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Newcastle vs Juventus
AT STAKE
Italian Champions Juventus top Group E and can clinch qualification on Wednesday night if everything goes right. The Turin giants need to be the Geordies and hope that Feyenoord can beat Dinamo Kiev in the other Group E fixture. However,the Toon army of Newcastle are in a do or die situation,and need all 3 points if they are to make a difference in Group E. Newcastle,who are currently struggling in the Premier League,sit bottom of this enticing Champions League group without picking up a point as yet.
TEAM NEWS
The Magpies will be looking to their inspirational leaders,Kieron Dyer and Alan Shearer to lead them to victory against the Bianconeri of Italy,and they are no short of confidence going into this match,despite being humbled by Blackburn on the weekend. At home Newcastle can be a serious threat to anyone,and will be hoping to teach that lesson to a Juventus side that sits a in a mediocre 5th spot in Serie A.
Juve however,are coming off of three consecutive league draws,and will be aiming to start up yet another winning streak,starting with Newcastle. Despite their poor league form,the old lady of Italian football have looked quite impressive,especially in their last two Champions League outings,in which they have scored 7 un-answered goals. The key to their success is captain,Alessandro Del Piero. Godot,as he is known as in Italy,seems to have finally arrived and will without a doubt cause problems for a shaky Newcastle defence. The former Padova star has already scored 14 goals in all competitions this season,and sits at the top of the Serie A scoring charts.
LAST 6 MATCHES
Newcastle - ?L?LWL
Newcastle come into this match following their embarrasing 5-2 loss Blackburn,and will need to up their playing level a notch or two if they are to be of any threat to a strong Juventus side.
Juventus - WWDWDD
Juve are unbeaten in all competitions and will be looking to complete the double against Newcastle after taking care of business against them in the Delle Alpi. La vecchia signora's last match was away to Inter,in which they gave a good showing of themselves and were unlucky not to win.
PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Newcastle's hope will come in the form of their attacking players,and need Laurent Robert,Kieron Dyer,and Alan Shearer to outsmart and outplay the Juventus defenders if they want to win. Paolo Montero will be missing for the Italians,and the Magpies will be looking to take advantage of this.
Juve have a whole lot of players playing well at the moment,but the most consistent of them are Lilian Thuram,Mauro Camoranesi,Edgar Davids,Pavel Nedved and Alex Del Piero. Look out for Camoranesi and Davids especially.
PREDICTION
The Geordies will most definetely get on the score sheet,but Juve are enjoying a much better run in form,and have the better individual players,which might just make the difference come Wednesday. Newcastle's defence wont be able to keep out Del Piero and company for 90 minutes.
Newcastle 1 Juventus 2
By DP's_Apprentice