Preview | Juventus vs NEC

The Men's First Team are back in European action, this time starting their Europa league campaign with a League Phase match against NEC Nijmegen.

The match at the Allianz Stadium will kick off at 21:00 CEST, with both teams aiming to get the campaign off to a winning start.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of Thursday evening’s match.

• PROWESS | Juventus have won four of their last six matches in European competition (D1, L1), as many as they had in their previous 17 European matches (W4, D8, L5).
• UNFAMILIAR FOE | NEC will face an Italian team in European competition for only the second time, after winning against Udinese on December 18, 2008 (2-0 at home in the UEFA Cup).
• EXPERIENCE | Juventus will be the fifth club coached by Luciano Spalletti in the Europa League (since 2009/10), following Zenit St. Petersburg, Roma, Inter, and Napoli. The Certaldo-born coach has lost only two of his 18 group stage matches (W12, D4, L2).
• CONTINENTAL FORM | Randal Kolo Muani has been involved in six goals in his last seven appearances in European club competitions (4W+2A), after having been involved in only three goals in his first 25 European matches (3W+0A).