[EU] Champions League 2008/2009 (34 Viewers)
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Ok, now some bad news.
I was checking Juve's last matches in Europe to see if some players got yellow or red cards.
Looks like Nedved got a red card against Arsenal in the return leg (our last match in Europe) so it authomatically disqualifies him from playing the first match in Europe this year.
With Giovinco playing at the olympics, we'll have to improvise and play someone out of position (or play young Fausto Rossi).
Camoranesi and Zebina also got red cards in the first leg against Arsenal, but they got their red cards after picking two yellows so i guess they were suspended for one match (the return leg vs Arsenal).
We'll have to check better but i'm pretty sure that these two will be available.
Chiellini got a yellow vs Arsenal but he didn't have accumulated YC's so he's also available.
From the newcomers Salihamidzic got two yellow cards in the last two matches he played in CL so i don't know if he'll be disqualified, but it's a possibility.
Iaquinta, Marchisio, Marchionni, Mellberg, Amauri, Sissoko, Zanetti, Legrottaglie and Poulsen didn't get a card in the last matches they played in CL/UEFA for their previous clubs so they're available.
I was checking Juve's last matches in Europe to see if some players got yellow or red cards.
Looks like Nedved got a red card against Arsenal in the return leg (our last match in Europe) so it authomatically disqualifies him from playing the first match in Europe this year.
With Giovinco playing at the olympics, we'll have to improvise and play someone out of position (or play young Fausto Rossi).
Camoranesi and Zebina also got red cards in the first leg against Arsenal, but they got their red cards after picking two yellows so i guess they were suspended for one match (the return leg vs Arsenal).
We'll have to check better but i'm pretty sure that these two will be available.
Chiellini got a yellow vs Arsenal but he didn't have accumulated YC's so he's also available.
From the newcomers Salihamidzic got two yellow cards in the last two matches he played in CL so i don't know if he'll be disqualified, but it's a possibility.
Iaquinta, Marchisio, Marchionni, Mellberg, Amauri, Sissoko, Zanetti, Legrottaglie and Poulsen didn't get a card in the last matches they played in CL/UEFA for their previous clubs so they're available.
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good point; I read that only nedved will be disqualified for the game. But i think we can compensate that. We could play Brazzo, or even maybe Rossi instead and lead our attacks mostly over the Camo. I think in turin, we could even try out a 4-3-3 with sissoko-poulsen-camo in midfield. Not that good-looking, but i think they can do it... I'm glad we'll have neddy for the return, just in case.
Heres a bit about our opponent(s).
Tampere United and Artmedia Bratislava fact files
Today's draw in Nyon established that Juventus will face one of these two teams, neither of which can boast any significant history at international level. But let's get to know both of Juventus' possible opponents a little better.
Artmedia Bratislava are one of the top teams in the Slovakian League, which started in 1993 after the former Czekoslovakia was divided. Despite a century-old history – the club was founded in 1898, only one year after Juventus themselves –, their best results have only come in recent years.
Their silverware includes a Slovakian Cup won in 2004, a League title plus the Super Cup in 2005, and a historical 'double' (League and national Cup) last season. At European level, they took part in the 2005/06 edition of the Champions League; just like this year, they began in the first preliminary round and eventually accessed the first group stage, where they bowed out at the hands of Inter Milan and FC Porto.
In the current edition, before facing Tampere, they eliminated Maltese side Valletta.
Artmedia are one of the capital Bratislava's teams, and play their home games at the Petrzalka Stadion, an 8,000-seat facility. They have already begun the new League season and have three points after two games, having won one and lost one.
Just like Juventus, their colours are black and white. The two teams have never met before.
Indeed the only time Juventus faced a team from Slovakia was back in 1996/97, when the Bianconeri played against Kosice in the Champions League, beating them twice (1-0 and 3-2), with Del Piero scoring in both games.
There's a lot less history to Tampere United, as the club was founded exactly 100 years after the Slovakian one, in 1998, from the merge between Ilves (an old local club that had won the League title) and Tampere. But in just 10 years they’ve managed to win three League titles, the first in 2001, and the other two in the last two seasons. In 2007 they also achieved the double winning the Finnish Cup.
At the moment, after 14 League games, they're in 10th place and far from the top positions. The Finnish champions haven't done very well in Europe either. Before losing 3-1 against Artmedia, they struggled a great deal to eliminate Montenegrin side Budoçnost Podgorica.
They play their home games in Tampere, the country's third most important city. Their stadium is called Ratinan and can hold up to 17,000 spectators. Their official home shirt is blue.
Juventus have an important precedent with Ilves (one of the clubs that merged into Tampere); they played them in the 1984/85 European Cup, beating them in both games (4-0 in Finland, 2-1 in Turin), and then went on to win the final that year.
The previous year, the Bianconeri had won another international trophy (the 1983/84 Cup Winners' Cup) and on their way to the final had eliminated another Finnish team: they’d disposed of Haka Valkeakoski in the quarter finals, winning both games by 1-0.
From the Official site.
Tampere United and Artmedia Bratislava fact files
Today's draw in Nyon established that Juventus will face one of these two teams, neither of which can boast any significant history at international level. But let's get to know both of Juventus' possible opponents a little better.
Artmedia Bratislava are one of the top teams in the Slovakian League, which started in 1993 after the former Czekoslovakia was divided. Despite a century-old history – the club was founded in 1898, only one year after Juventus themselves –, their best results have only come in recent years.
Their silverware includes a Slovakian Cup won in 2004, a League title plus the Super Cup in 2005, and a historical 'double' (League and national Cup) last season. At European level, they took part in the 2005/06 edition of the Champions League; just like this year, they began in the first preliminary round and eventually accessed the first group stage, where they bowed out at the hands of Inter Milan and FC Porto.
In the current edition, before facing Tampere, they eliminated Maltese side Valletta.
Artmedia are one of the capital Bratislava's teams, and play their home games at the Petrzalka Stadion, an 8,000-seat facility. They have already begun the new League season and have three points after two games, having won one and lost one.
Just like Juventus, their colours are black and white. The two teams have never met before.
Indeed the only time Juventus faced a team from Slovakia was back in 1996/97, when the Bianconeri played against Kosice in the Champions League, beating them twice (1-0 and 3-2), with Del Piero scoring in both games.
There's a lot less history to Tampere United, as the club was founded exactly 100 years after the Slovakian one, in 1998, from the merge between Ilves (an old local club that had won the League title) and Tampere. But in just 10 years they’ve managed to win three League titles, the first in 2001, and the other two in the last two seasons. In 2007 they also achieved the double winning the Finnish Cup.
At the moment, after 14 League games, they're in 10th place and far from the top positions. The Finnish champions haven't done very well in Europe either. Before losing 3-1 against Artmedia, they struggled a great deal to eliminate Montenegrin side Budoçnost Podgorica.
They play their home games in Tampere, the country's third most important city. Their stadium is called Ratinan and can hold up to 17,000 spectators. Their official home shirt is blue.
Juventus have an important precedent with Ilves (one of the clubs that merged into Tampere); they played them in the 1984/85 European Cup, beating them in both games (4-0 in Finland, 2-1 in Turin), and then went on to win the final that year.
The previous year, the Bianconeri had won another international trophy (the 1983/84 Cup Winners' Cup) and on their way to the final had eliminated another Finnish team: they’d disposed of Haka Valkeakoski in the quarter finals, winning both games by 1-0.
From the Official site.
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