Europa League: Juventus Vs Nantes Lineups
Dusan Vlahovic, Angel Di Maria, and Federico Chiesa all appear for Juventus as they welcome FC Nantes in an effort to save some of their Europa League prestige. In Turin, Italy, at the Allianz Juventus Stadium, this play-off gets underway at 00:00 GMT. The second leg will take place on February 23 in France. The Bianconeri had a very terrible Champions League campaign, and by barely finishing third, they were relegated to the Europa League. Winning this competition may be their best chance of making the Champions League for the upcoming season, given their 15-point penalty in Serie A. Since Mattia Perin is sick and Paul Pogba and Kaio Jorge are still sidelined due to injuries, Di Maria, Vlahovic, and Chiesa continue to form the trident attack. The second-placed Nantes team in their European League behind Freiburg, but they are having a terrible time in Ligue 1 and are now in 13th position. The loss of his five-year-old daughter has forced center-forward Ignatius Ganago to take a compassionate leave, ruining the build-up to this game. With eight goals throughout all competitions this season, Mostafa Mohamed leads the line and is their leading scorer, as injured left-back Quentin Merlin. Famously, these clubs faced off against one another in the 1996 Champions League semifinals.
Lineups: JUVENTUS VS NANTES
JUVENTUS: Szczesny, Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro, De Sciglio, Fagioli, Paredes, Rabiot, Chiesa, Di Maria, and Vlahovic are Juventus players.
NANTES: Blas; Mostafa Mohamed; Centonze; Sissoko; Chirivella; Moutoussamy; Lafont; Girotto; Pallois; Castelletto
