Despite a generally solid campaign in terms of performances on the pitch, I Bianconeri are twelve points below fourth-placed Roma after the weekend’s defeat in the capital.
This leaves UEFA Europa League as possibly the team’s only route to the elite continental competition next year.
Juventus will face German side Freiburg in the battle for the quarterfinal of the competition. The first leg is scheduled for Thursday evening at Allianz Stadium in Turin.
Freiburg will enter the tie unbeaten in five subsequent outings across competitions. Christian Streich’s men have been fantastic defensively in recent weeks.
Freiburg allowed just two goals in the last five matches. They have kept their net untouched on Saturday afternoon in the goalless draw away at Borussia Monchengladbach.
Also, it is worth noting the German outfit shipped only three goals in the group phase of Europa League this season. They have won the group ahead of French side Nantes who were eliminated in the knockout stage playoffs just by Juventus.
I Bianconeri, on the other side, kept five clean sheets in the previous eight outings across competitions. Should we be in for a low-scoring scenario on Thursday night in Turin?
It is worth mentioning that Juventus did not allow too many goal-scoring chances against Roma on Sunday either. Massimiliano Allegri’s men certainly deserved more than a 1-0 defeat at Stadio Olimpico four days ago.



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尽管整个赛季在球场上的表现都很稳定，但斑马军团在周末输给首都的比赛后，已经落后第四名的罗马12分。
这使得欧联杯可能成为球队明年进军欧洲顶级赛事的唯一途径。
尤文图斯将在四分之一决赛中对阵德国球队弗莱堡。首回合比赛将于周四晚上在都灵安联球场举行。
弗莱堡将在接下来的五场比赛中保持不败。最近几周，克里斯蒂安·施特莱希的球员在防守端表现出色。
弗莱堡在最近五场比赛中只丢了两个球。他们在周六下午客场零进球逼平门兴格拉德巴赫的比赛中没有破门。
此外，值得注意的是，这支德国球队本赛季在欧联杯小组赛阶段只进了3球。他们在小组赛中击败了法国南特队，后者在淘汰赛阶段被尤文图斯淘汰。
另一方面，斑马军团在之前的8场比赛中保持了5场零封。周四晚上在都灵的比赛中，我们是否会出现低分的情况?
值得一提的是，尤文图斯在周日对阵罗马的比赛中也没有给对手太多的进球机会。阿莱格里的球队当然应该比四天前在奥林匹克球场0 - 1的失利更有意义。