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It kicks off in Turin at 19.45 GMT and follows on from a surprise 1-0 Olympiacos victory in Athens.
Juventus go with Alvaro Morata, Carlos Tevez and a four-man defence in a must-win Champions League match with Olympiacos.
It kicks off in Turin at 19.45 GMT and follows on from a surprise 1-0 Olympiacos victory in Athens.
The Bianconeri are right up against it, as the group is split between Atletico Madrid and Olympiacos on six points, Juve and Malmo on three.
So far in this tournament, Max Allegri’s men have won the home fixture and lost both on their travels, so failure to get a victory here would leave them with very little chance of qualification.
Morata is given a starting spot after his impressive performances in Athens as a substitute and in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Empoli.
Andrea Barzagli and Patrice Evra are out of action, but Kwadwo Asamoah is passed fit to start with Angelo Ogbonna getting a spot on the bench.
It looks as if Allegri is changing the system to 4-4-2 with Stephan Lichtsteiner and Asamoah as full-backs.
This also allows him to play Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Paul Pogba and Claudio Marchisio simultaneously. The Frenchman is due to take a more advanced role in the diamond midfield.
Olympiacos lost their only away game in the group so far, falling 2-0 to Malmo in Sweden.
The Greek visitors are without Jorge Benitez, while Alejandro Dominguez and Alberto Botia start despite carrying knocks.
Roberto performed heroics in the first leg and is in goal again.
It is raining heavily in Turin this evening and the match will be officiated by English referee Martin Atkinson.
In a not entirely reassuring development, Juve’s Primavera team lost 3-0 earlier today to their Olympiacos counterparts in the UEFA Youth League.
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Asamoah; Pirlo, Vidal, Pogba, Marchisio; Morata, Tevez
Juventus bench: Storari, Ogbonna, Padoin, Pereyra, Coman, Giovinco, Llorente
Olympiacos: Roberto; Elabdellaoui, Botia, Abidal, Masuaku; Maniatis, N’Dinga, Milivojevic; Afellay, Dominguez; Mitroglou
Olympiacos bench: Megyeri, Avlonitis, Leandro Salino, Kasami, Bouchalakis, David Fuster, Diamantakos