Two minutes into the match, Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson was replaced by Gary Gillespie after Lawrenson suffered a recurrence of a shoulder injury. Juventus deployed Zbigniew Boniek on the right-hand side of the pitch and Massimo Briaschi on the left. Juventus' plan was to use the pace of Briaschi to threaten Liverpool full-back Phil Neal.
At two minutes into the match, Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson was replaced by Gary Gillespie due to a shoulder injury recurrence. Juventus then placed Zbigniew Boniek and Massimo Briaschi on the flanks with the aim of utilizing Briaschi's speed to pressurize Phil Neal.