A Dream Tie

Jonathan Greening prepares to face Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico di Torino this evening.

Greening could be in line for a place in starting line-up following Danny Murphy's red card in Fulham's last Europa League game against Shakhtar Donetsk.

“Obviously Danny is the Captain and has been doing really well so it’s unfortunate for him," Greening said. "But it gives me a chance to come in and try and do well. He’s suspended for this game anyway so I might have a chance of playing.

“We’ve played against Roma and now Juventus – it’s what dreams are made of. I’m really looking forward to it and we’ll need to put in a good performance like the boys did against Shakhtar Donetsk. Anything is possible."

Greening took part in Fulham's goalless draw against Tottenham last weekend and with tonight's tie against Juventus closely followed by a trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United - it's certainly a fixture list to envy.

“When you’re a kid you dream of playing in these types of games – that’s why you play football. Three games like this in a week – it’s crazy but we’re all looking forward to it immensely," he said.

"We wanted to win last weekend but we’re still in the FA Cup so we can’t be too down about that result and we’ve got to go into Thursday game in a positive mind.

“It was nice to get a game at the weekend before we play Juventus and I’ll just try and do a good job for the Team.

“Anytime you go to Manchester United, the best club in the world, especially at Old Trafford, you’ve got to hope everybody performs and get a bit of luck and that’s how you get results there.”