Italian giants Juventus have an opportunity to inject hope into an otherwise fading season as they host Bundesliga side Freiburg in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 16 matchup.
Juve sit seventh in the Italian top flight standings, currently outside a European place thanks in part to their 15-point deduction for a corruption investigation. It seemed they’d turned things around and were pushing back up the table with a seven-match unbeaten run, but defeat at Roma last weekend has pegged them further back.
Freiburg, meanwhile, are one of a host of German clubs battling for a Champions League space in a crowded top half of the Bundesliga table. They are teetering on falling out of European places, but remain a quality defensive side. Other than a few wonky results in which they lost their focus, they are very good at the back.
If you remove three lopsided defeats in which they conceded 16 goals to Dortmund, Bayern, and Wolfsburg, Freiburg have conceded just 16 goals in 20 league matches this season. Add in European clean sheets against Olympiacos and Nantes, and Juve will find it tough to breach the Freiburg back line.
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