Juventus general manager Maurizio Arrivabene is concerned that Europa League holders Villarreal ‘have a certain experience’ in knockout ties.
The Champions League Round of 16 kicks off at 20.00 GMT.
The first leg ended 1-1 in Spain, you can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from the decider on the LIVEBLOG.
“Seeing the stadium fill up with people is an incredible sensation,” Arrivabene told Juventus TV.
“Villarreal are a team and Unai Emery a coach who already won the Europa League last season, so have a certain experience in these knockout matches. We are at this stage, we must focus on ourselves and putting in a good performance.”
There was a boost for Juventus yesterday when the Under-19 side beat Liverpool 2-0 to reach the Youth League quarter-finals for the first time.
“Juve have always been a European club, as proved by the fact we are here playing the Champions League Round of 16 against Villarreal.
“The lads put in a fantastic performance and the women’s team will be in the Champions League next week with Lyon, so we can’t get more European than that.”
Ci siamo. Here We Are.
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What is the point of his job? He must have some clout in Italy. Ferrari brought him on in F1 and nothing changed, except maybe got worse. Just curious what he is doing wrong that Agnelli and Nedved were not already doing wrong?