Juventus have really hit their stride in Serie A, scored a few goals , conceding few and that Roma five point advantage of a month ago has disappeared and the Old Lady is back on top. Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente are starting to gel up front and things are suddenly looking rosy, but they are at the foot of this Champions League group and simply have to win tonight and I feel it will be more about the result, than performance and that unless the first goal comes very early,we will see Juve adopt a professional and pragmatic approach. They know that the margin of victory is unimportant and having failed to win, or keep a cleansheet in four group games to date, I suspect it will be more about keeping things tight once they do take the lead and attacking with a degree of caution.

The hosts are a little short of options in key areas, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Mauricio Isla are both still missing on the right flank and they have not been as fluid with either Padoin or Asamoah in that position. The situation is compounded with Andrea Barzagli also missing and unable to play on the right side of that back three, Martín Cáceres has filled in on that side in two Serie A games ( verses lowly opposition) and played in both games against Real Madrid, but that was alongside Barzagli and not in place of him and in a back four. We do not know what formation coach Antonio Conte will opt for this evening, whether it will be 3-5-2 or 4-3-3, but the right side will be a problem and another reason for Juve to be a little cautious and to favour/protect that side.

FCK have also found a little form and a few goals domestically and must be delighted to arrive here still in contention to make the knockout stage, a point tonight would really give them a great chance to progress, playing a Real Madrid side who will already have won the group on matchday 6. Of course a point in Turin is very difficult and probably beyond them, but they will want to stay in the game as long as possible and we can also expect the same pragmatism from the Danes. They are not going to change their gameplan at 0-1 and might even be fairly happy to enter the last quarter of the game in that position. Juve could be a little nervous themselves then, having conceded late here to Galatasaray. This is a mismatch on paper and I expect the home side to do enough to win, but see value in FCK with the very big handicap start. 1.5 units FCK +2.25 goals 1.98 asian line/Ibramarket.

Juventus:1 Buffon, 3 Chiellini , 4 Caceres , 5 Ogbonna, 6 Pogba , 8 Marchisio, 9 Vucinic, 10 Tevez , 11 De Ceglie, 13 Peluso , 14 Llorente, 19 Bonucci, 20 Padoin , 21 Pirlo , 22 Asamoah , 23 Vidal,27 Quagliarella, 30 Storari, 34 Rubinho.