Juventus had a difficult start to the season, but managed to improve quickly and climbed up to the top four in the first round, even reaching the second position at some point. The situation changed significantly after the team was penalized 15 points, dropping them to the bottom half of the table. However, Juventus found the strength to continue fighting, and currently sit in seventh place in the standings. Only a 1-2 defeat to Lazio in the last round prevented them from seriously competing for a spot in the Champions League. Nevertheless, there is a chance that their appeal against the penalty will be successful, in which case they would immediately move into the top four. In the Europa League, Juventus easily dealt with Nantes and Freiburg in the playoffs, but today they face a much more experienced and skillful opponent.
Sporting fought desperately with “Porto” for the championship title last season, but was weaker than the “dragons.” However, the second place allowed them to get into the group stage of the Champions League, where the “lions” competed with “Tottenham”, “Eintracht” and “Marseille”. The group was quite evenly matched, and the Lisbon team fought for the playoffs until the last round, but ultimately finished third. In the playoffs, Ruben Amorim’s team first met with “Midtjylland”, with whom they had no problems – with a total score of 5:1, the “lions” won this confrontation. In the round of 16, “Sporting” created a real sensation by knocking out London’s “Arsenal” – after a 2:2 draw in Lisbon, the “lions” snatched a 1:1 draw in London and then proved stronger in the penalty shootout. In the Portuguese championship, “Sporting” is currently fourth in the table, but they are still capable of fighting for a place in the Champions League – third-placed “Braga” has five points more. More 90 accurate football predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
