Here's the current situation in Group D.
Pts
Juventus 9
Real Sociedad 6
Galatasaray 3
Olympiacos 0
Juventus, by all means, should strive to win this game. This game is no joke, and if Juventus want to take CL seriously, they should win this game. The best scenerio is if Juve win and get 12 points, 6 clear of Real (and Gala if they win). If we win, all we would need is one more point to be garanteed winners of group D. If we loose this game, Real and Juve would be tied on points. That is not a good situation, because if Real and Juve win both of their remaining games, then we would be equal with points and the winner of the group would be accounted for GD. We should win this game and get qualification off our minds. If we loose, we will have to win until the end of the group stages to finish winners. In addition, the circumstances in Serie A right now are very tight, and one slip up and were 3rd in the league. Thats why if we finish up CL qual tomorrow night then we can concentrate on Serie A for a good amount of time.
My predicted line-up:
Buffon
Pessoto (Tudor), Montero, Ferrara, Birindelli
Camoranesi, Davids, Appiah
Nedved
Miccoli, Di Vaio
This might be nice to see if Davids and Appiah could play well together. Im really excited to see MIccoli and Di Vaio unleashed in Europe. THat will be interesting to see how well they combine to impress Lippi. Honestly, if Di Vaio scores a good goal today and plays well, I think he should be a serious Juve starter and be starting in all the "important" matches. He has really proved to be a great striker. However, this could causes even more confusion for Trap for Euro 2004
Anyways, I am really excited about tomorrows game, and have been thinking about it all day. A win is VERY important. I have been seeing many of you say draws, or even a loose is ok. Where is your pride??? WE ARE JUVENTUS. WE NEVER GIVE UP! We win even if it is not expected from us!