Champions League
2009-09-15 - Juventus vs Bordeaux
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: Europe, UEFA Champions League 2009/2010
Tuesday, 15th September 2009 - Kickoff 19:45
Juventus (Italy)
Italian football is not at the peak of European football and has not been for some time, but the likes of Juventus and Inter Milan will be hoping to make a real splash in this seasons Champions League. While they are not the reigning Italian Champions, Juventus have improved their squad over the Summer and have real hopes for this season.
The Old Lady has started with 3 straight wins in Serie A, including a 0-2 in at Lazio over the weekend. They have won their only home game so far this season. Juventus are unbeaten in their last 9 matches in competitive games.
Juventus were 2-2-0 at home last season and they only conceded 1 goal in their 3 home games in the group stages.
Diego and Alex Del Piero are both going to be missing from this game. Mo Sissoko is also out and Chiellini is suspended.
Bordeaux (France)
Bordeaux broke the dominance of Lyon in French football by winning the league last season. They have been placed in a tough group, with Bayern Munich also in this group, and it will be a big task for them to make the next stage of this competition.
Laurent Blanc's team have made a strong start in their new domestic campaign, going 4-1-0 from their first 5 games but it will be some achievement if they can prevent Lyon winning the title this season. They are 1-1-0 away from home where they have scored 3 goals and conceded 2. Bordeaux have 3 clean sheets in their last 3 matches.
The French side were 1-1-1 in the group stages of this competition last season, with their only defeat coming against another Italian side, in this case Roma. They finished 3rd in the group which meant they dropped out to play in the UEFA Cup.
There are no injury worries for Bordeaux.
Head to Head
The last time these 2 sides met was in the 1985 season when Juventus went on to win the European Cup.
Juventus have entertained French sides on 9 previous occasions and have won 8 of those matches.
Bordeaux have yet to win in Italy. They have played 7 times in the country and have drawn 2 matches but lost on 5 occasions, Roma beat Bordeaux home and away last season.
Prediction
Juventus will look to make a good start to their Champions League campaign here at home and will also be hoping to bring their positive start in Serie A into play here. The loss of Del Piero and Diego will be felt, but they should still be good enough to do a job here.
Bordeaux would be grateful for any result they can get in Italy, but will know they need to improve their home record from last season if they wish to qualify from the group. They should be confident of achieving a result as they are their own domestic champions but this is a difficult task for them.
Juventus are a solid price to win this one at home, and I will be playing them to win in a single and also a double with Manchester United.
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The Pick :
Juventus 2-0 Bordeaux
