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This article was published on December 10, 2014 at 08:38.
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The real game lasted a few minutes, just long enough to get to the Spaniards by the parties of Juventus goalkeeper Buffon and force an extraordinary intervention. A clear signal of how it could have been, if he had played all out, taken very seriously by the men of Allegri.
In fact, with extreme sincerity was precisely Allegri, after the game, to provide the best summary of what happened last night at the Juventus Stadium against Atletico Madrid: “We wanted to win – said laconically – but it did not make sense to risk so stupid.” Where risk simply means groped to play the game at par, threatening to trigger the reaction of the Spaniards who with the initial shot had sent a clear signal: “leave us alone or as we win and when we want to.”
Some people now talk of ‘biscuit’, adjusted to match. But I do not think this is the substance and not the truth. I think in a very concrete Juventus has taken note of the clear superiority of the men of Simeon and decided, as it was logical to decide to do what I could: that little, against a stronger team to which, lest we forget, the draw was well because it ensured the first place in the group. Although, as I wrote yesterday morning, I would have expected from athletics a less condescending.
The result is that there is nothing to tell, in this modest 0-0, except that the Juventus has passed the turn, and she qualified for the knockout stages. It is not cheap these days. It is a major achievement, beyond how has matured, because redeems the elimination of last year, is good for the coffers of the company and also the league Uefa club’s not brilliant Italian football.
pass like seconds means crossing, the recovery spring of Champions, one of the first classified. In the usual play of the two opposing predictions seem more affordable Monaco and Porto, but given the precedents Bianconeri (just to stay last year elimination with Benfica in a semi-final of the Europa League that seemed made for Buffon and Co.) is better not delude ourselves and stay focused. They will also not transcendental, but Monaco and Porto have won their group and deserve respect.
Of course, other potential opponents are much worse. We speak not only of Real Madrid, who in six Champions League games did 18 points (one more than Inter in 14 league games, just to take a joke …) but also of Bayern Monaco, Chelsea Mourinho, one between Barcelona and PSG who will play the top spot in the match tonight and Borussia Dortmund. In short, the cream of European football.
Being in this narrow field is a major achievement, but it is clear that the Bianconeri to hope to continue their journey in the Champions will raise the level of play, too similar too in Europe that more than enough to dominate a modest Italian league, and probably act forcefully on the market in January. So at first glance need a defender, a full-back as it was once, and possibly a striker: Tevez, precious in Italy, continues to starve when he plays the jingle of Champions (and not a problem born with Juventus seen that dragged on for years).
Mission accomplished for Juventus, but now it’s up to Rome. Against Manchester City is a race from inside or outside where the calculations are best left to lose. Winning the Olympic Stadium is the only certain way to get to the knockout stages, because the game of possible combinations is a demonstration of how the current formula of Champions perhaps something should be changed.
Jogging, Totti and his companions would pass only in the case of identical results CSKA in Monaco against Bayern. In case of defeat of the Russians, however, the 1-1 draw would be fatal to Rome, as well as any balance from 2-2 up in case of victory or defeat of CSKA. If the latter situation occurs only a 0-0 would save Rome from the ‘demotion’ in the Europa League.
In short, there’s enough to do calculations and play the game to the fullest extent, how they will be forced to do the British. Will be the evening of the grand old men, Francesco Totti and Frank Lampard, who with their 38 and 36 years are still capable of illuminating the pitch. But above all it will be an evening without possible appello: why it is logical to expect a real match and played to the end, without calculations that luckily for him it was possible to allow Juventus.
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