Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Juventus will look to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lazio when they take on Stuttgart in the Champions League round 3. Juve aim to keep their 100% record in the new Champions League campaign intact, but Tuesday’s game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Dusan Vlahovic is widely expected to lead the line for the Binconeri despite failing to find the net in the triumph over ten-man Lazio, while goalkeeper Di Gregorio misses out through suspension.
All Gonzalez, Koopmeiners, McKennie, Milik, and Bremer remain in the recovery room. Die Schwaben, on the other hand, failed to turn their dominance into victory in a 1-1 draw with Sparta Prague and given their poor defensive display in Saturday’s 4-0 loss to Bayern Munich, home win should definitely be considered. All Diehl, Fuhrich, Nartey, Raimund, Zagadou, and Stergiou remain in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Weston McKennie):
After starting his youth career at FC Dallas, Weston McKennie moved to Germany in the summer of 2016, signing a contract with Bundesliga side Schalke 04. The American footballer made his Bundesliga debut on May 20, 2017, coming as a substitute in the 77th minute of the match.
The talented midfielder scored his first goal in the German elite division on August 6, 2018 in a 2-0 win at Fortuna Dusseldorf. Speaking of his international career, the Schalke footballer made his debut with United States of America on November 14, 2017 in a friendly against Portugal, finding the net on his debut.
Weston McKennie has two caps for the USA U20 team as well. His main position is central midfield, but he used as both defensive and attacking midfielder as well. The USA international was born in Fort Lewis, Washington on August 28, 1998. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Stuttgart):
VfB Stuttgart is a German football club from the regio Bad Canstatt. With over 44 000 members VfB Stuttgart can be considered as one of the top 10 biggest football clubs in the nation. The German football club was founded in 1912 and is playing in the Bundesliga since the very first day.
VfB Stuttgart is currently playing its home games in the Mercedes-Benz Arena which was build in 1933 and holds a capacity of 65 000 seats. The stadium is considered as one of the most impressive and modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of VfB Stuttgart are White and Red. The VfB Stuttgart fans gave the club the nickname Die Schwaben.
VfB Stuttgart is a successful club in the Bundesliga winning the league title 5 times, the DFB Pokal 3 times and the Supercup once. The club from Bad Canstatt haven’t had any big successes in Europe yet. The club end as runner up in the Europacup II and the UEFA Cup. Important players in the history of Stuttgart are: Tomasson, Bierofka, Dunga, Elber, Gomez, Lahm, Kuranyi and Yakin.