Cristiano Ronaldo leads Juventus stars in final training session ahead of highly-anticipated Champions League clash against Manchester United
- Cristiano Ronaldo was at the forefront of Juventus’ training session on Tuesday
- The Italian giants are preparing for Manchester United in the Champions League
- Ronaldo looked relaxed and was captured joking around with his team-mates
- Juve would move closer to the knockout stages with another victory in Turin
Cristiano Ronaldo was at the forefront of Juventus’ final training session before their huge Champions League clash against Manchester United on Wednesday night.
The Portuguese star is set to play a crucial role for the Italian giants against his former club in Turin and will be wanting to continue his good start to life at his new club.
Ronaldo looked in a relaxed mood and was captured joking around with his team-mates as Massimiliano Allegri’s men completed the preparations on Tuesday ahead of the return group stage tie.
Cristiano Ronaldo was at the forefront of Juventus’ training session on Tuesday afternoon
The Portuguese star is set to play a crucial role for the Italian giants against Manchester United
Ronaldo looked in a relaxed mood and was captured joking around with his team-mates
He looked sharp during the warm-up of the session on the eve of playing his former club
Juve claimed a priceless 1-0 win over United at Old Trafford a fortnight ago thanks to a first half strike from Paulo Dybala.
They are now in a commanding lead in Group H and three more points against Jose Mourinho’s side would edge them even closer to the knockout rounds.
Players took part in some low intensity possession based drills at the Continassa training ground after a strenuous warm-up in the bleak conditions in northern Italy.
Allegri dressed in a warm coat, ideal for the dreary weather, and spirits were clearly high within the camp as players laughed and joked while taking part in a rondo.
Massimiliano Allegri’s dressed appropriately for the cold conditions as he watched on
Mario Mandzukic argues about a decision made in one particular exercise during the session
Players took part in low intensity possession based drills at the Continassa training ground
Blaise Matuidi tries to get the better of two team-mates as he goes in search of the ball
German midfielder Sami Khedira passes the ball to a colleague on the immaculate surface
Juve are in a commanding lead in Group H and a win would take them closer to progressing
Juve racked up their 10th win of the Serie A campaign against Cagliari last weeekend.
After nearest rivals Inter Milan romped to victory against Genoa earlier in the day, the Bianconeri restored their six-point cushion at the top of the standings with a 3-1 triumph at the Allianz Stadium.
Allegri approaches Wednesday’s match with some serious questions over key players’ availability.
‘Douglas Costa had a muscle problem, (Miralem) Pjanic was starting to feel a bit tired and (Blaise) Matuidi sustained a knock,’ he said at the weekend.
‘(Giorgio) Chiellini will be available on Wednesday and (Federico) Bernardeschi should be too. As for (Mario) Mandzukic, we need to take a look at his ankle and assess him.’
