Juventus v Valencia
Champions League Group H. Tuesday November 27. Kick-off 8pm. Live on BT Sport Extra 2.
THE mugging by Man United proved a timely wake-up call for Juve, with manager Max Allegri admitting they “fell asleep” in the late collapse that allowed Jose Mourinho's men to nick a 2-1 win in Turin.
Since then the Italian champs have strolled to 2-0 triumphs over Milan and SPAL in Serie A and now they can seal qualification to the Champions League last 16 with three points tonight.
The slip-up against the Red Devils came out of the blue as Juve have been close to perfection this season. They've won 12 and drawn one in the league while in Europe they've outclassed all-comers including United at Old Trafford and away to Valencia with 10 men following Cristiano Ronaldo's red card.
Even at home to United they dominated for most of the 90 minutes and their late meltdown will serve as a warning they can't afford to down tools again thinking the job is done.
Ronaldo endured a slow start to his Bianconeri career following his summer move from Real Madrid but is firing on all cylinders now with seven goals in his last eight games.
The 33-year-old – the highest scorer in Champions League history – will be a man on a mission after his sending-off in Valencia and a Ronaldo goal and Juve win pays 10-11 at 888Sport.
The Turin giants have shut out the opposition in three of their four group games and a win to nil appeals at 6-5 with 888Sport.
Valencia need to plunder full points tonight to have any hope of reaching the last 16 and will take heart from the fact they head to Italy on a three-game winning streak.
They're a whopping 15-2 for victory which shows the size of the task. The Spaniards are a well-drilled bunch under manager Marcelino and may well offer stuffy resistance before losing by a goal or two, an outcome that appeals at evens with 888Sport.
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