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Juventus\u2019 first two fixtures at the Club World Cup were rather resounding successes. No matter what kind of caveats you attach to them, they were wins and wins with big goal totals attached to them. Their third and final group stage game was quite a resounding success as well, but for the team that lined up against Juventus.<\/p>\n
That resounding 5-2 loss to Manchester City meant that Juve finished second in Group G. With it came a matchup that we could all telegraph 24 hours before it became official \u2014 a meeting with Real Madrid in the Club World Cup Round of 16. That means if Juventus want to extend their stay at the tournament at least one round longer and advance to the quarterfinals, then they will have to do so against one of the favorites to win the whole damn thing.<\/p>\n
That comes after getting steamrolled by one of the other favorites to win the tournament.<\/p>\n
This time, though, Juve don\u2019t have the guarantee of another game beyond the one they\u2019re about to play. They\u2019re either going to surprise plenty of us with a massive rebound following the loss to City or see their run at the Club World Cup come to an end and summer vacations quickly get booked as they\u2019re on their way back to Italy.<\/p>\n
What happens on Tuesday afternoon at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida (3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. CEST kickoff) is something that will either be one of the lasting memories of Juve\u2019s stay at the Club World Cup or even another reminder of just what this club is lacking compared to the current heavyweights in the sport.<\/p>\n
Facing another big club that is in the midst of plenty of changes, what is there to look for as Juventus get set to face Real Madrid? Here are a few things amongst what is probably many.<\/p>\n