Juventus boast the same quality as Bayern or Barcelona, warns Sampaoli

Sevilla boss Jorge Sampaoli believes Wednesday’s Champions League opponents Juventus are now at the same level as Bayern Munich and Barcelona.

The Europa League holders begin their Group H campaign in Turin against Massimiliano Allegri’s side in a repeat of a showdown at the same stage last season.

Juventus, unbeaten in 17 home games in UEFA competition, won that game 2-0 but suffered a 1-0 loss in the reverse fixture at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Despite that victory, Sampaoli – who succeeded Unai Emery as head coach in June – says his players will need to give “everything” in order to get a result on Wednesday.

“We want to play very well and we want to attack. It will be a very tough match but we’re improving very well.”

Source: soccerway.com