Juventus are heading into the match on the back of a 1-0 Serie A-defeat against Roma, while Freiburg were held to a goalless draw by Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga.
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Juventus will host SC Freiburg in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League last-16 tie at Allianz Stadium on Thursday. The hosts secured a 4-1 aggregate win over Nantes in the playoff tie last to reach this far in the competition, while Freiburg finished on top of their group to earn direct qualification into the round of 16 of Europe’s second-tier tournament. Juventus are occupying seventh spot in the Serie A standings, while the visitors are sitting at the fifth position in the Bundesliga points table.
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Juventus didn’t have the best of preparations heading into the Europa League tie, as they were beaten 1-0 by AS Roma in the Italian top flight on Sunday. The result ended Bianconeri’s eight-game unbeaten streak across all competitions. Massimiliano Allegri’s side were initially involved in the UEFA Champion League during the first half of the season, but finished third in their group and had to settle for a place in Europa League playoff. The Old Lady were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes in the first leg of their last-32 tie, but secured a dominant 3-0 win in France in the away leg, thanks to Angel di Maria’s hat-trick, and progressed to the round of 16 stage.
Freiburg, on the other hand, recorded four wins and two wins from six group-stage games to collect 14 points, five more than second-placed Nantes in Group G and progressed to the last-16 stage. The Bresigau-Bresilianer are one of only three teams to go undefeated through the group phase, while only Real Sociedad have conceded fewer goals than Christian Streich’s side in the Europa League this season. Meanwhile, Freiburg are heading into the match on the back of a goalless draw against Borussia Monchengladbach in the league. They have now collected 42 points from 23 German top flight games, level on points with fourth-placed RB Leipzig.
Federico Chiesa, Paul Pogba and Leonardo Bonucci are contenders to start on Thursday after recovering from their respective injuries. Dusan Vlahovic is likely to lead the line, with Di Maria in support. As for Freiburg, Italy international Vincenzo Grifo, who has score 12 league-goals this season, will continue to partner, Holer and Doan in the attacking department. Meanwhile, Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is sidelined with an ACL injury.
Juventus Probable line-up: Szczesny, Danilo, Bremer, Bonucci, Cuadrado, Fagioli, Locatelli, Rabiot, Chiesa, Di Maria, Vlahovic
Freiburg Probable line-up: Flekken, Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Gunter, Eggestein, Höfler, Doan, Gregoritsch, Grifo, Holer
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| AS Roma | 1-0 (L) |
| Torino | 4-2 (W) |
| Nantes | 0-3 (W) |
| Spezia | 0-2 (W) |
| Nantes | 1-1 (D) |
Freiburg
| Opponents | Score |
| Borussia Monchengladbach | 0-0 (D) |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 1-1 (D) |
| Bochum | 0-2 (W) |
| Stuttgart | 2-1 (W) |
| Sandhausen | 0-2 (W) |
The UEFA Europa League match between Juventus and Freiburg will take place at Allianz Stadium on Friday at 1:30 am IST.
| Juventus vs Freiburg | Key Details |
| Date | March 9 ( Italy) |
| Venue | Allianz Stadium |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the UEFA Europa League matches in India is available on Sony Sports network. Fans will also be able to live stream through Jio TV and Sony LIV. Besides, the match between Juventus and Freiburg can also be seen on RTL network and Servus TV in Germany. Meanwhile, those in Italy can catch the DAZN, NOW TV, Sky Go Italia and Sky Sport network.
