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Five UCL Facts | Ferencvàros – Juve 

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Five UCL Facts | Ferencvàros – Juve 
Five UCL Facts | Ferencvàros – Juve 
Five UCL Facts | Ferencvàros – Juve 

ONLY THE SECOND MEETING Ferencvaros and Juventus will face each other for the second time in European competitions. The previous fixture was won 1-0 by the Hungarians in 1964-65 in the Fairs Cup final.

HUNGARIANS AT HOME Ferencvaros have lost only two of 13 home games in the European Cup / Champions League (6W, 5D): against Leeds in November 1969 and against Ajax in September 1995.

AVERAGE AGE Juventus’ starting XI against Barcelona had an average age of 26 years and 325 days, the youngest for the Bianconeri in the Champions League since March 2002 against Arsenal (26 years 109 days). For the first time since December 2015, against Sevilla, there were four players with a max age of 23 years old in the starting eleven.

JUVE VS HUNGARIAN OPPOSITION For the second time Juventus will face a Hungarian opponent in the European Cup / Champions League, having eliminated Ujpest in the quarter-finals round-trip in 1972/73 (2-2 on aggregate, with qualification due to away goals).

LEAKY DEFENCE Ferencvaros have conceded 26 goals in eight Champions League matches (3.3 per game), the second highest average in the competition's history, behind only Nordsjaelland (22 in six games, 3.7 per match).

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