[CL] Juventus vs Arsenal (9 Viewers)
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i think that you already know about by now, it is really ashame,
here is the news from Yahoo,
Juve to be without Del Piero vs. Arsenal
Juve to be without Del Piero vs. Arsenal
April 4, 2006
TURIN, Italy (Ticker) - Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Arsenal due to injury.
The Italy international has been one of the in-form players for the Turin giants this season and even became the club's all-time leading scorer.
Del Piero missed the first leg with the injury and now Juve will be without its talisman as it attempts to overturn a 2-0 deficit against the Gunners from the first leg of their quarterfinal.
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Del Piero has been nursing a thigh strain but it has not healed.
Fabio Capello, the Juve coach, was hoping to have all of his attacking options available with both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Trezeguet ineffective at Highbury last week.
Those two players are set to start against Arsenal.
"Del Piero has not been called," Capello confirmed in his press conference before Wednesday's game.
The coach now will be without four key players for the game.
Mauro Camoranesi, Patrick Vieira and Jonathan Zebina all are suspended.
"I never cry about what I don't have," Capello said. "I'm always positive. I am happy with the team I have and I am confident that we can do well."
Czech playmaker Pavel Nedved missed the first game with a ban and returns to the lineup.
"Nedved is a crucial player, he is a Golden Ball Award winner," Capello said. "He is able to change the rhythm of a team during a game. And considering we have to attack from the very beginning, he will be important for us."
Also Wednesday, Barcelona will host Benfica after the squads played to a 0-0 draw in Portugal last week.
On Thursday, Internazionale tries to maintain its 2-1 lead at Villarreal, while Lyon visits AC Milan after a scoreless first leg.
Updated
here is the news from Yahoo,
Juve to be without Del Piero vs. Arsenal
Juve to be without Del Piero vs. Arsenal
April 4, 2006
TURIN, Italy (Ticker) - Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Arsenal due to injury.
The Italy international has been one of the in-form players for the Turin giants this season and even became the club's all-time leading scorer.
Del Piero missed the first leg with the injury and now Juve will be without its talisman as it attempts to overturn a 2-0 deficit against the Gunners from the first leg of their quarterfinal.
ADVERTISEMENT
Del Piero has been nursing a thigh strain but it has not healed.
Fabio Capello, the Juve coach, was hoping to have all of his attacking options available with both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Trezeguet ineffective at Highbury last week.
Those two players are set to start against Arsenal.
"Del Piero has not been called," Capello confirmed in his press conference before Wednesday's game.
The coach now will be without four key players for the game.
Mauro Camoranesi, Patrick Vieira and Jonathan Zebina all are suspended.
"I never cry about what I don't have," Capello said. "I'm always positive. I am happy with the team I have and I am confident that we can do well."
Czech playmaker Pavel Nedved missed the first game with a ban and returns to the lineup.
"Nedved is a crucial player, he is a Golden Ball Award winner," Capello said. "He is able to change the rhythm of a team during a game. And considering we have to attack from the very beginning, he will be important for us."
Also Wednesday, Barcelona will host Benfica after the squads played to a 0-0 draw in Portugal last week.
On Thursday, Internazionale tries to maintain its 2-1 lead at Villarreal, while Lyon visits AC Milan after a scoreless first leg.
Updated
well zambro thuram canna cheillini should have been the backline in highbury not zebina.
if we just had one of camo or Dp id be a lot more confident the only real bench options now in an attacking sense are olivera and zalayeta, unless cap imprevisses and starts or brings on balzeretti at RB pushing zambrotta to right midfield.
although i suppose a trident of trez zlatan and mutu is another option.
so although depleted juve still have options will cap use them.
quite simple we must start brightly impose our style and dictate to them and at least be 1-0 up at half time
if we just had one of camo or Dp id be a lot more confident the only real bench options now in an attacking sense are olivera and zalayeta, unless cap imprevisses and starts or brings on balzeretti at RB pushing zambrotta to right midfield.
although i suppose a trident of trez zlatan and mutu is another option.
so although depleted juve still have options will cap use them.
quite simple we must start brightly impose our style and dictate to them and at least be 1-0 up at half time