Celta and Union both want to press from a back-three shape and send their wide players forward. The contest should turn on which side gets a useful shot after the first defence or save. AZ and Juventus should also trade spells of pressure against the first pass. Their next wide delivery and the quality of the final touch will decide whether either spell becomes control.
Celta can release Galán or Rueda behind Union's advanced wing-backs, but their recent box entries have produced few efforts on target and Iglesias is unavailable. Union's Patris and Guilherme can keep supplying wide attacks, while their current front replacements have still found late chances. Their defending limited Sociedad and Beer Sheva to few accurate efforts. I'm siding with Royale Union SG to take something from this match.
AZ's Patati and Daal can attack Juventus's advancing wide defenders and seek Meerdink in the box. AZ have kept creating entries, while Juventus's reported midfield rotation changes the first pressing and passing battle. Zhegrova, who supplied the opener against Napoli, is unavailable for this European match, and those two long-range finishes offer little basis for assuming the same final touch here. I'm siding with AZ Alkmaar to keep pace and avoid defeat.
