JUVENTUS welcome Dynamo Kiev to Turin for the penultimate game of the Champions League group stages.
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- Juventus XI: Szczesny, Demiral, De Ligt, Bonucci, Sandro, Chiefa, McKennie, Bentacur, Ramsey, Morata, Ronaldo.
- Dynamo Kiev XI: Bushchan, Mykolenko, Zabarnyi, Popov, Kediziora, Sydorchuk, Shepeliev, Shaparenko, Rodrigues, Tsygankov, Verbic.
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JUVENTUS 0-0 DYNAMO
1. Juventus quickly gain possession and begin passing it across the backline, Dynamo are pressing the Italian champions.
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JUVENTUS 0-0 DYNAMO
1.Dynamo get the game underway!
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PEEEEEEP!
AND WE'RE OFF!
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HISTORY
Stephanie Frappart is the first ever female to referee a Champions League game!
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HERE COME THE TEAMS
The match officials are the first to exit the tunnel, followed by Juventus then Dynamo Kiyv.
Cue the Champions League anthem!
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NOT LONG TO GO
We're about seven minutes from kick-off. Both teams will be out on the pitch shortly!
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FIRST OF MANY
12 years ago today, Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or!
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MAIN MAN RON
Goals are top of Ronaldo's agenda tonight.
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UCL FORM
Take a look at the form of both sides in the Champions League.
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ONE TO WATCH
Viktor Tsygankov has scored in his last two UEFA Champions League appearances – the last player to score in three in a row for Dynamo Kiev was Serhiy Rebrov in the 1999-00 campaign (4).
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RON-TOP
Last time out against Ferencváros, Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 70th home goal in the UEFA Champions League, levelling with Lionel Messi for the most ever in the competition.
If he scores here, he will be the outright highest home goalscorer in the Champions League.
Ronaldo in action against Ferencváros.Credit: Getty Images - Joshua Mbu
DANGER MAN
Juventus’ striker Alvaro Morata has scored five goals in his four UEFA Champions League appearances so far this season – he’s never scored more in a single campaign in the competition (also five in 2014-15).
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RON-DEPENDENT
Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo has scored three goals in two UEFA Champions League appearances against Dynamo Kiev, with these coming for Manchester United in 2007.
Should he score in this match, it will be 13 years and 25 days after his last goal against Kiev, which would be the longest ever gap between goals by one player against a single side in the history of the competition (currently Gerard Piqué v Dynamo Kiev, 12y 363d between Nov 2007 and Nov 2020).
Main man Ronaldo has been called back into the starting line-up after being rested at the weekend. Credit: Getty Images - Joshua Mbu
DYNAMO BENCH
71 Boyko, 35 Neshcheret, 34 Syrota, 13 Shabanov, 6 Baluta, 19 Garmash, 20 Karavaev, 18 Andriyevsky, 17 Lednev, 14 De Pena, 27 Clayton, 89 Supryaha.
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DYNAMO XI
Look's like Dynamo Kyiv are shaping up with the 4-3-3.
Tonight is all about damage limitation for Dynamo, they sit third in the group but only by one goal.
1 Bushchan; 16 Mykolenko, 4 Popov, 25 Zabarnyi, 94 Kedziora; 10 Shaparenko, 5 Sydorchuk (c), 8 Shepelev; 22 Rodrigues, 7 Verbic, 15 Tsygankov.
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JUVENTUS BENCH
31 Pinsoglio, 13 Danilo, 16 Cuadrado, 37 Dragusin, 38 Frabotta, 5 Arthur, 25 Rabiot, 33 Bernardeschi, 29 Portanova, 44 Kulusevski, 10 Dybala, 34 Da Graca.
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JUVENTUS XI
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to the starting line-up, and Juventus have played better this season when he has started.
Andrea Pirlo is fielding a relatively strong team.
1 Szczesny; 28 Demiral, 4 De Ligt, 19 Bonucci; 12 Sandro 14 McKennie, 30 Bentancur, 22 Chiesa; 8 Ramsey;7Ronaldo, 9 Morata.
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THE TEAM SHEETS ARE IN
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BACK-TO-BACK
Dynamo Kiev have won just one of their last 12 UEFA Champions League games (D4 L7), beating Besiktas 6-0 in December 2016.
The Ukrainian side are looking to avoid losing three consecutive matches in the competition for the first time since losing all six group stage games in 2007-08.
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TOP FORM
Juventus – who have already qualified for the round of 16 – have lost just two of their last 26 group stage home games in the UEFA Champions League (W16 D8), though one of those defeats came this season (vs Barcelona).
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PREVIOUS MEETING
Juventus came out on top the last time the two sides met.
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VENUE CHECK
Juventus are playing at home tonight at the Juventus Stadium.
The Juventus stadium, absolutely magnificent.Credit: Getty Images - Joshua Mbu
AWAY DAYS
Dynamo Kiev have only won one of their 12 previous away games against Italian sides in major European competition (D5 L6), a 3-0 win at Roma in the 2004-05 UEFA Champions League group stage.
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TABLE CHECK
Juventus are trailing Barcelona by three points and a considerable amount of goals.
They'll need a Barca slip up if they're going to snatch top spot.
Dynamo are just about holding onto third spot by one goal, they'll be looking to limit the amount of goals conceded tonight.
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HEAD-TO-HEAD
Juventus have won four of their previous five meetings with Dynamo Kiev in all competitions (D1), with each coming in the UEFA Champions League between 1998 and 2020.
No Ukrainian side has ever beaten Juventus in the UEFA Champions League, with the Italian club winning five and drawing two of seven such games.
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