Football-Sportclub: Gianluigi Buffon confident Juventus can rediscover best form

Juventus head into Wednesday's Champions League Group D clash at home against Sevilla in need of a spark after losing yet again in Serie A over the weekend.

The Italian giants fell 2-1 at Napoli on Saturday, a result that has left Massimiliano Allegri's side 15th in the standings with just one victory and three defeats in their opening six matches.

Juve, who were runners-up to Barcelona in the competition last season, won their Champions League opener at Manchester City, 2-1 and captain Gianluigi Buffon says it's only a matter of time before Juve find their rhythm.

"We are still looking for our balance," Buffon said on his club's official website."When we find our identity and click as a unit we'll be a real force to be reckoned with.

"We've shown that in the toughest matches and this needs to be the platform upon which we can build."

Sevilla travel to Italy having also endured a dismal start to their domestic campaign, with one win and three defeats in six La Liga games.

The Spanish club, which won the Europa League last season, started off on the right foot in the Champions League with a 3-0 home triumph over Borussia Monchengladbach.

Manchester City will play at the Borussia-Park Stadium on Wednesday in Gladbach's first European home game in 37 years, with Andre Schubert will make his Champions League coaching debut after Lucien Favre's resignation four days after his team's loss at Sevilla.

Real Madrid are at Swedish champions Malmo in Wednesday's Group A clash, but their star man - Cristiano Ronaldo - has not found the back of the net since scoring a hat-trick for Real in a 4-0 home triumph over Shakhtar Donetsk on September 15, while their opponents lost 2-0 at Paris St Germain in their group opener.

Laurent Blanc's PSG side play in Ukraine against a Shakhtar side that has only lost three of its last 16 home games in the competition.

Manchester United will not be at full strength when they take on Wolfsburg at Old Trafford in Group B.

The Red Devils, who lost Luke Shaw to a broken leg in their 2-1 defeat at PSV Eindhoven in their pool opener, will also be without Marcos Rojo, while Michael Carrick has also missed training.

Wolfsburg will travel to England hoping to give continuity to their 1-0 home victory over CSKA Moscow.

PSV will aim to win two straight games in the Champions League for the first time when they take on CSKA in Russia.

Atletico have won 21 and lost one of their 24 European matches at the Vicente Calderon stadium, and host Benfica on Wednesday in a battle for top spot in Group C.

The two sides won their group openers, with Benfica prevailing 2-0 over Astana and Atletico beating Galatasaray by the same margin in Turkey.

Tournament newcomers Astana host their first ever Champions League group match when they take on Galatasaray in Kazakhstan, with the Turkish side seeking their first win on the road in the competition since March 2013.