Man City called-up players: Hart, Given, Richards, Zabaleta, Kompany, K Toure, Boyata, Cunningham, Lescott, Boateng, Silva, De Jong, Y Toure, Barry, Vieira, Milner, Johnson, Tevez, Adebayor, Jo, Santa Cruz.
Why Legro? How do you not learn from that tragic mistake of playing him against Lech Poznan? He will mark poorly and boot long balls down the field, we won't be able to rebound at all from the back as long as the ball is at his feet.
It was a difficult start to a triumphant edition. Juventus met Manchester City on one occasion which dates back to the 1976/77 UEFA Cup, an edition which began with the two-legged encounter with the two clubs from Manchester in the round of 64 and round of 32. The bianconeri, who overcame the two English obstacles reached the final which they won against Athletic Bilbao in what was to be the first European triumph of a long series.
Against City, the match was a vibrant one and was decided by a header scored by Kidd one minute before half time. Giovanni Trapattoni, in what was his European debut with Juventus – an adventure which lasted a decade – fielded the following formation: Zoff, Cuccureddu, Gentile; Furino, Morini, Scirea; Causio, Tardelli, Bettega, Benetti, Marchetti.
Juventus met Manchester City on one occasion which dates back to the 1976/77 UEFA Cup.......Zoff, Cuccureddu, Gentile; Furino, Morini, Scirea; Causio, Tardelli, Bettega, Benetti, Marchetti.
I am so utterly pessimistic about this that I already feel like crying before the game. I REALLY hope we won't lose or even worse be humiliated - that fulham game has permanently scarred me for life.