Mario Mandzukic is out too, so Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado start as Juventus visit Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

It kicks off at 19.45 GMT and the first leg ended 2-2. Follow the build-up and action while giving your views on our LIVEBLOG.

The Bianconeri have an injury crisis to deal with, as Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio, Giorgio Chiellini and Martin Caceres are unavailable.

Mario Mandzukic is out too, so Alvaro Morata and Juan Cuadrado start as Juventus visit Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

It kicks off at 19.45 GMT and the first leg ended 2-2. Follow the build-up and action while giving your views on our LIVEBLOG.

The Bianconeri have an injury crisis to deal with, as Paulo Dybala, Claudio Marchisio, Giorgio Chiellini and Martin Caceres are unavailable.

Mandzukic has also failed a fitness test this evening, so there’s a brand new trident attack moving Morata into the centre-forward role with support from Alex Sandro and Cuadrado.

Hernanes steps in to the creative midfield role with Paulo Pogba and Sami Khedira.

Bayern Munich have issues of their own, as Javi Martinez, Jerome Boateng and Holger Badstuber are long-term absentees, while Arjen Robben is not even on the bench after coming down with flu symptoms.

Arturo Vidal faces his former teammates and Xabi Alonso is picked ahead of Thiago Alcantara, while Juve loaner Kingsley Coman is on the bench.

Mario Götze returns to the bench, having been out with a groin injury since October 8, and made his first start at the weekend.

Pep Guardiola’s men have won their last nine Champions League games at the Allianz Arena.

Juve haven’t beaten Bayern since their 2-1 home victory in November 2005 and were eliminated by the Germans two years ago.

There is a precedent that Juventus can look to, as Bayern drew 2-2 away to Milan in the 2006-07 Champions League quarter-finals and were beaten 2-0 at home.

Bayern Munich: Neuer; Lahm, Kimmich, Benatia, Alaba; Alonso; Douglas Costa, Muller, Vidal, Ribery; Lewandowski

Bayern Munich bench: Ulreich, Thiago Alcantara, Rafinha, Bernat, Götze, Rode, Coman

Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Barzagli, Evra; Cuadrado, Khedira, Hernanes, Pogba, Alex Sandro; Morata

Juventus bench: Neto, Zaza, Mandzukic, Asamoah, Rugani, Sturaro, Pereyra

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