Juventus vs Barcelona UEFA Champions League Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
This will be the 14th match between Juventus and Barcelona in competitive football, with the Italian giants failing to score in their last three meetings with the Spanish outfit (D2 L1).
Juventus are unbeaten in their previous six home matches against Barcelona in all competitions (W3 D3), alternating between a win and draw on each occasion, drawing last time out in November 2017.
Juventus‘ tally of six home games without ever losing versus Barcelona is their joint-best total against a side in European competition, alongside their six unbeaten matches versus Atletico Madrid (W5 D1).
Barcelona are currently unbeaten in six matches versus Italian teams in the UEFA Champions League (W4 D2), since losing 03 versus Roma in April 2018. Indeed, Barcelona have only lost twice In their last 18 Champions League games versus Italian opposition (W10 D6).
Barcelona have only suffered one defeat in their last 17 UEFA Champions League group stage games on the road (W10 D6), going unbeaten in each of the last 10.
Juventus are looking to win five consecutive home games in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since a run of six between December 2016 and October 2017.
Juventus‘ victory against Dynamo Kiev on MD1 was their 99th UEFA Champions League victory - they're looking to become the first Italian side to reach 100 wins in the competition.
This match with Barcelona is the Old Lady/s 200th in the Champions League (W99 D52 L48). Barcelona's Lionel Messi has scored more UEFA Champions League group stage goals than any other player in the competition (69 in 73 games), while in the current format of the competition (since 2003-04), only Cristiano Ronaldo (24) has more group stage assists than the Argentinian (22).
Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 15 goals In his last 20 appearances versus Barcelona in all competitions, including netting in two of his last three games against them while with Real Madrid.
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have previously met in five UEFA Champions League encounters, with Lionel Messi 3-0 up on Ronaldo in goals. The game on October 28th would be their first duel in the competition since the May 2011 semi-final between Barcelona and Real Madrid and the first with the Portuguese in the famous black-and-white Juventus shirt.
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