Malmo started one of the very first in the current season in the Champions League. The 21-time Swedish champion knocked out Ludogorets, HIK, Riga and Rangers from the main club tournament in the middle of summer. To our great regret for the fans of “heavenly” the first four rounds of the group stage put everything in its place. Yon-Dal Thomasson’s wards lost all the fights, while they did not even manage to score. The performance of the Swedish club looks terrible in the defense line, where the team conceded 12 times. At the start of the championship the “sky blue” lost in the first match to Juventus (0:3), followed by a knockdown from today’s opponent (0:4). In the Allsvenskan tournament, the current hosts scored 16 victories in 28 rounds and drew seven times, which brought 55 points and the first position, although Djurgarden and AIK are on the heels. Following the success in the duel with Gothenburg (2:0), the team shared tournament points with Hecken (2:2). Beimo, Knudsen, Christiansen and Toivonen, who has a knee injury, will not be able to play today.
Juventus has already gained serious momentum in Serie A, when after an indistinct game at the start of the season, they found their game and produced a brilliant series of successful fights. Last Saturday the zebras dealt dry with the difficult Lazio. In this fight the decisive ones were two 11-meter strikes, which were skillfully implemented by Bonucci (2:0). After 13 rounds the black-and-whites chalked up six victories and three peaceful outcomes, which brought 21 points and the eighth position. However, the gap from fourth Atalanta is only four points. In the Champions League Massimiliano Allegri’s wards showed the maximum result, having four wins in four matches, which brought an early ticket to the spring stage of the tournament. It is impossible not to note the powerful game in defense, where the Italian team conceded only two times. Danilo, De Sciglio, Dybala, Chiellini, Ramsey and Bernardeschi, who has a groin injury, will not be able to play today.
