Juve targets top spot ahead of Man Unitedhome/Sports/Football Times/Juve targets top spot ahead of Man UnitedBERN, Switzerland: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will start Wednesday’s (Thursday in Manila) Champions League game against Young Boys in Switzerland as the Italian champions target a first place finish in Group H.The Turin giants are already through to the knockout rounds along with Manchester United and are two points ahead of the Premier League team who play Valencia in Spain in the final group game. If it had not been necessary, he would have rested,” Allegri told a pre-match press conference in Switzerland. “Chiellini won’t play as the pitch is synthetic and I don’t want to run any risks. “(Rodrigo) Bentancur is suspended for the Torino game and he’ll start in midfield tomorrow, along with (Miralem) Pjanic. “Playing on a synthetic pitch will be more complicated because the game moves faster, but on a big evening in the Champions League I would even play on sand!”AFP

Source: Manila Times December 12, 2018 16:29 UTC