Arsenal are preparing to face Juventus in Italy for an important UEFA Women’s Champions League clash.
The Gunners had a turbulent start to their 2024/25 European campaign, falling to a heavy 5-2 defeat against Bayern Munich before turning the tide and claiming a Victory by 4-1 against Valerenga.
arsenal they will be keen to build on that winning momentum as they turn their attention to Juventus at the Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Lamarmora.
The Italian side are third in their group standings, and a win over the Gunners would see them steal second place.
here it is 90 minutes preview of Tuesday’s matchup.
Juventus vs Arsenal head to head record (all time)
Last meeting: Arsenal 1-0 Juventus (December 7, 2022) – UEFA Women’s Champions League
Current form (all competitions)
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Juventus 3-0 Milan – 09/11/24 |
Arsenal 5-0 Brighton 08/11/24 |
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Juventus 4-0 Hella Verona – 06/11/24 |
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United – 03/11 |
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Juventus 3-0 Naples – 03/11/24 |
West Ham – Arsenal 0-2 – 20/10/24 |
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Juventus 0-0 Inter Milan – 20/10/24 |
Arsenal 4-1 Valerenga – 16/10/24 |
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Juventus – Bayern Munich 0-2 – 16/10/24 |
Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea – 12/24/10 |
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united kingdom |
DAZN UK |
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united states |
DAZN USA |
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canada |
DAZN Canada |
After a 1-0 win over Valerenga on matchday one of the UWCL, coach Max Canzi made four changes to his Juventus side to face Bayern Munich. Wholesale changes were made to face the German giants, just three days after Juventus secured an all-important 2-1 win against Roma in Serie A.
Sofia Cantore remains the Italian side’s only goalscorer in the competition so far.
Juventus predicted line-up against Arsenal (3-4-3):Peyraud Magnin; Cascarino, Calligaris, Lenzini; Bergamaschi, Bennison, Caruso, Bonansea; Beccari, Girelli, singer
The Gunners have struggled to maintain the flow of fitness in their squad, with a particular disruption caused by the center of defence. Lotte Wubben-Moy, Leah Williamson and Steph Catley have had treacherous fitness journeys this season, with Arsenal struggling to gain consistency in the centre-back pairing as a result.
The Gunners will be without Laura Wienroither for the match against Juventus. Interim head coach Renee Slegers has confirmed that Mariona Caldentey will be available after a muscle injury saw her ruled out of the club’s clash with Brighton last weekend.
Predicted line-up of Arsenal against Juventus (4-3-3): from Domselaar; Fox, Williamson, Codina, McCabe; Little, Welty, Maanum; Ford, Russo, Caldentey
The Estadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Lamarmora is sure to host an exciting clash as the meeting comes as an easy task for either team. Juventus currently sit top of Serie A Femminile, and Max Canzi’s side will be hungry to steal second place from Arsenal’s hands.
with the Women’s Super League With the title now almost certainly out of reach, Arsenal will be eager to turn their full attention to the Champions League. After four games in the role of interim head coach, Slegers will have his side fired up for the important game in Italy. Arsenal will be eager to strike Juventus first in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium next week.
