After last week’s disappointing draw against Bruges, Juve is preparing to return again to the Champion League. In fact, the Bianconeri will face Benfica on Wednesday at 9 p.m., the last game of the single group stage. Thiago Motta’s team is already certain to finish in the top 24 and thus go to the playoffs but will want to win for two reasons. The first is to lift the mood of the locker room, which was down after the Serie A defeat against Napoli. The second is instead to hope to reach the Top8: math says it is still possible, but the Bianconeri have less than a 1 percent chance. However, hope is always the last to die.
Juve-Benfica, gli arbitri della partita
LISBON, PORTUGAL – AUGUST 23: Nicolas Otamendi of Benfica celebrates after scoring their side’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Play-Off Second Leg match between SL Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv at Estadio da Luz on August 23, 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Carlos Rodrigues/Getty Images)
Ahead of the match, the Bianconeri club announced which referees will be for the match: “The last fixture of the first phase of the UEFA Champions League Juventus will play at the Allianz Stadium: fixture set for Wednesday, January 25 at 9 p.m. in the challenge to the Lusitanians of Benfica. The match will be visible on live TV on Sky Sport and live streaming on NOW TV and Sky Go. Below is the refereeing team for the match. Referee: István Kovács; Assistants: Mihai Marica – Ferencz Tunyogi; Fourth Official: Horațiu Feșnic; VAR: Pol van Boekel; AVAR: Angelos Evangelou.”
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