LIVE Juventus - Shakhtar Bonucci and Chiellini ready for the game, Conte focuses on 3-5-2

LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEADERS!!!

first placeeeee!!

FORZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

OOOH SHIT....now we can't draw Man Utd!
damn!

Santiago Bernabeu......we are coming!!

Congrats, hopefully see you next year .

I have a feeling = Real Madrid its just tradition.


LEADERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The offside goal was hard to tell and we had penalty turned down but all in all great match and we deserved it !

FORZA RAGAZZI!

Abramovich wrote:Congrats, hopefully see you next year .

hopefully in the final..right?
without rafa....

Abramovich wrote:Congrats, hopefully see you next year .

humble and good luck in Europa League I wish you all the best

Adrian0911 wrote:

Abramovich wrote:Congrats, hopefully see you next year .

hopefully in the final..right?
without rafa....

Yes something like that and without Torres

Abramovich wrote:

Adrian0911 wrote:

Abramovich wrote:Congrats, hopefully see you next year .

hopefully in the final..right?
without rafa....

Yes something like that and without Torres

this!

too happy to comment! Thanks God!

WE ARE THERRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

now get Llorente in Jan,

4-3-3

Vuci-------Llorente-------Gio = DEATH

I hope for Gala or Celtic now because Chiellini is suspended for 1 match...

DeviAngel wrote:

undefeated!!!

Undefeated once again

Happy for your lot. As much as I was upset, none of it was towards Juventus. You deserve your spot in the KO round. Good luck in the next round. I've got to say my interest in the rest of the CL has gone down by 75% but I'm sure you understand.

Spoiler:

Stunned, Mesmerized, Shocked. I have gone on and on and on about how incredibly strong Shaktar Donesk are at the impregnable fortress that is the Don Bass Arena. Of how excellent there players are along with their seasoned and wise manager Lucescu. Of how they can striker fear into the best of elite teams. Of how Barcelona is the single only team to beat Shaktar are the Don Bass since the arena's inception. I criticized Juventus for their non-practical plans of playing their most important starters in near meaningless games that were even won pre-CL weekend while Shaktar and Chelsea rested most of theirs.

Today I expected Juventus to lose simply out of being in awe of Don Bass and their unbeaten history along with Shaktar's sheer momentum. I was wrong.

Long story short all I saw was Juventus slowly creeping into the game pass by pass by pass. Shaktar kept solid possession in the first 20 minutes yet when Vidal took control of the midfield then we saw Pirlo being Pirlo and with every passing minute increasingly take control of the game. He outpassed, outclassed Shaktar in their own fortress of a home. Lichtsteiner kept Shaktar's best player Willian at bay while having a flawless performance in the whole group by marking out Hazard twice in a row as well. Bonnuci I've said for the longest time has been Juventus' best CB since the Euros (best CB for Italia if not the whole comp. with the Euros) and for Juventus this year as not only his defence is vital but so is his excellent playmaking and passing from the back. Proved again why he is so important in big games. Vidal and Pirlo I don't even have to mention. Giovinco missed chance after chance but caused serious trouble to their defence and scored a goal that looked offside but sadly wasn't. Vucinic in his creation and hold up play was magnificent yet again.

Overall the 3-5-2 (could not have been a 4-3-3 judging by its play) played I was sceptical especially given how Shaktar love to exploit a 3 man backline and that Giovinco was bound to fail vs such a physical side, but I was wrong. Juventus closed their previous gaps well and exposed the mass narrow play in the Shaktar midfield. Midfield was KEY for Shaktar to take control and they failed and were outclassed.

People say I overrate Shaktar but its the Juventus fans who are now underrating their team and tactics if they think Shaktar is overrated. This probably was Juventus' best performance from a tactical point of view as it even trumped their performance vs Chelsea in the Juve Arena.

I am quite upset Juventus won but more in awe of how they outplayed such a strong side at their home.

And they did it without vital midfield piece Marchisio Imagine if he was there

Best of Luck to Juve, I'll be rooting for you in the Knock outs.

Arquitecto wrote:


I am quite upset Juventus won :

Why?

norton wrote:

Arquitecto wrote:


I am quite upset Juventus won :

Why?

Because he's a hater

Arq your a Chelsea fan? I never knew

I just never knew what team you supported haha