Champions League 2019-20, Matchday 1: 4 Thrilling encounters to look out for

Modified Sep 17, 2019 09:58 GMT

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#1 Atletico Madrid vs Juventus

Easily the most exciting match of matchday 1 in the UEFA Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo loves scoring against Los Rojiblancos. He had scored 22 goals against them while he played for Real Madrid and last season he scored a wonderful hat-trick against them to eliminate them from the competition, taking his total tally against them to 25.

If there is one player that Diego Simeone absolutely hates facing more than anyone then it is the No. 7 of Juventus.

Atletico Madrid had gone all out this summer to bring the Portuguese wonderkid, Joao Felix from Benfica for €126 Million and he has proven his worth already.

Also, Diego Simeone could finally play attacking football with the amount of forwards he has and the quality they possess.

If there is one thing Simeone should learn from last season's disastrous away match then it is that the team has to start on the front foot. It would be very interesting to see the team Simeone would use in this match.

Cristiano Ronaldo was bought by Juventus last season to make them win the Champions League but he failed to win do so. However, with the arrival of many new players and Maurizio Sarri being appointed the manager, Ronaldo has promised the fans that he is going to win the Champions League with Juventus.

The Old Lady could very well start this edition by securing an important win against Simeone's men. Needless to say, Juventus are going to play all out attack from the beginning considering this tactic worked wonderfully against them last season.

Possible outcome: Juventus are going to win again.

Edited by Alan John