid, and a recent win at Napoli proved they know how to manage trips like this.
Benfica won’t overhaul anything. The plan is simple: stay calm, let Juve try to dominate, then hit when the moment’s right. It’s a tactic that’s worked plenty of times.
This will be tighter than it looks
Juve will want to show a different face after Cagliari. But given the stakes and the opponent, caution makes sense. Benfica know how to rattle Italian sides, and Juve haven’t always coped well with compact, organised blocks.
This won’t be a goal-fest. One goal, maybe two. Lots of nerves, right to the end.
Likely line-ups
Juventus :
Di Gregorio ; Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso ; Locatelli, Thuram ; Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz ; David
Benfica :
Trubin ; Dedic, Otamendi, Araujo, Dahl ; Barreiro, Aursnes ; Prestianni, Sudakov, Schjelderup ; Pavlidis
Football Prediction Juventus vs Benfica
Juventus to win
Stung where they least expected it, Juve don’t have the luxury of options. Even with a poor head-to-head record, the home crowd and the situation force a reaction. It won’t be tidy. It might not be pretty. But at this stage, sheer survival instinct can swing a result.
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