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I won't even underestimate a team who has been beating a major club in EPL. Arsenal has become a victim how strong sporting lisbon is. Sporting has also participated in the UCL before. Juventus shall worry about it. Sporting may still use a defensive strategy even if sporting will be playing at home. Sporting has no choice other than maximizing any attacks to scores more than two goals against juventus. Juventus may still be playfully offensive against sporting.
As far as i know from head to head between juventus and sporting. Juventus has ever meet sporting three times in total (included first leg of UEL)
Juventus was never lost against sporting. I kinda feel if juventus had more chance to win against sporting but it needs to be proven first. Sporting is a team that can change the situation drastically.
It will be so bad if sporting will be winning against juventus 1-0. That means penalty will be used to determine the winner.
Juventus is now preparing everything to make sure if it will able to win against sporting and go to the semi final.
I would say Sporting's win over Arsenal was lucky. because if, from the start Arteta lowered the line-up of his main players. Sporting will not be allowed to win just like that. very natural, because Arteta's focus is on the Premier League. luckily, Sporting has a very big mentality and spirit in this competition. so, they are entitled to qualify for the next phase leaving Arsenal. however, that doesn't mean Arsenal lose in terms of technique, strategy or greater, they just have more to focus on the Premier League trophy than this competition trophy.
Well, unfortunately, this time Sporting has an opponent who also has the ambition to perform optimally in the Europa League competition. as a result, Sporting had to fall at the hands of Juventus. even though the difference in score was thin, in fact, Juventus were able to overthrow them. With regards to defensive or offensive strategies, that is the coaches' prerogative, because they know better what is best for their team.
Speaking of the match in the second leg later, Sporting is favored to play as the home team. but that does not mean, they will win the game easily. what is certain, Ruben Amorim's team will have to work hard to overthrow their opponents later. as for Juventus, they have won one goal on aggregate. of course, Allegri will instruct his squad to play more carefully and take advantage of the momentum to win the game over Sporting later. well, only two more days we will know the outcome of the battle of these two teams.