Nedved: ‘Juventus on track’

Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved says they are “on track considering where we wanted to be” going into the Champions League clash with Lyon.

The first leg in this Round of 16 kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.

“This is the kind of evening that everyone enjoys, players and fans. It’s wonderful to be here, we hope to do well,” Nedved told JTV.

Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved says they are “on track considering where we wanted to be” going into the Champions League clash with Lyon.

The first leg in this Round of 16 kicks off at 20.00 GMT, click here for the line-ups and LIVEBLOG.

“This is the kind of evening that everyone enjoys, players and fans. It’s wonderful to be here, we hope to do well,” Nedved told JTV.

“We can only evaluate a season once we have reached the end of it. Let’s say that we are on track considering where we wanted to be. We’re in the running for all three competitions, this is where the decisive months of the campaign begin and we hope to be ready to get the result.”

The first leg in this Round of 16 is at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon.

“Olympique Lyonnais are rather difficult to decipher lately, as they seem to be taking a different approach. Rudi Garcia is a fine coach who did very well in Italy too with Roma and will certainly cause us problems. It’ll be a proper Champions League match.

“Juve have to play like Juve. I saw the lads very concentrated, they are aware that the standard required at international level is very high.

“There are expectations, what we ask is that they are extremely hungry to do well.”