Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo insists that Porto‘s early game allowed them to shut up shop, and his team weren’t prepared for that type of 90 minutes. The Old Lady were rocked by a goal almost exactly a minute into the game, and trailed from that point until the final whistle.… Read More »Andrea Pirlo insists the early goal changed the game
Alex Sandro claims that his Juventus side was ‘defensively careless’ against Porto, but claims that our late goal is ‘important’. The Portuguese champions were the better side for around 80 minutes of the clash, with the Old Lady struggling to find space, retain possession in long spells or find any… Read More »Alex Sandro slams ‘defensively careless’ performance and calls for focus
Cristiano Ronaldo was left reeling at the final whistle after both the referee and VAR refused to acknowledge his pleas for a penalty in the Porto v Juventus clash. The Old Lady were trailing for all-but 61 seconds of the match thanks to their early concession, but Federico Chiesa pulled… Read More »Video: VAR and referee deny furious Cristiano Ronaldo penalty appeals
Porto were the better team for 80 minutes of the match, but despite all their hard work now appear second favourites to qualify over Juventus for the next round of the Champions League. We barely had time to get comfortable in our seats before the first goal was scored. The… Read More »Juventus disappoint but Chiesa could well have saved us
Federico Chiesa may well have given Juventus the advantage in the tie with a crucial away goal, despite trailing Porto 2-1. The Old Lady have been nullified for much of the match, a feat that the Portuguese champions deserve credit for, but all their hard work may be set to… Read More »Video: Juventus back in the game with one-touch Chiesa strike
Porto have moved 2-0 up over Juventus early into the second-half, and the signs are extremely bad at present. The Portuguese side have been completely dominant this evening, allowing the Old Lady almost no time on the ball to find space, and punishing them before they could even find their… Read More »Video: From bad to worse as Porto double lead under a minute after the break
Juventus are trailing in their clash with Porto this evening after a horrific show of errors at the back, and were nearly punished by again. This time it was the goalkeeper’s wayward pass which is gifted straight to the opposition, just outside the box this time, and his deflected shot… Read More »Video: Juventus playing a dangerous game but escape falling 2-0 down
Juventus have gifted Porto an extremely early lead in their Champions League clash, and their manager will be furious. You will see that there isn’t even two minutes on the clock as the deadlock is broken, but you would be furious watching this as il Bianconeri. Juventus are simply passing… Read More »Video: Pirlo will be furious as Juventus hand Porto the lead
The teams are out for our big clash with Porto this evening, with Juventus hoping to continue their impressive Champions League form thus far. We closed out the group stages with an emphatic 3-0 win at the Nou Camp to steal top spot from Barcelona at the last opportunity, and… Read More »Image: Confirmed Juventus team to take on Porto
Juventus is desperate to keep hold of Radu Dragusin, but agreeing on a new contract is proving to be difficult. They handed the Romanian his senior debut this season in what should have shown him that he is highly rated. That hasn’t been enough to convince him to put pen… Read More »Juventus and Dragusin hit deadlock in contract renewal