Juventus

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Juventus will need a psychologist more than a coach after the mental trauma of another scarring European exit - but the team can ...

Marchisio continued: 'Juventus, in the Champions League, have problems with the identity and quality of the players. If you go out for three consecutive years in the knockout stages of the Champions League, it is a deeper problem.' This question is difficult to answer but the enthusiasm of the fans was destroyed by Villarreal's three goals and this fan unease will not be easy for Allegri to manage. 'Juventus are struggling in this moment in which they have to recover matches, they have never tried to really win this one. At the key moment, Rabiot seemed to disappear from the field as if he were playing hide and seek. Evra added: 'I was disappointed by Juventus and Arthur never accelerated the game. The ball went slow, and I repeat how Dybala should have been on the pitch much earlier'. Losing is not necessarily the concern for Allegri, though, who may not be surprised at the result. The truth is that Juventus have a physically and mentally weak team and many players, including Dybala, can no longer be considered top players. As Allegri well knows, this team is not good enough to reach or win the Champions League final and from this experience he will be able to draw excellent notes for the future. Allegri did few good things but one of them was trying to protect the health of his players. This is perhaps the greatest failure of Massimiliano Allegri's tenure.

TURIN, Italy :Villarreal scored three late goals to secure a stunning 3-0 Champions League second-leg victory at Juventus on Wednesday, condemning the Serie ...

"I think the team played well for over 75 minutes," Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri said. Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny, who saved a penalty at the weekend, almost kept out the spot kick, but saw the ball squirm through his hands. "Once we got ahead we were more comfortable.

Tonight, the Bianconeri will host La Liga side Villarreal in what can be a season's defining moment for Massimiliano Allegri and his men, ...

Beginning this year, the away-goal rule is no longer in effect in the UEFA Champions League, meaning that the team that scores the most goals over two legs will advance to the next round. Progressing in UEFA’s lucrative competition would help ease the burden brought about on soccer clubs by two years of financial challenges. Allegri is renowned for having once drawn an interesting comparison between horse racing and soccer matches: During a press conference, he pointed out that to win a race, a horse doesn’t have to be ahead of its opponents by several lengths, as it will just need to put its “short-head” in front when crossing the finish line.

ROME (AP) — There were expectations that Italy's European Championship title would translate to success for the country's clubs in continental competition.