Denmark striker Rasmus Højlund is the leading scorer after the opening set of qualifying matches for Euro 2024.
09.03.2023 - 13:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United player Paul Pogba could reportedly continue to feature from the bench for Juventus during their Europa League last 16 tie against Freiburg as the midfielder returns from injury.
The France international missed over 40 matches for club and country after undergoing surgery after tearing the meniscus in his right knee during the Italian club's pre-season tour of the United States of America. Pogba, 29, has played only 36 minutes of football across two Serie A matches since returning to fitness.
After coming on as a second-half substitute in the Turin derby against Torino late last month to belatedly make his second Juventus debut, that appearance was followed up by reprising a similar role in a cameo off the bench last weekend in a 1-0 loss to Jose Mourinho's Roma. Despite that defeat, head coach Massimiliano Allegri is conscious of not overloading the World Cup winner so soon after returning.
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Italian daily sports newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport opines that Pogba "still doesn't seem capable of guaranteeing a high-level performance". They also suggest that continuing to feature as a substitute remains likely for the time being, with Nicolò Fagioli favoured to once again partner Manuel Locatelli and the Parisian's international teammate Adrien Rabiot in midfield.
Juventus host Freiburg in Thursday's first leg, and FiveThirtyEight's data-driven predictions forecast that they, and United, will reach the Europa League quarter-finals. Therefore, the possibility of Pogba returning to Old Trafford in the competition's latter stages remains very real.
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