Juventus (0) vs Atletico Madrid (2), Rd of 16 2nd Leg, RTE2 & BT Sport 3, 8pm

Mr.Nice Guy

2nd Leg Match Odds

Juventus 4/6
Draw 13/5
Atletico Madrid4/1


To qualify

Juventus 31/10
Atletico Madrid 2/7

A Champions League contender is guaranteed to fall tonight but will it be the Serie A champions-in-waiting, or the team sitting second in La Liga?

The home side are missing Alex Sandro through suspension, while Khedira, Barzagli, De Sciglio and Douglas Costa aren't fit enough to feature. The visitors will be without Diego Costa and Partey who are suspended, while Hernandez and Filipe Luis are ruled out through injury.

How do you see this one going?

I think Juve can still do it. Normally I wouldn't give a team in their predicament much of a hope against Atletico, but most sides don't have a player like Ronaldo. If he can capture some of the form he showed in the latter stages of the competition last year I could see this game being taken to Extra-Time and possibly pens. Question is can Juve keep out Atletico at the other end? Morata looks likely to start and it would be some story if he finishes off his former side tonight.

GavRedKing

I can see a very cynical type Atletico performance tonight.

Sit deep and take fouls in non dangerous positions and try and shut Juventus down for the first half.

If any team and manager are capable of it, its Simeone and Atletico.

I cant see Juventus turning it around, they'll need an exceptional performance 1 - 11 to overturn this game but I suppose with Ronaldo in your side, you cant really rule them out.

Its a cliché but the first goal is massive tonight, if Juve get it early they'll smell blood, if Atleti score anytime, the game is pretty much done and dusted.

Juicy game between two great teams
Can't wait

charolais0153

Juventus have to score in the first half. Need to make them sweat. Athletico are going to be dangerous on the counter though.

ERG89

Juventus: Szczesny; Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Spinazzola; Can, Pjanic, Matuidi; Bernardeschi, Mandzukic; Ronaldo

Juventus bench: Perin, Caceres, Dybala, Kean, Rugani, Bentancur, Nicolussi Caviglia

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Arias, Gimenez, Godin, Juanfran; Koke, Rodrigo, Saul, Lemar; Griezmann; Morata

Atletico Madrid bench: Adan, Savic, Montero, Vitolo, Mikel Carro, Kalinic, Correa


Might work but Spinazzola & Bernadeschi is a risk.

stesaurus

Juve win but Atleti to qualify. Perfect home leg from them

Strumms

First goal is key. Athletico get it, tie over. Juventus and it will be VERY interesting !

TheRiverman

Is that a young Martin Kemp on the RTE panel tonight ��

Fromvert

I think that's a goal

BorneTobyWilde

Should be a goal, keeper had no control of the ball.

Mr.Nice Guy

Good start by Juve but need the goal to show for it or it will end up like Dortmund vs Spurs.

GLaDOS

Fromvert wrote: »

I think that's a goal

Can see it given either way. Id say its a goal, but can understand the decision. Would have liked ot as a neutral!

Gbear

Awful decision.

Rugby refs don't always get it right but it's incredible how much better they are at those sorts of straightforward calls.

Whether it's poorly worded laws or just crap refs, they don't seem to o that sort of obvious error.

monkey9

In real time, it looked like the ref got it wrong, but looking at the replay it's the right decision. Keeper wasn't in full control, but Ronaldo did foul him. No clear and obvious error on the referee's part for VAR to overrule it.

Vincent Vega

Completely took out Oblak. Clear to see why it's not been given.

Utopia Parkway

Nearly forgot that Can and his beautiful hair went to Juve.

Fromvert

GLaDOS wrote: »

Can see it given either way. Id say its a goal, but can understand the decision. Would have liked ot as a neutral!

Yeah can see why it's not given, very tough call even with the replay. Ronaldo gets the ball before he has control but does stop him from being part of the play after that.

Gbear

Fromvert wrote: »

Yeah can see why it's not given, very tough call even with the replay. Ronaldo gets the ball before he has control but does stop him from being part of the play after that.

But that's only because the keeper clatters into him.
It's not Ronaldo's job to get out of the keeper's way. If that was the case then any time a keeper cleans out an attacker diving at a ball at their feet, it'd be automatically a foul on the keeper.

Ref doing a good job keeping the game flowing

Good watch so far

facehugger99

I really don’t like Atletico.

Hope Juventus knock them out for the good of the competition.

Harry Palmr

Can playing in the Henderson position!

Juventus won't beat 9 centre backs.

Mr.Nice Guy

RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The king!

Harry Palmr

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Can playing in the Henderson position!

Juventus won't beat 9 centre backs.

Well they might!

caviardreams

Super header - great desire from CR7

Game on!

BorneTobyWilde

Great fight to get there ahead of defender, Ronaldo !

charolais0153

Cometh the hour cometh the man

facehugger99

Great goal.

Spideog Rua

Some header

sReq | uTeK

Where is the golden Miller. In doubt hes missing tonight

Fromvert

Great header from Ronaldo

charolais0153

sReq | uTeK wrote: »

Where is the golden Miller. In doubt hes missing tonight

Haha. Apart from goals cr7 is shoite

Decent strike with the free kick

Strumms

The desire with which he beat Godin to get to finish it after being second best...some player.

charolais0153

Fred The Red wrote: »

Decent strike with the free kick

I dont think oblak was letting one in from there. He always semmed to have it covered

charolais0153

charolais0153 wrote: »

I dont think oblak was letting one in from there. He always semmed to have it covered

Probably right.

I'm surprised Ronaldo didn't take it

Mr.Nice Guy

Bernardeschi has justified his selection so far.

monkey9

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Bernardeschi has justified his selection so far.

He's having a really good game so far in a very enjoyable match.

Strumms

Jesus it’s ALL Juve now, camped in the Athletico half, Their defenders can’t get near them.

Nearly! Juve have a tonne of options from crosses and corners

So much threat in the air

Morata is brutal
Awful miss

Mr.Nice Guy

Huge chance for Morata. That would have flattened Juve.

Half-Time. Allegri will be pretty happy with things overall so far.

Strumms

Jesus what a chance, the ball by Koke...

Strumms

Strumms wrote: »

Jesus what a chance, the ball by Koke...

Enjoyable first half

Rayne Wooney

How did video officials get that wrong?

He was 100% entitled to go for that ball

How often do you see a keeper coming out to punch a ball and clattering into several players?

Kevin Finnerty

Who's that baldy lad on Network 2? Fancy's himself.

Mr.Nice Guy

RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

He's done it again!

That man again on the big stage

gimli2112

Ronaldo is just a monster

Spideog Rua

Ronaldo is incredible in the air

Kevin Finnerty

Brilliant goal. Some man

Griezmann did a full 180 when he had a chance to kick on which started the whole move for the goal. So negative they dont deserve much imo.