By Anna Italia
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It’s an important victory not only for Juventus, but also for Italian football. Juventus qualifying to the UEFA Champions League Semifinal after 12 years since 2003. The aggregate result of Juventus 1 – 0 Monaco. The second leg at the Stade Louis II ending with a 0-0.
Here are the declarations by Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri after the 0-0 at the Stade Louis II: “It’s a great result and we’ve managed it thanks to a fantastic group of players but it’s not over yet.
“Now we must try to bag the points needed to wrap up the Scudetto as quickly as possible, then we can test our mettle against the best sides in Europe. It won’t be easy but it’s sure to be exciting.
“I really must congratulate the lads for the way they played and the maturity they showed tonight. You always have to adapt to the match and your opponents and remember that they set out to make it as hard as possible for you to play your game. It happened against Monaco and it happened before then against Atletico Madrid.”
So the low-key display had nothing to do with stage fright then? “No, it’s just that our opponents defended deep and very well and we weren’t able to bring the ball out of defence.
“We played well technically but the game went the way it was always likely to go considering how Monaco play and our own qualities. We needed to reach the semi-finals, even if it meant playing a match that wasn’t all that enjoyable.”
On who Juventus will face in the Semifinal, Allegri saying, “We’ll be able to play our game more and that’s to our advantage. We have to believe we can get into the final.”
Source: juventus.com