Motta hinted during his pre-match press conference that Douglas Luiz could get a start against Benfica. Luiz, who has very much not lived up to expectations after his big-money move from Aston Villa last summer, was also in the starting lineup for Juve’s draw against Club Brugge last week.

Thiago Motta's Juventus are still in the race to end up in the top eight of the UEFA Champions League's standings, but will need to win against Benfica and also hope for some results on the different matches around Europe.

Dusan Vlahovic could take advantage of Kolo Muani’s ineligibility for the Champions League to return to Juventus’ starting XI in their last league phase game against Benfica.It kicks off at 21:00