The former Juventus player has gone on to comment on the clash that sees his former clubs fighting it out for qualification into the knockout stages and is excited.
Gianluca Vialli spent time with both the clubs during his career, and after impressing with the Bianconeri outfit, he chose to leave the Turin outfit for the English football club in the latter part of his career. Juventus go into the UEFA Champions League
after an absence of around two years, whereas the Premier League outfit are the reigning European Champions, after they defeated Bayern Munich in the finals of the Champions League at the Munich stadium.
The Italian feels that it will be a keenly anticipated match and he feels that both teams will be out to prove themselves on the field of play. Juve would want to re-assert their dominance on the European front and turn the Juventus Stadium into a fortress
once again after numerous absences in the premier European competition. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 capital is not considered to be a one-off.
He remarked that the absence of Didier Drogba will be felt by the reigning European champions, as he was so instrumental in their victory against the Germans, and he went on to state:
“Juventus, because they are back in the Champions League after a few years away. Meanwhile, Chelsea will have to re-start without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044. The Blues have changed a lot in an effort to be less predictable.”
He was not overly optimistic about the chances of Juventus progressing really far into the competition, and stated that the team would be looking to gain vital experience from their Champions League ties and also remarked that they would be looking at the
future, and not just the immediate present; he further said:
“However, if there is one Italian side who can do well in the Champions League this term, then it is Juventus. They play with intensity and a propensity to attack.”
Juventus play their first match on 19th September against Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge.
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