Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain admits it will be strange playing against Real Madrid for the first time since leaving.
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The Exploding Heads chat with Gianluigi Buffon, Gareth Bale and sing the Champions League anthem in Welsh ahead of Saturday’s final.
Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final in Cardiff, Wales pits the best two teams in Europe against one another for the continent’s top prize as Juventus and Real Madrid do battle. So which team holds the edge for his winner-take-all clash? Nick Ames break down the two sides and picks a winner.
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Steve Nicol evaluates the final player power rankings, which take into account total votes during the 2016-17 season.
Fresh off a Coppa Italia triumph, Max Allegri says Juventus will end the Serie A title race in the penultimate round.
The FC panel debate the form of the two UCL finalists, citing Juventus as the team more solidified from back to front. …
The FC panel debate the form of the two UCL finalists, citing Juventus’ as the team more solidified from back to front. Juventus won their first trophy of the season as they defeated Lazio 2-0 on Wednesday to lift the Coppa Italia for the third consecutive season.
A team that simply cannot be overcome in Italy, Juventus played with physicality and fluidity, taking complete control of the game in the first half. Dani Alves and Leonardo Bonucci scored the goals and imposed their superiority to allow for a more relaxed second half.
Lazio tried to create chances and improved in the second half, but their lack of efficiency…
Needing only a point to claim their fifth straight Serie A crown, Roma shutdown Juve 3-1, postponing their title yet again.
Needing only a point to claim their fifth straight Serie A crown, Roma shutdown Juve 3-1, postponing their title …
Radamel Falcao is delighted with how his team performed in their Uefa Champions League campaign this season.
Monaco’s Kamil Glik has admitted he should have been sent off for stamping on Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain in their Champions League tie on Tuesday.
Higuain, who had scored both goals in Juve’s 2-0 first-leg win six days earlier, needed extensive treatment after Glik deliberately stood on the Argentina international’s thigh in the second half of Juve’s 2-1 second-leg triumph.
Glik escaped sanction from referee Bjorn Kuipers, with the Dutch official booking Leonardo Bonucci for protesting too…
With the Champions League semifinals done and dusted, it’s time to look at the best XI …
ESPN FC’s Champions League Team of the Week.
Goalkeeper: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)
What more can be said about the remarkable Buffon? He came through at the most important moments for Juventus in what was ultimately a comfortable win over Monaco. In the first leg — his 100th Champions League appearance — he made crucial saves from Kylian Mbappe and Radamel Falcao while the game was still in the balance; in the second his astute overhead throw began…
Massimiliano Allegri defused the speculation that he is set to leave Juventus once the season is concluded.
Gonzalo Higuain came on as a substitute late to save Juventus in the Derby della Mole.
Juventus were lucky to snatch a point at h…
Given Gonzalo Higuian’s shape and Dani Alves’ age, how are these players able to remain stars for Juventus?
Juventus forward Gonzalo Higuain said Dani Alves had provided a “beautiful” assist for the first of his two goals in the 2-0 Champions League win at Monaco on Wednesday.
Former Barcelona full-back Alves raced into the penalty area and left defenders standing with an unexpected backheel towards the edge of the area, with Higuain sweeping it home.
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“It was beautiful,” Higuain told JTV. “I didn’t expect Dani Alves to backheel it, but when he did it I just went for it.”
Higuain took his tally of Champions…