Juventus’ last Champions League tie saw them rather comfortably dispatch of Porto as they beat them in both the home and away legs of the clash, with a low key 3-0 aggregate scoreline seeing them through to the quarter finals.
They have followed this with continued Serie A success, with their 2-0 win over Chievo on Saturday putting them six points clear of 2nd placed Roma and their 5-4 aggregate win over Napoli taking them to the Coppa Italia Final as well.
Juventus’ second leg defeat to Napoli in this semi-final is their only loss since the middle of January, with them winning 14 of their 17 matches since then. At home things are even better for them, with them winning all but two of their matches there this season and drawing the remaining two. Both of these draws came in the Champions League group stages though, and they know with a trip to the Camp Nou looming that they could really do with a win on Tuesday.
Whilst Juventus’ last 16 clash was a low key affair, Barcelona’s was anything but. They trailed PSG 4-0 after the first leg in Paris, but they refused to be beaten at the Camp Nou. They went three goals up by the 50th minute, but then an Edinson Cavani goal looked to end the tie, leaving Barcelona needing to score three more without reply.
The 88th minute saw Neymar get the first of these goals, with a controversial penalty from the same player following three minutes later and a stabbed finish from Sergi Roberto in the 95th minute wrapping up one of the most thrilling games of football in recent memory.
That incredible night has been followed by a couple of poor results though. They have won three of their five games since then but have lost twice away from home against Deportivo and Malaga, and away from home they have only won six of their last 12 games and have lost four times.
Barcelona have conceded ten goals in their last five away games, and they’re going up against one of the most clinical strikers in the world in Gonzalo Higuain on Tuesday. The Argentine striker has scored 27 goals for Juventus this season, with three of them coming in the Champions League. He looks the best option for our anytime goalscorer predictions here
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