Motta will field youngest Juventus XI in Champions League knockout phase | OneFootball

Several reports in Italy claim the Juventus’ line-up against PSV tonight will be the youngest ever fielded by the Bianconeri in the Champions League knockout phase.

Juventus will play PSV in the Champions League knockout playoff tonight. According to reports in Italy, Motta will select the youngest starting XI the Old Lady has ever used in the competition’s knockout phase.

Motta will field youngest Juventus XI in Champions League knockout phase

NAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 25: Thiago Motta, Juventus head coach, during the Serie A match between Napoli and Juventus at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on January 25, 2025, in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

Ilbianconero and Gazzetta report that the average age of the Juventus XI will be 25 years and 171 days.

As of today, the youngest Juventus XI in the Champions League knockout phase was fielded in a game against Monaco in 1997-98. Its age average was 26 years and 22 days.

Juventus earned 12 points in eight games during the league phase, qualifying for the knockout playoff as a non-seeded team, which means Motta’s men will play the second leg away.

Motta is expected to rest Teun Koopmeiners against PSV tonight, while Randal Kolo Muani will start again, pushing Dusan Vlahovic to the bench.