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The Bianconeri may have predictably taken home their eighth consecutive Serie A title this season, but their campaign has not exactly been viewed as a ‘grand success’.
Juventus have dominated the Italian top flight for almost a decade but have always came up short in Europe. Cristiano Ronaldo was meant to be the answer to their Champions League woes as he was signed last summer to primarily strengthen their challenge for the European title.
The former Real Madrid forward did go on to play a pivotal role in the club’s Champions League journey this season, most notably in the second leg of their Round of 16 fixture against Atletico Madrid, during which he scored a spectacular hat-trick to single-handedly overturn their first-leg deficit over his old La Liga rivals.
The Serie A champions, however, crashed out of the competition after a shock defeat to Dutch giants Ajax in the quarter-final stage.
The heart of the matter
Speaking about the highlights of his time in the Champions League this season, Allegri said,
He went on to say that the game against Manchester United was even better than their comeback against Atletico Madrid.
What’s next?
Juventus are currently seeing off the remaining games of the season and are next scheduled to face Atalanta in the Serie A on Sunday.
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