By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page

It’s a tough defeat, but Juventus Coach Masimiliano Allegri should keep his head high after taking Juventus to a Champions League Final.  Juventus were not in a Final since 2003 and waited 12 years to be in the big show.  Surely, it’s sad to lose, but I give a standing ovation to Allegri and players.

Final Champions League result: Juventus 1 – 3 Barcelona, Saturday 6 June 2015, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany

Here are the declarations by Coach Massimiliano Allegri after losing the Champions League Final against Barcelona:

“We played well from a technical and a tactical perspective, but we did struggle at times when they switched play. That said, we had plenty of shots on goal ourselves. We did everything we could. We were playing against Barcelona after all.

On the goals conceded, Allegri commenting: “The two goals we conceded tonight will serve us well and help us to improve, especially the second one. When you’re up against a side with so many world-class players you know you can concede at any moment.

“All the same, I want to congratulate my lads once again for their superb showing this evening.”

Losing one match takes nothing away from what has been a truly remarkable season for Juve and Allegri is already to looking forward to getting going again.

Allegri concludin: “We’ve had a massive season and not only because of everything we’ve won. We’ll start again from here and look to consolidate our position among the top eight clubs in Europe.”

By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page

Here are the declarations of Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli after losing the Champions League Final against Barcelona.

Final Champions League result: Juventus 1 – 3 Barcelona, Saturday 6 June 2015, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany

Barzagli saying, “We knew of the quality of Barcelona. We gave everything we had – they deserve all the plaudits, but we leave with our heads held high. Losing a final is always hard to take, but tonight we congratulate the winners.”

On Barcelona style, Barzagli saying, “They have incredible quality. Three of the best five players in the world are theirs and Messi is a phenomenon. We didn’t get off to the best start, but we grew into the game. We’d set ourselves the objective of staying in the match for the whole game – we did well to dig in and we had them scared for ten minutes,” continued Barzagli.

As for the future, Barzagli adding: “We’re still growing and we need to keep challenging ourselves to compete at the top and to go as far as possible in the Champions League. That’s how you get back to the final.”

By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page

Thanks Juventus on behalf of Italian Soccer Serie A blog by Anna Italia for the wonderful season and you made us proud.  Despite the defeat against Barcelona, it’s a moment to thank each one of you players, staff, and fans.  Juventus waited 12 years to make it to a Champions League Final since 2003.    Juventus representing Italian football in this 2015 Champions League Final and we were supporting you all the way.  Thanks again.  So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, be proud to be a Juventus player.

Final Champios League result: Juventus 1 – 3 Barcelona

Thanks Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri

These were the 22 players called up by Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri  for the UEFA Champions League Final Juventus vs Barcelona on Saturday 6 June 2015 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany at 20:45.

Goalkeepers: 1 Gianluigi Buffon, 30 Marco Storari,
34 Rubinho

Defenders:  15 Andrea Barzagli , 17 Paolo De Ceglie, 19 Leonardo Bonucci,  26 Stephan Lichtsteiner, 5 Angelo Ogbonna, 33 Patrice Evra,

Midfielders:  20 Padoin, 21 Andrea Pirlo, 23 Arturo Vidal, 6 Paul Pogba, 7 Simone Pepe, 8 Claudio Marchisio, 11 Kingsley Coman, 27 Stefano Sturaro, 37 Roberto Pereyra

Forwards:  9 Alvaro Morata,  10 Carlos Tevez, 14 Fernando Llorente, 32 Alessandro Matri

UEFA Champions League Final

Juventus 1 – 3 Barcelona
Saturday 6 June 2015
Olmpiastadion
Berlin, Germany

20:45CET

By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page

Depite the defeat, Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio considers Juventus had a successful season, and I agree with him.  The dream continues for next year as Juventus qualified to play in the Champions League being Italy’s Champions.

Here are the declarations by  Marchisio after losing the Champions League Final against Barcelona:

Final Champios League result: Juventus 1 – 3 Barcelona, Saturday 6 June 2015, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany

Marchisio saying,  “We did find it a bit hard in the first half, but then it’s not easy to press high up the pitch for the whole 90 minutes. All the teams who play against Barcelona have to sit back and wait for them at times.  We got the measure of them after that and once we scored the equaliser we were in control of the game. If we’d just managed to take the lead, the match could have taken a very different direction.”

On the experience, Marchisio adding,  “It’s been a dream journey just being involved. Of course if we’d had the trophy to take home it would have been another matter entirely, but on a night like this we must remember what an amazing season we’ve had.”

“The new gaffer came in and the first thing he said was that we could be among the best in Europe. We have no regrets; we can be proud of what we’ve achieved. We leave the pitch with our heads held high tonight as well.”

Marchisio flattered to be considered by several journalists among the best midfielders,  “That’s nice to hear and it was an honour to be playing on the same pitch as legendary players such as Pirlo, Xavi and Iniesta tonight. But I’d rather have won.”

By Anna Italia
Follow me in Twitter @ItalianSerieA,
Facebook: Anna Italia Page

A sad defeat, painful, but Juventus Captain and goalkeeper Gigi Buffon looks ahead for the future.    Juventus were not in a Final since 2003 and waited 12 years to be in the big show.   Here are the declarations by Buffon and forward Alvaro Morata after losing the   Champions League Final: Juventus 1 – 3 Barcelona, Saturday 6 June 2015, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany

Buffon saying, “There are moments of intense joy and then there are moments of disappointment. That’s what sport is all about; you just have to accept it. We’ve lost tonight but we’ve had a magnificent year and enjoyed incredible success with our fans.

“I must admit that for a few minutes I really thought we were going to do it.”

Forward Alvaro Morata author of the only goal for Juventus saying, “We had this chance for glory but couldn’t pull it off,” he acknowledged.

“Now we have to get our heads down again and work on becoming an even better team, on winning even more trophies. We’d like to thank all our fans who came here for us tonight.”