Juventus are capable of defeating Real Madrid on Tuesday according to Charlie Nicholas.

Massimiliano Allegri's Bianconeri host Carlo Ancelotti's los Blancos at the Juventus Stadium in the Champions League semi-final first leg and former Arsenal star Nicholas is tipping somewhat of an upset.

In his assessment of the tie, Nicholas wrote for Sky Sports: 'I know Madrid got a nice result at the weekend in a difficult away match (3-2 win at Sevilla), but I honestly think there's nothing between these two at the minute.

'The other two semi-finalists (Barcelona and Bayern Munich) are a different class compared to these two, in terms of style and individuals, but I still think this is a fascinating tie. For me, it's a 50-50 tie - Juventus will probably be cautious because they won't want to let an away goal in, but I definitely see them scoring.

'I think Madrid are still too individual rather than being a great team. Ronaldo's self-interest is still there - he's still a sensational player, but I think it's affecting the team. So I'm going to go for Juventus to win this 1-0.

'Juventus will be of the mind-set where they'll take a 0-0 knowing that they're good enough to go to Madrid and draw or even win, because they've got pace and power.

'But I think they'll really open this tie up and sneak a 1-0 win. Set-pieces will be so important so I'm going to tip Giorgio Chiellini to score, I always fancy him to win a header.'