Juventus players celebrate their Champions League win against Manchester City as Sergio Aguero walks in the background. (Photo : Getty Images)
A high-profile matchup between Italian champions Juventus (2-0-2, 8 points) and current Premier League leaders Manchester City (3-1-0, 9 points) is set at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on November 25 for a Group D encounter in the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League group stage.
Juventus is coming off a 1-1 tie with Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach at the Stadion im Borussia-Park last November 3, as per Goal.
Die Fohlen wide midfielder Fabian Johnson opened the scoring at the 18th minute of the match before La Vecchia Signora right back Stephan Lichtsteiner was able to equalize the match a minute before halftime with an excellent set-up from French midfielder Paul Pogba.
Meanwhile, City hammered La Liga squad Sevilla FC, 3-1, at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán in Seville also last November 3, as reported by SkySports.
Winger Raheem Sterling, midfielder Fernandinho, and striker Wilfried Bony each scored a goal within the first 36 minutes of the game to complete the three-goal haul for Manuel Pellegrini's squad on the road.
Los Nervionenses left back Benoît Trémoulinas put his team on the board at the 25th minute to make the score a little closer.
This match would be the second time the Zebras and City will meet in the tournament. Their first meeting was won by Juve, 2-1, at the Etihad Stadium behind two late second half goals from strikers Mario Mandžukić and Álvaro Morata.
The prediction is a close 1-0 victory for Juventus.
Juventus starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Sturaro, Marchisio, Pogba; Cuadrado; Dybala, Morata
Manchester City starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Hart; Sagna, Kompany, Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernando, Fernandinho; Navas, Touré, Sterling; Bony
