Raphinha scores hat-trick in 100th appearance for Barca
Brazilian winger Raphinha celebrated his 100th appearance for FC Barcelona with a hat-trick goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League encounter on Wednesday night.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League clash with Tottenham Hotspur, has named his travelling squad of 18 players with striker Mario Mandzukic the key omission.
The Croatian is unable to travel due to an issue with his left thigh flexor, the club confirmed in what is seen as a massive injury blow to the Bianconeri.
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The tie is evenly poised after the first leg ended in a 2-2 draw in Turin.
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The Italians had stormed into a 2-0 lead thanks to a first-half brace from Gonzalo Higuain but the Lilywhites made a remarkable comeback to ensure spoils were shared.
Higuain, notably, missed a penalty to complete his treble to take the Bianconeri out of sight and Allegri’s men were left to rue the Argentine’s miss on the night.
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Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen scored the all-important away goals for the Premier League outfit to give them a small edge ahead of Wednesday’s return leg at Wembley Stadium.
However, after their last-gasp win in the Serie A over Lazio courtesy of a stunner by Paulo Dybala on the weekend, the Italian giants will be backing themselves to progress to the quarters of the continental competition to keep hopes of a treble alive.
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They trail leaders Napoli, who have played a game less, by just a solitary point and are in the final of the Coppa Italia as well.
The full Juventus squad:
1 Buffon
2 De Sciglio
3 Chiellini
4 Benatia
5 Pjanic
6 Khedira
8 Marchisio
9 Higuain
10 Dybala
11 Douglas Costa
12 Alex Sandro
14 Matuidi
15 Barzagli
16 Pinsoglio
22 Asamoah
23 Szczesny
24 Rugani
26 Lichtsteiner
27 Sturaro
30 Bentancur
32 Del Favero
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