RB Leipzig are set for another stern test in the UEFA Champions League as they host Juventus at the Red Bull Arena on Wednesday.
With a daunting fixture list ahead, Leipzig arguably faces the toughest challenge in the league phase. After a narrow defeat on Matchday 1, courtesy of a late Atletico Madrid goal, they now prepare to take on an unbeaten Juventus side.
In addition to Juventus, Leipzig’s schedule features heavyweight clashes with Inter Milan and Liverpool, both significant matchups. The German side will also have to fend off the threats from Sporting CP, the reigning Portuguese champions, and Aston Villa, one of the Premier League’s top-performing teams. This makes Leipzig’s group-stage fixtures among the most difficult in this year’s competition.
RB Leipzig vs Juventus Team News & Tactics
RB Leipzig
Probable Lineup (4-4-2): Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba, Raum; Baumgartner, Seiwald, Vermeeren, Simons; Sesko, Openda
Juventus
Probable Lineup (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Danilo, Kalulu, Bremer, Cabal; Locatelli, Luiz; Gonzalez, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic
Key Stats
- Juventus are unbeaten in all competitions this season, having conceded just one goal so far.
- Juventus remain the only team in Europe’s top five leagues yet to concede a goal in domestic play.
- RB Leipzig have suffered only one defeat in their last 19 matches across all competitions.
- Leipzig are currently on a club-record run of Bundesliga matches without a loss.
- Dusan Vlahovic has contributed to four goals in eight UEFA Champions League appearances for Juventus (2 goals, 2 assists), with assists in his last two games. Only three Juventus players have recorded assists in three consecutive UCL games: Alessandro Del Piero (1998), Zinedine Zidane (1998/99), and Juan Cuadrado (2020/21, four consecutive games).
Player to Watch
Benjamin Sesko
Prediction
RB Leipzig 2-2 Juventus
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