Juventus – Real Madrid Prediction & Picks (03.04.2018)

In the quarter-finals, last year’s finalists meet each other in the premier class. The game at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff won the Spaniards clearly with 1: 4. This season, the two top teams are once again favorites in the race for the Henkel pot. The Turin won their duel in the second round against Tottenham Hotspurs. Especially the Argentinian Gonzalo Higuain made with his three goals in the two games for the qualification. Real Madrid also faced a real top team. The Spaniards scored five goals against Paris Saint-Germain.

Ronaldo provided the two goals in the first leg for the turnaround. In the quarterfinals, the strikers of the two teams will be the focus. The Spaniards often hit the opposing goal in the last league games. Above all the defensive dominates with the old lady. In 15 games in 2018, the Italians conceded only four goals, with AC Milan is the only Italian team that cracked the Juve defensive. The betting odds for this Champions League match are very balanced. This is expected by the bookmakers a very balanced game. That’s why I opted for a goal-number bet.

Juventus:

The Old Lady is also playing an outstanding season. Even in all three competitions, the Turin are heading for the title. Series A is more balanced than it has been in a long time. Naples fights Juventus for the Scudetto. The southern Italians led the table for a long time. Due to the defeat against AS Roma, the Turin took the lead for the first time. Especially the direct duel is eagerly awaited in Italy. In this game, the championship will probably be decided. Since the Turin won the first leg in Naples, they are also easy to favor in the second leg. After all, the Northern Italians represent the best defense and offensive in the league. Only 16 goals conceded the defense in the 30 championship games! The offensive scores on average over two hits per game. Especially the Argentinians Paolo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain provide for this value. The two also provide in the Champions League for the goals of Turin. In the quarter-final against Tottenham Higuain met three times and Dybala scored a goal. Therefore, the strikers will also play an important role in the first leg against Real Madrid. I expect Dybala and Higuain to score a hit.

Also in the Coppa it runs to plan by Massimiliano Allegri. The Northern Italians prevailed in the quarter and semi-final without conceding and qualified sovereign for the final. The match in Rome will take place against AC Milan. The old lady made the final rehearsal last Saturday in a sovereign manner – against the Rossoneri they won 3-1. Thus, the offensive has played optimally on this Champions League game. With a soft performance in the first leg against Real Madrid, the Turin can maintain the chance of the triple.

Real Madrid:

For Real Madrid, the season is not going according to plan. In the domestic Cup, the million-dollar team of Zinedine Zidane failed in the quarterfinals. Particularly painful was the defeat in the second leg. In the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu the Madrid conceded a 1: 2 defeat to Leganes. Although Real won the first leg, it was 2: 2 in the overall score. As Leganes scored two away goals, the outsider made it to the Copa del Rey semi-final. In this the real conqueror failed to Sevilla. Even the championship, the royal gambled. They have already lost five games. The deficit rose to 13 points. Thus, the Champions League is the last chance for a title this year for Real Madrid. In the group stage, the captains secured the second place in Group H.

Only against Tottenham the Spaniards conceded a defeat. As runner-up, Real met Paris in the round of the last sixteen. In this top duel, the royal sat convincingly through. In the home game Real Madrid was back in the 45th minute. Ronaldo pounded a penalty sovereign in the meshes and made the compensation. The superstar didubled in the 83rd minute. Also in the away game in Paris Ronaldo opened the score. Seen over the two games, it was at the end 2: 5 on the scoreboard. However, Juventus will face a stronger opponent in the quarter-finals. Nevertheless, Real Madrid is confident of a win in every Champions League match. Last weekend, the Kings secured a secure victory in Gran Canaria. Bale scored twice, preparing for the duel against Juventus.