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Bayern Munich vs Juventus : Five Things to Watch For

By Vijay Vemu

MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 12: Players of Muenchen celebrate the 5th team goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and SV Werder Bremen at Allianz Arena on March 12, 2016 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Hassenstein/Getty Images for FC Bayern)
MUNICH, GERMANY - MARCH 12: Players of Muenchen celebrate the 5th team goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and SV Werder Bremen at Allianz Arena on March 12, 2016 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by A. Hassenstein/Getty Images for FC Bayern) /
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TURIN, ITALY – 2016/02/23: JuventusÕ Stefano Sturaro, second from right, celebrates after scoring the equalizer goal during the Champions League first leg round of 16 football match between Juventus and Bayern at the Juventus Stadium, The game ended 2-2. (Photo by Riccardo de Luca/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY – 2016/02/23: JuventusÕ Stefano Sturaro, second from right, celebrates after scoring the equalizer goal during the Champions League first leg round of 16 football match between Juventus and Bayern at the Juventus Stadium, The game ended 2-2. (Photo by Riccardo de Luca/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) /

4. Will Juventus strike on the counterattack once again?

If there is a place where Juventus have a certain advantage against Bayern Munich, it would be the counterattack. There are few teams that are better than Juventus on the counterattack. The ability for them to get forward so quickly and be lethal in their finishing have helped Juve in so many ways. It helped them against Bayern Munich in the first leg.

Mario Mandzukic was able to find Paulo Dybala on the counterattack as he grabbed a goal back for Juventus, catching Bayern out. Then they grabbed an equalizer off a interception that led to a cross that was finished off by Stefano Sturaro. It was classic counterattacking football.

Juventus will likely have to use that same tactic in this game as Bayern Munich will likely control a lot of the ball. They had 67% possession in the first leg and will likely have to same amount of the ball in the second leg. Juventus will likely sit back and wait for the perfect time to strike. Unless Juve can get a steady time on the ball and break down the Bayern defense that will have a lot of bodies behind the ball, the counterattack will be the best option for them.

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