By Anna Italia
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Champions League build up. Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri not only believing in the dream to win the Champions League, but also encouraging fans to believe. 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 Olympiastadion and end the season in glory after winning the Scudetto and Coppa Italia.
Here are the declarations of Allegri to the media at the Juventus Stadium on 1 June 2015:
“Everyone dreams of preparing for a game like this. It’s been an extraordinary season that will go down in history, winning the Champions League would make it even better”
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Allegri adding, “Preparing for a game like this is enjoyable. Everyone dreams of doing so and I consider myself very fortunate to coach players who have brought great joy over these past four years. It’s been an extraordinary season that will go down in history, and winning the Champions League would make it even better.”
Juventus’ route to the final saw holders Real Madrid dispatched at the semi-final stage and Allegri claims the test against Los Galacticos will serve his men in good stead for handling the likes of Lionel Messi at the Olympiastadion.
“The meeting with Real was a useful test for us, enabling us to pit our wits against top quality players, as we’ll be doing when we face Barcelona. It will be even tougher in Berlin, but it’s a one-off game and that perhaps represents a slight advantage for us.”
“We need to appreciate that we’ll be in for some difficult spells but also moments that go in our favour. We’re not travelling to Berlin to make up the numbers. It’s the final and taking on the world’s best players is something that’s perfectly normal, but this shouldn’t make us anxious as we have great character.”
Character will be teamed with a compact tactical approach in Germany and the Tuscan revealed his pre-match preparations are covering all bases, including a penalty shootout scenario in the event of the scores remaining tied at 120 minutes.
“We need to stay compact and keep it tight. They possess great quality, but so do we. We’ll prepare for every eventuality, including penalties, but I don’t think it will go to spot kicks.”
