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Allegri: Juventus Can Cope With Dybala Absence

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The Italian remains optimistic his side can beat Bayern Munich despite injury ruling out the Argentine striker, Claudio Marchisio and Giorgio Chiellini

Massimiliano Allegri is confident Juventus canΒ cope with the absences of Paulo Dybala, Giorgio Chiellini and Claudio Marchisio ahead of theirΒ Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

The Serie A champions, runners-up in Europe's premier competition last season, fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 in Turin in the first leg.

However, Juve's attempt to reach the quarter-finals has been hindered by the loss of the key trio for this week'sΒ contest, with DybalaΒ and Marchisio (both calf) joining ChielliniΒ (leg)Β on the sidelines.

Nevertheless, Allegri is optimistic about his side's chances of making it through.

"Our squad is capable of dealing with injuries. It's not important who plays, but how they play," Allegri said at a news conference on Tuesday.

"Whoever crosses the white line for us will put in a great display. Dybala does not have any torn muscles, but I decided to leave him at home because I didn't want to risk him.

"We'll decide [on Wednesday] about Mario Mandzukic. He trained with the team [on Tuesday] and is in good shape.



"'Alvaro Morata's condition is improving, he's in great shape. It would have been tough for me to leave him out.

"I still haven't decided on my starting XI."

Juventus need to score at the Allianz Arena to stand a chance ofΒ eliminatingΒ the Bundesliga champions due to Bayern's away goals, but Allegri has urged his men not to get over-zealous.

"We'll need a great performance. Both teams will have to take risks," he added.

"We need to show calm. We'll have to defend at times but also need to be clear-headed in attack.

"It's a shame that one of the two teams will exit the Champions League. Here's hoping it's Bayern."

- Goal

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