Juventus vs. Villarreal lineups: Dybala makes bench, Vlahovic returns to XI

Turin, Italy, March 16, 2022 (AFP) - Alvaro Morata will start alongside Dusan Vlahovic in the Juventus attack for Wednesday's decisive second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie.

Morata's burgeoning strike partnership with January signing Vlahovic will be key for Massimiliano Allegri's side as, with the tie locked at 1-1 and the away goals rule no longer in place, they will need a goal in order to prolong Italy's participation in Europe's top club competition.

The rest of the lineup is as expected, with Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Federico Bernardeschi on the bench after recovering from injury.

Daniele Rugani will partner Matthijs de Ligt in central defence, while Manuel Locatelli plays in central midfield with Arthur.

Gerard Moreno did not make the Villarreal starting lineup but is on the bench after returning from a calf injury which had kept him out of action for weeks.

Etienne Capoue does start in midfield, while Manuel Trigueros takes the place of injured Albert Moreno in an unsurprising lineup.

Juventus (4-4-2)

Wojciech Szczesny; Danilo, Matthijs de Ligt, Daniele Rugani, Mattia De Sciglio; Juan Cuadrado (captain), Manuel Locatelli, Arthur, Adrien Rabiot; Dusan Vlahovic, Alvaro Morata

Coach: Massimiliano Allegri (ITA)

Villarreal (4-4-2)

Geronimo Rulli; Serge Aurier, Raul Albiol (captain), Pau Torres, Pervis Estupinan; Yeremi Pino, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue, Manuel Trigueros; Arnaut Danjuma, Giovani Lo Celso

Coach: Unai Emery (ESP)

Referee: Szymon Marciniak (POL)