Thiago Motta insists Juventus’ match towards PSV was an excellent contest, as his Bianconeri facet secured a 2-1 victory.
Juventus took the lead and had alternatives to increase their benefit, however PSV responded with a aim of their very own, forcing the Italian facet to work laborious in quest of a winner. The Dutch membership confirmed resilience and dedication, making life troublesome for the hosts all through the sport.
PSV had a number of gamers who triggered Juventus issues, which was all the time anticipated given their high quality and attacking type. The Dutch facet didn’t wish to endure a second defeat on the Allianz Stadium this season, having already misplaced in Turin earlier within the competitors. Decided to maintain their hopes alive, they fought to stage the match and guarantee they didn’t head into the second leg at a drawback.
Nevertheless, regardless of their efforts, Juventus discovered a technique to safe the win, guaranteeing they take a slender benefit into the return leg within the Netherlands. With PSV nonetheless very a lot within the tie, Juventus know they should be at their greatest to guard their lead and safe development to the following spherical.
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After the match, Motta shared his ideas on the sport, acknowledging the problem posed by PSV and stressing the significance of sustaining excessive ranges of efficiency. Talking to the Juventus web site, he stated:
“It was an excellent sport towards a group that wishes to play good soccer and does it effectively. This victory is just step one; within the second leg, we now have to place in an awesome efficiency to progress to the Spherical of 16. Dynamism is a vital side of our sport. We’ve got to keep up a excessive stage of depth, and we undoubtedly have to enhance on that. In soccer, the whole lot counts. We’re a younger group that has to inject numerous tempo into the sport as a way to trigger issues for groups.”
Motta acknowledged that the victory was slender and emphasised the necessity for enchancment forward of the return leg. He added:
“It was an in depth sport, and our victory was slender, so we now have to be higher once we journey to the Netherlands.”
With PSV decided to show the tie round in entrance of their house followers, Juventus might want to present self-discipline and high quality to make sure they advance to the following stage of the competitors.