Despite being held scoreless in the first half, Juventus will have enjoyed their final Champions League outing of the calendar year. Running out 2-0 winners at home against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday, the Bianconeri clinched top spot in the group ahead of Sevilla and Olympique Lyonnais.
While the results elsewhere mean they could still be handed a tough opponent in the last 16, this 2-0 win was also hugely beneficial in other ways. Coach Massimiliano Allegri went into this clash without his trio of star defenders, with the BBC unit of Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini all unable to play from the outset here.