Juventus start Angel Di Maria in support of Dusan Vlahovic for the Europa League Round of 16 tie against Vincenzo Grifo’s SC Freiburg, but Paul Pogba is dropped for disciplinary reasons.

It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus Stadium in Turin at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Roma-Real Sociedad and Fiorentina-Sivasspor on the LIVEBLOG.

This is the first leg of the Europa League Round of 16, with the decider next Thursday in Germany.

Having stuttered at home to Nantes before securing a 3-0 away victory in the play-off, Max Allegri is eager to get the job done earlier this time.

Di Maria scored a hat-trick in their last Europa tie and there were some suggestions he could be used in a trident attack with Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa.

However, it remains a 3-5-1-1 with Di Maria supporting the Serbian, leaving Chiesa on the bench.

Arkadiusz Milik and Kaio Jorge are still out of action, though Pogba is frozen out as a disciplinary measure after he turned up late to a team meeting.

The man to watch in the Freiburg side is Italy international Grifo, who has scored 14 goals for the club in all competitions this season and is their current top scorer.

Daniel-Kofi Kyereh is out for the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Centre-forward Michael Gregoritsch returns after illness, but Woo-yeong Jeong has not made the trip.

Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Rabiot, Locatelli, Miretti, Kostic; Di Maria; Vlahovic

Freiburg: Flekken; Sildillia, Kubler, Ginter, Lienhart, Gunter; Eggestein, Hofler; Sallai, Höler, Grifo

Ref: Sidiropoulos (GRE)

Player statistic

1st half
    24' Yellow card Matthias Ginter
2nd half
    51' Yellow card Lucas Höler
Ángel Di María
(Assist: Filip Kostic)
Goal 53'    
Bremer Yellow card 72'    
Leonardo Bonucci Yellow card 84'    

Match statistic

47
Possession %
53
20
Total shots
1
6
Shots on target
0
8
Shots off target
1
6
Blocked shots
0
3
Corners
2
1
Offsides
1
10
Fouls
13
Juventus
Freiburg

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
12
Defender
23'
3
Defender
6
Defender
11
Defender
25
Midfielder
20
Midfielder
46'
17
Midfielder
78'
5
Midfielder
22
Attacker
9
Attacker
67'
26
Goalkeeper
30
25
17
Defender
28
Defender
3
Defender
68'
8
59'
27
Midfielder
9
Attacker
88'
22
Attacker
59'
32
Attacker

Substitutes

23
Goalkeeper
24
Defender
36
Goalkeeper
30
Attacker
15
Defender
32
Midfielder
45
Midfielder
19
Defender
23'
44
Midfielder
46'
7
Attacker
67'
18
Attacker
78'
7
Defender
18
Attacker
1
Goalkeeper
34
Midfielder
21
Goalkeeper
33
Midfielder
23
Midfielder
35
Defender
42
Midfielder
59'
14
Midfielder
59'
5
Defender
68'
38
88'

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