Turin tonight is the setting for PSV's first UEFA Champions League match this season. Kicking off against Juventus is at 6:45 pm. It will be PSV's first time playing against "The Old Lady.
Italian opponents
Although PSV has never played against Juventus, it has met other Italian opponents. Of the 40 games, PSV won 15, drew eight and lost 17. The goal difference in these matches is 42-45. In Italy, PSV usually struggles. Out of 20 matches, PSV won only 2. In addition, it drew 4 times and lost 14 times. The goal difference is 12-27.
UEFA Champions League
PSV has played a total of 183 matches in the UEFA Champions League (excluding preliminary rounds ). Of these, the club won 66, drew 46 and lost 71. PSV has won the tournament once: in the 1987-1988 season the team was the best in Europe. Last season, PSV stranded in the eighth final of the tournament. The Germans eventually reached the final, but lost 2-0 to Real Madrid.
Jan Heintze is the player with the most games for PSV in the tournament; he played 55. Luuk de Jong is the club's top scorer in the European tournament. This season he is trying to improve his tally of 16 goals.
Juventus
At Juventus, Thiago Motta has been at the helm since this season. The former midfielder of Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain, among others, came over from Bologna FC this summer. There he managed to reach the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the club's history. Motta is known for his attacking style of play. The first two games in Serie A were both won 3-0. After that, the team played two 0-0 draws.
Joining Juventus is Teun Koopmeiners. The Dutchman came over from Atalanta BC last summer. So far he has played two games for Juventus.
