Champions League line-ups: Juventus vs. PSV Eindhoven | OneFootball

Juventus give Randal Kolo Muani, Renato Veiga and Lloyd Kelly their Champions League debuts for the club in the play-off against Ivan Perisic’s PSV Eindhoven.

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 on the Liveblog.

This is the first leg of the play-off, with the return in Eindhoven on February 19, and the winners go on to face either Inter or Arsenal in the Round of 16.

These sides already met in the league phase on September 17, with Juve earning a 3-1 victory, but they ran out of steam with just another two wins, three draws and two defeats.

The squad has transformed in the transfer window and starts three of those signings this evening, Veiga, Kelly and above all Kolo Muani.

The striker has scored five goals in three Serie A games since his loan move from Paris Saint-Germain and pushed Dusan Vlahovic to the bench.

Teun Koopmeiners is also dropped in favour of Douglas Luiz, as Weston McKennie goes into the more advanced trequartista role.

Andrea Cambiaso, Pierre Kalulu, Arkadiusz Milik, Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal are still out of action, with Alberto Costa not on the UEFA list.

Francisco Conceicao and Koopmeiners are one booking away from suspension.

Nico Gonzalez Juventus’ Argentine forward #11 Nicolas Gonzalez (R) scores his team’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League 1st round day 1 football match between Juventus FC and PSV Eindhoven, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Isabella BONOTTO / AFP) (Photo by ISABELLA BONOTTO/AFP via Getty Images)

PSV Eindhoven started badly in the Champions League with two points from the opening three rounds, but then went on to win four of the next five, including a 4-0 against Girona and 3-2 over leaders Liverpool.

Ryan Flamingo returns from his ban, with Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi and former Roma full-back Rick Karsdorp injured.

Tyrell Malacia arrived in January on loan from Manchester United, while USMNT right-back Sergino Dest is formerly of Milan.

Noa Lang, Luuk de Jong and ex-Inter veteran Ivan Perisic are all ones to watch.

Juventus vs. PSV Eindhoven line-ups

Juventus: Di Gregorio; Weah, Gatti, Veiga, Kelly; Locatelli, Douglas Luiz; Nico Gonzalez, McKennie, Yildiz; Kolo Muani

Juventus bench: Perin, Pinsoglio, Francisco Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Vlahovic, K Thuram, Savona, Rouhi, Mbangula

PSV Eindhoven: Benitez; Ledezma, Flamingo, Obispo, Mauro Junior; Saibari, Schouten, Veerman; Perisic, L De Jong, Lang

PSV bench: Drommel, Schicks, Malacia, Bakayoko, Bajraktarevic, Til, Driouech, Babadi, Land, Kuhn, Uneken, Nagalo

Ref: Siebert (GER)

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