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This game is highlighting the lack of quality in the final third. I know it's not much of a suggestion but a Messi, Ronaldo, Robben is needed in these cases to unlock these defences.

I think Tevez-Morata is better when the team is countering. When the other team is sitting deep, Llorente would be good (i.e. Olympiakos).

too much of a european complex here. apoel made the quarters in the last few years, schalke made the semis, and man utd and dortmund made the final. all are either average or bad now. it's just football like any other league game.

I'm starting to feel bad for Conte. Renown as one of the best coaches in European football and in less than one year he's turned into a joke.

Italy is bad enough, Conte with his player favouritism makes it even worse. Who the fuck is Bertolacci? Have fun without De Rossi.

I think people are forgetting how difficult smaller teams were to break down with 3-5-2 in CL. Adding an extra body in the final third made the difference. Now that luxury is not there anymore with Pogba gone.

Outside of Italy teams don't just sit back, but they also press which makes things very difficult. Juventus wins by very small margins, even though it's on a consistent basis. That margin is made even smaller when teams come out and press. As it weird as it may sound, with Pogba out, I think...

The problem with Monaco is that they're inevitably going to sit back and absorb pressure. Does this team have enough know how to break them down? It was a great display on the counter vs. BvB but now it's up to Allegri to make sure the team plays a great possession based match.

Bookies have Juventus as 4th favourites to win CL after Bayern, Madrid, Barca. If this team wants to be on the same level as those 3, getting to SF is mandatory, and using that hype to buy new players is even more crucial.

Now that Allegri has taught this team how to also play counterattack, there are no impossible tasks in CL.

All Juventus had to do to achieve their potential in Europe was learn to play without the ball. Couldn't have done it with stubborn Conte.

Achieved this without Asamoah, Pirlo, and Pogba out injured for most of the second leg.

Lol I knew Morata wasn't gonna score...Team has to make life difficult for itself...

Yeah but if you put a Tevez type of player there, then defensively 4-3-1-2 suffers...

If Pogba is out for a month, then say hello to 3-5-2 in CL

It's up there with Fc Koln's defence and Augsburg's

Conte is laughing his ass off somewhere

I think EPL has shown that football is more than just about money. You need a footballing philosophy, a functioning academy, a tradition of strong mentality. You need people to bleed for the shirt, and feel like they're part of a family, not just mercenaries following the trail of cash.

And La Liga isn't farming on colonies? Most South American fans are RM/Barca fans. I think like 90% of Mexicans I have met are RM fans. Italy has bandwagoned on the "Latin" culture as well. That's a big part of the reason why Bundesliga sucks at attracting global fans. Who the f is going to...

as long as allegri sits back and plays on the counter, everything will be fine. but do you want to beat teams like Barca and Bayern beat them, or do you want to beat teams like Atletico and Monaco?