SUBS: Johan Dahlin, Markus Bjorkqvist, Eric Larsson, Peter Gwargis, Malik Abubakari, Felix Beijmo, Sebastian Nanasi, Adi Nalic, Melker Ellborg, Martin Olsson, Noah Eile.
MALMO (3-5-2): Ismael Diarra Diawara; Anel Ahmedhodzic, Franz Brorsson, Lasse Nielsen; Jo Inge Berget, Anders Christiansen, Erdal Rakip, Bonke Innocent, Soren Rieks; Antonio Colak, Veljko Birmancevic.
A recent dip in form has seen Malmo slip off the top of the Allsvenskan in defence of their 21st Swedish title, but Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side – who claimed the club’s fifth national championship in the last eight years at the end of the 2020 season – now return to the group stage for the first time since 2015. Having beaten Riga, Nordic neighbours HJK Helsinki, Scottish champions Rangers and then Ludogorets to make it this far, they have certainly earned their place on the starting line.
Juve are without a league victory this season, after they lost to Napoli in their first match since Cristiano Ronaldo officially left for Manchester United – which followed defeat to promoted Empoli just before the international break. The Italian giants are, therefore, under pressure to address talk of a crisis, as they enter a group also featuring Chelsea and Zenit St Petersburg.
Following a second successive last-16 exit in 2020-21, Juventus only scraped into the Champions League on the final day of the Serie A season, while their hosts – who started in the first round of qualifying – are back in the big time after six years away.
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