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Dinamo Zagreb no pushovers in UCL - Juventus coach Allegri

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri refuses to believe that his side only need to turn up against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night to seal top spot in their Champions League group.

The Bianconeri defeated Zagreb 4-0 in Croatia, while Dinamo have lost all of their group games so far this season -- without scoring a goal -- but that is no guarantee for three points at the Juventus Stadium.

"It seems like a formality, but you have still got to go out there and win the games," Allegri told Mediaset. "It's important that we conclude the group stage in the best way possible.

"Finishing first or second changes little because it comes down to the draw and if you want to go all the way, you have to face the best teams anyway so let's just think about tomorrow's game for now."

Allegri welcomes Paulo Dybala back after a six-week injury absence and he is going to feature in the second half, with the Juve coach confirming he will be rotating his side substantially in view of Sunday's derby against Torino.

"He will definitely play, but not from the start -- he'll come on in the second half," Allegri said. "We will be rotating things, but I still have to decide whether [Medhi] Benatia or [Stefano] Sturaro will play full-back."

Allegri's team selection will be a clear indication of where the Juve coach's priorities currently lie. With qualification for the knockout stage already wrapped up, Allegri can afford to take risks on Wednesday in order to have his strongest team available for a run of fixtures which also sees his side host Roma.

"December's an important month and we started it well against Atalanta," said Juve midfielder Claudio Marchisio. "We've got a lot to prove both in the league and in the cup and we want to maintain or increase our advantage over our rivals.

"We want to finish top of our group and end the group stage well, then we'll see what happens between now and March. Over the years, we've seen that there's no such thing as an easy game on paper and it will all depend on how we are physically when [the knockout stage] comes around."