Barcelona vs Juventus: Cristiano set to miss the first leg of the Champions League match

Cristiano is set to miss the highly anticipated match of the group stages of the Champions League against Barcelona. This comes after the striker has tested Positive for Corona again, 24 hrs before the game. This would be a big blow to Juventus as they would be playing without their best striker in the game. This also brings agony to the fans who had been waiting for the epic Messi-Ronaldo clash, hoping to see both the players go against each other. The fans will have to wait now till December to see both the stars in action today.

Let's see the possible lineups for both the teams

Barcelona - Going into the game, Barcelona is set to miss some of its key players. Koeman has only 2 center-backs available against Juventus: Lenglet and Araújo. Piqué won't be playing as he is suspended, Umtiti and Óscar Mingueza are injured. This could become a worry for Barca, especially in the Defense. It would also give chance to the new youngsters to come forward and show their worth.

1. Neto (GK)

2. Lenglet

3. Dest

4. Alba

5. Araujo

6. Dejong

7. Pjanic

8. Pedri

9. Messi

10. Fati

11. Griezman

Juventus - Juventus would be certainly missing their big man, Ronaldo, going into the game. Morata would take place of Cristiano and would lead the attack. Dybala is supposed to be playing the CAM and Arthur would take hold of the midfield. Let's look at the possible lineup Juventus may play with.

Note - Chiellini and De Ligt are also out

1. Szczesny

2. Danilo

3. Demiral

4. Bonucci

5. Frabotta

6. Arthur

7. Rabiot

8. Kulusevski

9. Ramsey

10. Chiesa

11. Morata

12. Dybala

Expected Scoreline

Both teams are missing their key players, Juve, of course, would be feeling the setback more. In my opinion, Barca would win the match and the final scoreline would be 2-1.

I expect Fati and Messi both to score, while Ramsey to score for Juventus. What do you think?