Juve bid to ease pressure by rocking Real

STRUGGLING Juventus are hoping for a confidence-boosting performance in the Champions League tonight when they face Group H leaders Real Madrid.

In Italy, Juve are already seven points adrift of Serie A leaders Inter after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat at Napoli while in Europe, they are still trying to recover from an embarrassing draw in their last game at BATE Borisov.

Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri was given another vote of confidence by club executives ahead of the Madrid encounter in Turin, despite his team having failed to win in their last five games.