Bayern Munich vs Juventus : Five Things to Watch For
By Vijay Vemu
It will be a big time second leg clash as Bayern Munich take on Juventus in the Allianz Arena. Who will advance to the next round?
Although Barcelona and Arsenal will steal most of the spotlight in the media for their Champions League clash, there is another tie that will be played on Wednesday. It will be Bayern Munich versus Juventus as that second leg will be good, if not better than the clash at the Camp Nou.
Both teams are coming off victories in their domestic leagues this weekends. Leagues in which they find themselves this week. Bayern Munich continue to run through the Bundesliga as they crushed Werder Bremen 5-0. Thomas Muller scored a brace for the German giants as they racked up win #21 in Germany’s top flight of football. The win helped Bayern Munich stay eight points ahead of second place Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga table.
Meanwhile Juventus kept their lead in Serie A as well with a 1-0 win over Sassuolo. Paulo Dybala scored the game winner for the Old Lady and Gigi Buffon was able to keep another clean sheet as they got the three points. The win helped Juventus maintain the top spot in Italy as they have a six point lead on second place Napoli.
But now the focus for both teams will be on Wednesday’s clash as the two teams are tied 2-2 on aggregate. But Juventus need to score as right now Bayern Munich would advance via the away goal rule. It will be a great game to watch surely. Here are five things to look forward to in this match.
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