Allegri downplays Juventus' favourites tag before Porto bout


By Ed Dove

Football Soccer - Cagliari v Juventus - Italian Serie A - Sant'Elia stadium, Cagliari, Italy - 12/02/17 Juventus' coach Massimiliano Allegri during the match against Cagliari. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

LISBON (Reuters) - Juventus' rampant domestic form doesn't make them Champions League favourites, according to coach Massimiliano Allegri, but the Serie A leaders are looking increasingly unstoppable before they meet FC Porto in the first leg of their round of 16 on Wednesday.

Juve's 4-1 victory over Palermo on Friday extended their winning streak in the league to six matches and, seven points clear, they remain on course for a record sixth straight Scudetto.

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