Juventus field Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mandzukic and Alex Sandro in the Champions League decider with Sevilla, but there’s no Samir Nasri.

It kicks off at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action on the LIVEBLOG.

The Spaniards are top of Group H with 10 points, followed by Juventus on eight and Olympique Lyonnais four.

Juventus field Juan Cuadrado, Mario Mandzukic and Alex Sandro in the Champions League decider with Sevilla, but there’s no Samir Nasri.

It kicks off at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan at 19.45 GMT, follow the build-up and action on the LIVEBLOG.

The Spaniards are top of Group H with 10 points, followed by Juventus on eight and Olympique Lyonnais four.

These sides drew 0-0 in Turin on September 14 and last season the Bianconeri were beaten 1-0 in Sevilla, which cost them the top spot in the group and prompted a very tough draw with Bayern Munich.

Max Allegri is forced into a corner by the injury crisis that has ruled out Gonzalo Higuain, Paulo Dybala, Marko Pjaca, Andrea Barzagli and Medhi Benatia.

It means there is only one fit striker available, Mandzukic, and he’s flanked by wingers Cuadrado and Alex Sandro in a new 4-3-3 formation.

Claudio Marchisio returns, but Giorgio Chiellini is not risked in what would be his first game since October 29, so Daniele Rugani plays.

Stephan Lichtsteiner is not eligible for the Champions League.

Moise Kean is on the bench just days after making his Serie A debut, becoming the first top flight player in Italy to have been born in the new Millennium.

Dani Alves gets to face his former club, having played here from 2002 to 2008.

Sevilla receive a massive boost with news Samir Nasri is available again for the first time since his Achilles Tendon injury on October 30, but he will be in the stands tonight.

Coach Jorge Sampaoli’s side fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday.

Franco Vazquez won’t be reunited with former Palermo teammate Dybala, but starts here with Vitolo and Luciano Vietto.

Ex-Sampdoria winger Joaquin Correa is also not even on the bench.

Expect it to be a tight match, because Sevilla haven’t conceded any goals in the Champions League this season and Juve let in just one.

Juventus are unbeaten on their European travels within 90 minutes since the 1-0 defeat here in December 2015, while Sevilla haven’t lost on home turf since a 3-1 to Manchester City over a year ago.

The last Bianconeri victory on Spanish soil was 2-0 at Real Madrid in the Champions League on November 5, 2008, when Alessandro Del Piero famously received a standing ovation at the Bernabeu. That was followed by three defeats and a draw.

There was crowd trouble last night when Sevilla fans ambushed Juventus supporters in a bar and one man is in serious condition after he was stabbed with a broken bottle.

Sevilla: Rico; Mercado, Pareja, Rami; N’Zonzi; Mariano Ferreira, Iborra, Vitolo, Escudero; Vazquez, Vietto

Sevilla bench: Sirigu, Kranevitter, Carrico, Ben Yedder, Kiyotake, Sarabia, Ganso

Juventus: Buffon; Dani Alves, Bonucci, Rugani, Evra; Khedira, Marchisio, Pjanic; Cuadrado, Mandzukic, Alex Sandro

Juventus bench: Neto, Chiellini, Asamoah, Sturaro, Lemina, Hernanes, Kean

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