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| Juventus manager Antonio Conte is confident his players will do the job against Copenhagen tonight |
Among the teams looking to survive and avoid elimination, Juventus is the main one. The Bianconerro, who are leading the SerieA, have the biggest difficulties in the Champions. They haven't won a single game so far, tying three times and losing once to Real Madrid in four games. Antonio Conte's team holds fourth place of Group B, but could take the second place with a win tonight over Copenhagen if Real Madrid defeats Galatasaray in the other match.
"We are going to play a very important and difficult game, but the only thing that matters is to win it," said Juventus manager Antonio Conte during the pre-game press conference. "if we want to keep playing in the Champions League this season, we MUST win."
The Italian side could count on Llorente and Tevez who both are in form offensively. Both players are getting better and better every game, their complicity on the field growing each game. Juventus also has one of the best defense, if not the best, in the Calcio and this could make a big difference against a fairly poor Copenhagen side.
As for the teams which could grab qualifications for next stage tonight, Paris St Germain is one point away from reaching next round in Group C. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's teammates know that the task won't be easy against a solid Olympiakos team, but they are ready for the challenge and it is hard to see how the Greeks are going to stop the scoring machine that is PSG (13 goals in four games so far).
In Group A, Manchester United visits Bayer Leverkusen and needs a win to qualify. In the same time, Chaktior Donetsk hosts Real Sociedad, already out. David Moyes' men know what they have to do and are up for the job.
Finally in Group D, both Bayern Munich and Manchester City are qualified before this game, so there is no real challenge there except for the first place of the group. Bayern with 12 points needs one more win to ensure their first place.
All games kick-off at 8:45 p.m. GMT.

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