The Men's First Team are back in UEFA Europa League action on Thursday, this time facing AZ Alkmaar on Matchday 4 of the League Phase.
The clash takes place at 21:00 CET on November 5, with Luciano Spalletti's side hoping to build on the two wins and a draw that they have achieved so far in the Europa League. The Dutch side have two wins and a defeat to their name so far.
Here are some key stats ahead of Thursday night's action.
- NEW OPPONENTS | AZ and Juventus are facing each other for the first time in European competitions; the home side are unbeaten in their last five European matches against Italian teams (4W, 1D).
- UNBEATEN | Juventus are unbeaten in their three UEFA Europa League matches against Dutch teams (2W, 1D), having scored seven goals and conceded just one in those fixtures.
- FORTRESS | AZ are unbeaten in their last 17 home matches in Europe (14W, 3D), since their 4-1 defeat against Aston Villa in the UEFA Conference League in October 2023.
- PROLIFIC | Only Benfica (10) have scored more goals than Juventus (nine, level with Ferencváros and Beşiktaş) in this UEFA Europa League; the Bianconeri have not scored so many goals in their first three matches in a single edition of a European competition since 1999/2000 (13 in the UEFA Cup).
- TRIPLE THREAT | Juventus are the only team with at least three players who have scored at least twice in this Europa League: Nick Woltemade, Randal Kolo Muani and Zeki Çelik.
