The Champions League returns, as does Real Madrid at the Bernabéu 18 days after their last match. He does so by hosting Juventus for the third day of the first phase (9 p.m.). Our team’s objective is to extend its winning streak in the competition after winning six points against Olympique de Marseille (2-1) and Kairat Almaty (0-5).
This will be the first of three demanding consecutive matches that Xabi Alonso‘s men will play at the Bernabéu, where they have won the five matches they have played this season (4 in La Liga and 1 in the Champions League). After this duel against Juventus, they will host Barcelona this Sunday, then Valencia on Saturday November 1st.
“We are prepared and want to achieve a third victory in the Champions League,” explained Xabi Alonso in press conference pre-match. Courtois also spoke, he who can play his 300th match with Real Madrid: “We are playing against a big player in Europe and we will have to play well from the first minute.” One of the keys to winning will be to rely on the great form of Mbappé, who continues eight games scoring.
The adversary’s forces
Juventus goes to the Bernabéu undefeated in this first phase of the competition, after having had two draws against Borussia Dortmund (4-4) and Villarreal (2-2). In the championship, it lost last weekend against Como (2-0), its first setback of the year. Vlahović, with four goals, is his top scorer of the season.
