Benfica confirm their place in the knockout play-off round of the Champions League with a comfortable win over Juventus in Turin.

Wojciech Szczęsny has expressed his admiration for Thiago Motta’s philosophy of football while acknowledging that Juventus may struggle during this transitional season

Juventus suffered a 2-0 loss to Benfica at the Allianz Stadium. Check out the player ratings from our reporter in Turin.Perin 7 – Stunning save to keep Juve alive seconds before the half-time

Juventus enter tonight’s Champions League fixture against Benfica with only a slim hope of securing a place in the competition’s top eight by the end of the league stage matches

While Juve revolutionised their midfield in the summer transfer window, the rebuild has yet to yield the desired results. New arrivals like Teun Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz have failed to hit the ground running. Despite shining at their previous clubs, both midfielders have struggled to adapt to the demands of playing in Turin.

Juventus enter Champions League Matchday 8 with a spot in the next round locked up, but if they are going to make the top eight and earn a bye into the round of 16, a lot has to go their way for them to jump 11 spots.

Juventus are the first Italian team to be invited to take part in the Infinity League, the innovative indoor tournament created by DAZN that combines sport, technology and entertainment. The event, in its second edition,

Thiago Motta's Juventus are still in the race to end up in the top eight of the UEFA Champions League's standings, but will need to win against Benfica and also hope for some results on the different matches around Europe.

Two teams looking to advance face off as we continue our Champions League odds series with a Juventus-Benfica prediction and pick.

The group stage at the UEFA Champions League officially came to a close on Wednesday and the standings are now final. Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal,

Our writers pick 10 talking points from the final day of the league phase of the Champions League, as 18 games were played simultaneously