Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri says his side can take a major step towards qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League out of the so-called group of death with a win over Sevilla at the Juventus Stadium on Wednesday.
After beating Manchester City 2-1 away from home in their opening group game, last year's beaten finalists can move three points clear at the top of the pool with a victory which Allegri is counting on, also to launch his side's season.
"Winning the Champions League is a dream," he said. "I think Juventus' aim has always got to be to reach the knockout stage, and that's not easy. The Champions League has got to be a dream, and Juve have always got to be aiming at reaching the last 16.
"At the moment, we've got to focus only on what we've got to do on the field. If you spend your time thinking of what you could have done, you don't get anywhere."
His captain Gianluigi Buffon is also hoping to read some more positive headlines on Thursday morning after seeing mainly negative words expended on his side's season to date.
"We really do have a chance tomorrow to put ourselves in serious contention to win the group, and as we all know, a win can very often cancel the recent past in an instant so we really need to deliver a good performance and get these three points, for more than a thousand reasons," he said.
"Undoubtedly when you have a side which is worth as much as ours is, we could and we should have done better, and we are the first to recognise this. But I think that once we've identified the problem, there's no point crying over spilt milk. It's happened now so we just need to realise that we've got to live the present, without losing the ability to think of the future."
Both sides have made equally disappointing starts to their domestic campaigns with Juve 15th in Serie A with only give points, while Sevilla are 16th in Spain with the same record from their first six matches.
Wednesday night therefore represents an opportunity for them both to forget their domestic woes and build on winning starts in Europe, with Sevilla downing Borussia Monchengladbach 3-0 in their opening fixture.
"Let's say that the statistics and my experience tell me that these bad moments of form happen, but Juve showed against City that they are capable of winning," said Sevilla coach Unai Emery. "They have a fantastic team, full of great players and maybe their league season is not a fair reflection of what this team deserves.
"All I can say is that they really are a great team, in terms of individuals and their history. Football's full of ups and downs. I have faith in the work we are doing. Our fans want to see that we're giving it our best and that's the way we want to continue. We are Sevilla; we are proud and this is one of our values."
For Sevilla, Wednesday night also represents a return to the scene of their 2014 Europa League triumph.
"After a unique experience the last time we were here in Turin, for a huge game, we're now back again for the Champions League, the best competition in the world for many clubs," said Emery.
"But football moves on and a lot has happened this last game here. We will remember that night forever, but we've got a new challenge we want to grasp it and take it forward for as long as we can, for the club and for our fans.
"We want to enjoy this as much as we can. It's a game of the highest calibre which gives us a lot of motivation and we're going to give it our best."