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Domestic form unwelcome as Juve host Sevilla
Juventus' coach from Italy Massimiliano Allegri. AFP PHOTO
Football, Oversea's Football Leagues, Sports
September 27, 2015

Domestic form unwelcome as Juve host Sevilla

Juventus host Sevilla hoping to continue their positive start to this

season’s Champions League in a group D encounter that will see both

sides endeavour to leave their poor domestic form well behind them.

Juventus’s stock among Europe’s football elite rose considerably

after they became the first Italian team since Inter Milan in 2010 to

reach last season’s final, where they were outclassed 3-1 by Barcelona.

But hopes of a repeat this year are already looking slim, if Juve’s

disappointing start to the fledgling Serie A season is anything to go by

— although Sevilla are in similar straits. 

While Juventus have dropped to 15th place with just five points from

six games — their worst start to a season since 1969-70 — Sevilla sit

just two points off the relegation zone in La Liga after six games.

Both have struggled to adapt to a significant turnover of players

over the summer, although in Europe’s premier club competition both,

ironically, have made impressive starts.

Juve claimed a shock 2-1 win at Manchester City thanks to goals in

open play from Mario Mandzukic and Alvaro Morata, while Sevilla kicked

off their campaign with a 3-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach.

But in a matter of weeks the landscape has changed dramatically for

the Italian champions, whose confidence levels — if Saturday’s 2-1

defeat at Napoli was anything to go by — look uncharacteristically low.

Mandzukic is sidelined as he recovers from a thigh strain, while

Juve’s dysfunctioning midfield is in dire need of Claudio Marchisio, who

is also out with a thigh injury.

The only good news for Allegri’s men of late is the return to the

squad of Swiss wing-back/defender Stephan Lichsteiner following his

speedy recovery from a head knock.

Midfielder Sami Khedira also trained with the squad on Monday, but

the German, whose Juve debut lasted only 25 minutes into a pre-season

friendly against Marseille on August 1, is not expected to be match fit

until next weekend. 

With four consecutive league titles under their belt and having won

their first league and Cup double last season for the first time in 20

years, the impact of Juve’s domestic woes cannot be underestimated.

When club captain and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon gave a rare

television interview on Sunday, it was seen as a collective mea culpa

but also an impassioned call to arms.

“We have to put aside all talk of the scudetto for the next few months,” Buffon said.

“The distance (between Juventus and the top of the league) is so

great that we can’t allow ourselves to get carried away by flights of

fancy.”

Buffon added: “We have to roll up our sleeves, get our hands dirty

and deal with the situation. We know what we need to change to improve,

and we’ll be taking it now match by match.

“The Champions League is a beautiful showcase, and it’s now a chance

for us to regain a certain degree of certainty and enthusiasm. 

“We need a ferocious, determined approach to Sevilla. It’s a game we want to win.”

If Sevilla are to travel with confidence to Manchester City in three

weeks time, a result at Juventus Stadium would be welcomed by Unai

Emery’s men.

The Andalusians may have been decimated by injury, with Beto, Adil

Rami, Daniel Carrico, Nico Pareja, Ever Banega and Gael Kakuta all

missing out through injury, but Emery’s side are no strangers to tough,

European fixtures.

The Spaniards are the defending Europa League champions and although

they expect to be facing another testing game, Emery said: “We want to

love the Champions League like we did the Europa League.

“We are going there with the idea of enjoying the experience and improving.

“Juventus were the Champions League finalists, they are a great team, although at the moment they are a bit below that level.

“I am sure in the Champions League they will perform very well.”

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