Tottenham face Juventus on Wednesday night in the Champions League.
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri has a huge decision to make on whether to risk striker Gonzalo Higuain against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night, in the second leg of their Champions League tie.
The two sides go head to head once again with Juve looking to overturn a 2-2 draw that sees Tottenham hold a slender advantage going into the second leg, thanks to the away goals rule.
Higuain was forced off the field of play with an ankle injury against Torino after a collision with goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu, and has since failed to return to action. He scored both of Juve’s goal against north London-based Spurs.
However, Allegri is set to unleash Argentine forward Paulo Dybala and box-to-box midfielder Blaise Matuidi against Spurs, with the duo both missing from the first-leg tie.
The inclusion of France international Matuidi is likely to see Juve play with three central midfielders, and adopt a three-man defence as they did last time out in a 1-0 win over Lazio in Serie A.
Dybala is likely to feature up front with Croatian target man Marko Mandzukic, meaning Allegri will make two changes to his side from Sunday’s victory over Lazio.
Here is how we think Juve will line-up, with Mehdi Benatia and Alex Sandro coming in for Andrea Barzagli and Kwadwo Asamoah. Higuain will return only to the bench.
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