Juventus Trains Before Europa League Match Against AZ Alkmaar
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Juventus is a football team from Italy. The team had its last training before a big game. The game is against AZ Alkmaar, a team from the Netherlands.
This match is part of the Europa League. The Europa League is a big football competition in Europe. Many teams from different countries play in it.
One player is McKennie. He is American. The coaches looked at his condition. This means they checked if he is ready to play.
Two other players, Cabal and Celik, were also part of the training. The team wants all players to be ready for the match.
The game between AZ Alkmaar and Juventus will be shown live online. People can watch the score, the goals, and other updates during the match.
This match is for the 2026/27 season of the Europa League. Fans are waiting to see how Juventus will play.
Vocabulary15 words
- team
- a group of people who play a sport together
- training
- practice to get better and stronger
- Europa League
- a big football competition in Europe
- competition
- a contest where teams try to win
- condition
- how healthy and ready someone is
- live
- happening now, in real time
- score
- the number of points each team has
- goals
- points scored in football
- updates
- new information about something happening
- season
- the time period when a sport is played
- match
- a game between two teams
- coaches
- people who help players train
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- ready
- prepared to do something
- Netherlands
- a country in Europe
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1. They had their last training 2. Juventus 3. True
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Juventus is a football team from Italy. The team had its last _____ before a big game.
This match is part of the _____. The Europa League is a big football competition in Europe.
One player is McKennie. He is American. The coaches looked at his _____.
Two other players, Cabal and _____, were also part of the training.
The game between AZ Alkmaar and Juventus will be shown _____ online.
People can watch the _____, the goals, and other updates during the match.
This match is for the 2026/27 _____ of the Europa League.
Fans are waiting to see how Juventus will _____.
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