Juventus journey to the Netherlands with a slender 2-1 benefit over PSV Eindhoven forward of their second leg knockout spherical play-off encounter on Wednesday night.
Forward of their Champions League showdown, check out 5 hanging stats earlier than the match-up towards the Dutch:
FIRST LEG ADVANTAGE | Juventus have at all times progressed of their final 20 Champions Cup/Champions League knockout section double-headers after successful the primary leg, together with all 11 instances within the Champions League (since 1992). Their final defeat was towards Rangers in 1978-79 (1-0 house win and 0-2 away defeat).
THREE’S A CHARM | Juventus have gained each matches towards PSV on this season’s Champions League – solely 5 groups have achieved three wins towards the identical opponent in a single version within the competitors: Ajax v AC Milan (1994-95), Bayern Munich v Actual Madrid (1999-00), Liverpool v PSV (2006-07), Manchester United v Roma (2007-08) and Barcelona v PSG (2014-15).
HOME FORTRESS | PSV have remained unbeaten of their final 12 house matches in main European competitions (7W, 5D), successful their final three. The final time they achieved 4 house wins in a row within the Champions League was between Might and December 2005.
PASS MASTER | 21% of Manuel Locatelli’s passes on this season’s Champions League have been line-breaking passes, the best share for a participant this marketing campaign (min. 500 minutes performed). The Italian is considered one of solely three midfielders with greater than 100 line-breaking passes on this version of the match (103), together with Joshua Kimmich and Angelo Stiller.
DRIBBLING DUO | Due to Francisco Conceicao (23) and Kenan Yildiz (20), that is the primary Champions League season during which two Juventus gamers have accomplished not less than 20 profitable dribbles for the reason that 2014-15 season with Carlos Tevez (29) and Alvaro Morata (20).