I love this Promo video for the upcoming mega match Juventus vs Barcelona!   Come on Juventus, forza let’s win the 2014 – 2015 Champions League and defeat Barcelona in the Champions League Final on Saturday 6 June 2015 at the .   Forza Ragazzi, the Treble is possible.  We must believe, crediamoci!

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• Curious detail Juventus and Barcelona meeting last time in the 2002 – 2003 UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals Juventus 1-1 FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona 1-2 Juventus.

• Juventus winner of the 2015 Scudetto and Coppa Italia.  Barcelona winner of the 2015 La Liga.

• Top Argentinian strikers duo: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi vs Juventus forward Carlos Tevez

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Build up for the Champions League Final is just increasing every hour!   Juventus already in Berlin, Germany ready for the Champions League Final match against Barcelona on Saturday 6 June at the Olympiastadion.

Here are the declarations by Juventus Coach Massimiliao Allegri during the press conference:

“The team has worked calmly over this past week and we’re ready, both physically and psychologically. It’s a pity about Chiellini’s injury, he’s had a great season and was with us all the way through our Champions League journey. Thankfully I’ve got Barzagli and Ogbonna available. If Andrea is fit, as it seems at the moment, he will get the nod tomorrow.”

“We started out with the important aim of getting into Europe’s top eight. We’ve gone beyond that and are in the final two. Now we’ll look to finish first.”

On playing powerful Barcelona’s front three  players, Allegri certainly not intimidated, but preparing his players for the task.

Allegri saying, “We mustn’t think about how to stop Barcelona, but instead how to build the play ourselves, because it’s unlikely the game will finish goalless. They’re a technical side, who count on their attack as their greatest weapon, but like every team they also have weaknesses.  It will be important to stay right in the game for its entire duration and have a slice of luck on our side.”

Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon and defender Leonardo Bonucci spoke about FC Barcelona, where the final will be won, and their children. Read what they said.

An unexpected bonus
Gianluigi Buffon: “This has been an objective that I’ve pursued over the last few years with my team-mates and the club. Probably we didn’t think that this would be a good year, or the ideal year, for us to reach the final – mainly because we’ve undergone a great change because we have a new manager. We thought it would take two or three years for us to reach the final. So we’ve achieved this objective earlier, which is an unexpected but very nice surprise – and we’re very happy about it.”

Controlling yourself
Buffon: “Emotions will play an important part. They’re going to be a factor in the game for certain, but these two teams are made up of players who are young and less young, but they are all experienced on an international level so we’re all able to control ourselves in these situations. I’d imagine at first one of the two sides might take a little while to get into the game, but after the first five or ten minutes we’ll see the real teams – and what they’ve done to deserve getting to the final.”

Barcelona
Buffon: “Objectively Barcelona are the favourites because they have great individuals with great ability. It’s only fair to say a team with Messi, Suárez and Neymar, and Iniesta in midfield, are the favourites – of course they are when they’re lucky enough to have players like that. However, when you meet a team like Juventus with Tévez, Pogba, Marchisio, Bonucci etc, we’re not pushovers – we have a chance.”

Leonardo Bonucci: “This game cannot be summarised as Barcelona’s attack against a strong Juventus defence. We’re going to put on a strong team display as we did against Borussia Dortmund [in the round of 16]. That was a turning point for us. That’s when we realised we’re a great team, and that’s why we’re here. We got here knowing we’re one step below Barcelona but it’s a final, one game, so any differences will be reduced. It will be up to us, all 11 of us, to fight for every ball. We’re not here to roll over.”

Buffon: “You gain experience by playing. [Marc-André ter Stegen’s] campaign in the Copa del Rey and the Champions League shows he’s already a very reliable goalkeeper; he’s confirmed what people were saying about him over the years. When he was at Mönchengladbach he was a very good goalkeeper. I’d seen him play and liked his style; this year he’s confirmed that my initial impressions were correct. He’s young and I hope he has a long and successful career with many victories – but after this match.”

Antonio Conte’s Juve legacy
Buffon: “He’s certainly going to be watching the game, he’s sent us a message which we were happy to receive. Today’s Juventus still have some of his touches: that determination he taught us, our tactical know-how and our ability to play well – these are all virtues that we were able to forge over the years working under Mr Conte. I hope it’ll take a long time for us to lose those qualities.”

The absence of Giorgio Chiellini
Bonucci: “Losing Giorgio Chiellini is a big thing, not just on the pitch but in the dressing room. He’ll be here supporting us but his character and determination would have been important for us. But on the other hand, Italian teams traditionally make the best of difficult situations. We come here knowing we’re a good team and we’re going to do our best to win; we’d dedicate the win to him.”

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Andrea Barzagli (second right) could replace Giorgio Chiellini (second left)

Andrea Barzagli’s return from injury
Bonucci: “My style and way of playing is always the same. It doesn’t really matter who you’re playing alongside, what matters is your characteristics as a player. Mine include something that helps Juventus – I’ve always been described as a player with character, and I’ll aim to show that tomorrow night. Barzagli is one of the best defenders in the world. He’s very strong, particularly in one-one-ones, and there’s very few like him in the world.”

Their children
Bonucci: “My son Lorenzo, when I left home this morning, said: ‘Dad, where are you going?’ ‘I’m going to Berlin.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I have to play a match, I’m working.’ ‘But I wanted to go to the beach!’ ‘Well, we’ll have to go to the beach with your mum when I come back after the match.’ So I have to make sure I keep that promise.”

Buffon: “I have a son who’s a great fan of Messi, and the other is a fan of Neymar, so they won’t know what to wish for! I think they’ll be sad if Juventus lose, because they’re Juventus fans – they’d have preferred another team, Real Madrid or Manchester City, in the final.”

What victory would mean to Juventus
Buffon: “The fact Juventus have always been represented by great players, and the many trophies the club have won, tells us that we’re not here by chance. History says Juventus must always – or almost always – get to at least the semi-finals of this competition. We also feel great responsibility because we know that if things go well we’ve done something great. But it’s almost business as usual for Juventus. If we win I’ll be very happy, and hug everyone I see, but a month and a half later we’re back to work for the new season. We play for Juventus and we represent the best of Italian clubs – it would be a great achievement to win but in line with our history.”

Source: uefa.com

Juventus.com takes a look at the players who have worn both the black and white of Juventus and blue and red of Barcelona

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Martin Caceres

The versatile Uruguayan defender, who will miss out on Saturday’s final through injury, joined Barcelona from Villarreal in 2008 but found first-team football hard to come by, making just 13 La Liga and three Champions League appearances with the Nou Camp outfit.

This prompted a successful loan spell with Juventus in 2009 before he eventually returned – via Sevilla – in 2012. He has gone on to make 71 Serie A starts and feature in 12 Champions League games for the Bianconeri.

Gianluca Zambrotta

The attacking full-back brought an end to a seven-year spell in the black and white stripes in 2006 after making 217 Serie A appearances and scoring seven goals. During his two seasons in Spain, he figured in 58 La Liga games, finding the net on three occasions, and appeared 13 times in the Champions League.

Lilian Thuram

A tough-tackling defender and World Cup winner with France, Thuram joined the Bianconeri from Parma in 2001, playing 144 Serie A matches (scoring once) and featuring 45 times in the Champions League.

In 2006, following five years with Juventus, Thuram moved to Spain, where he saw out his professional career by playing 41 La Liga games for the Blaugrana.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The mercurial Swedish frontman’s first taste of life in Italy came whilst wearing the colours of Juventus, for whom he scored 23 goals in 70 Serie A appearances between 2004 and 2006.

He spent just a solitary campaign at the Nou Camp, in 2009/10, during which he bagged 16 strikes in 29 La Liga games and also weighed in with four Champions League goals.

Edgar Davids

A combative midfielder who earned the affections of the Bianconeri faithful during seven seasons in Turin, Davids moved to Barcelona on loan in 2004, having signed off in the black and white stripes following 159 Serie A appearances and 48 Champions League matches.

Playing for fellow countryman Frank Rijkaard, Davids was regarded as the catalyst for a revival in Barcelona’s fortunes, which saw them climb from midtable to secure a second-placed finish behind Valencia.

Thierry Henry

The explosive French forward initially started out on the wing, where he was deployed whilst at Juventus in 1999, contributing three goals in 16 Serie A appearances.

He truly rose to prominence during seven goal-filled seasons at Arsenal, who sold him to Barcelona in 2007, where he scored 35 times in 80 La Liga appearances and eight in 26 Champions League games.

Juan Pablo Sorin

The Argentine, who plied his trade as a left-sided full-back or midfielder, enjoyed brief spells with both clubs, first signing for Juventus from Argentinos Juniors in 1995.

After two Serie A appearances he was on the move again, spending time at River Plate, Cruzeiro and Lazio before arriving in Barcelona, where he appeared 15 times in La Liga, scoring one goal.

Michael Laudrup

Four years, 102 Serie A appearances and nine European Cup starts for the Great Dane, who scored 16 in the league and six in Europe during his four years with the Old Lady, between 1985 and 1989.

He completed a switch to Turin following a successful five seasons at the Nou Camp, where he hit 49 goals in 167 La Liga games.