Juventus have 32 points from 23 games to be placed seventh in Serie A, while Nantes have 28 points from 24 matches to be sitting 13th in Ligue 1.
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Juventus have a difficult assignment away to Nantes in the second leg of the Europa League playoff tie on Thursday night. The Italians failed to win at their own backyard in the first leg by allowing the French side to play out a 1-1 draw. Therefore, Juventus have the difficult task of traveling to the Stade de la Beaujoire for a win. It will not be easy to get the victory on this ground, however, if anyone could do it then Juventus certainly can manage it with the talent they have in their squad.
Both sides are entering this contest on the back of registering contrasting results in their last game. The French side were unable to build on their impressive draw at Turin in midweek, as they were beaten by Lens 3-1 in Ligue 1 at the weekend. Juventus, however, bounced back from the draw by registering a 2-0 away victory over Spezia in Serie A. They will hope to continue with that form when they travel to France. Juventus did not play this competition from the start, as they dropped down from the Champions League following a dismal group phase.
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Placed in Group H, Max Allegri’s side lost five matches and could manage only three points from six games to finish third in the table. Despite their on-the-pitch and off-the-pitch woes in recent months, Juventus are starting to turn it around. They won their last three league matches on the bounce. As things stand, Juventus have 32 points from 23 games to be placed seventh in Serie A, while Nantes have 28 points from 24 matches to be sitting 13th in Ligue 1.
Both sides have some key players missing out on this match due to injuries. Nantes will continue to miss Quentin Merlin for this game, while questions remain over the availability of Jean-Charles Castelletto and Nicolas Pallois. Ignatius Ganago will also not be there following the devastating loss of his five-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, Juventus will be without Arkadiusz Milik, Fabio Miretti, Paul Pogba and Kaio Jorge. It will also be interesting to see if Federico Chiesa recovers in time for this contest.
Nantes possible line-up: Lafont, Victor, Girotto, Traore, Centonze, Sissoko, Chirivella, Moutoussamy, Coco, Simon, Mohamed
Juventus possible line-up: Szczesny, De Sciglio, Danilo, Bremer, Sandro, Fagioli, Paredes, Rabiot, Di Maria, Kostic, Vlahovic
Nantes
| Opponents | Score |
| Lens | 3-1 (L) |
| Juventus | 1-1 |
| Lorient | 1-0 (W) |
| Angers | 1-2 (W) |
| Ajaccio | 0-2 (W) |
Juventus
| Opponents | Score |
| Spezia | 0-2 (W) |
| Nantes | 1-1 |
| Fiorentina | 1-0 (W) |
| Salernitana | 0-3 (W) |
| Lazio | 1-0 (W) |
| Matches | Score |
| Juventus draw Nantes | 1-1 |
| Nantes beat Juventus | 3-2 |
| Juventus beat Nantes | 2-0 |
The UEFA Europa League match between Nantes and Juventus will take place at Stade de la Beaujoire on Thursday at 11:15 pm IST.
For football fans in India, live coverage of the UEFA Europa League matches will be available on the Sony Sports network. Besides, fans can also live stream the matches via Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in France can catch the live action between Nantes and Juventus on RMC Sport en direct, RMC Sport 1; and Sky Sport 253, DAZN, Sky Sport Uno, NOW TV, SKY Go Italia in Italy.
