Forget past defeats, Thiago Motta encourages Juventus to win in Champions League

The "Old Lady" Juventus will face Benfica from the Portuguese Super League in the 8th round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League, and coach Thiago Motta said that the team must go all out to do their best and bring back this important victory.

In the last round of the Champions League, Juventus could only draw with Bruges 0-0. After 7 games with 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, Juventus is currently ranked 17th in the standings with 12 points, so they must win 3 points against Benfica to have a chance to advance directly to the round of 16.

Unfortunately, in the previous Serie A, Juventus scored a goal with Muani, but was scored twice by the opponent in the second half, and finally lost 1-2 to Napoli away, ending their unbeaten record. So if they can achieve good results in the Champions League, it will undoubtedly bring more confidence to Thiago Motta's team.

Juventus coach Thiago Motta said in an interview, "We must be fully prepared and go all out, do our best on the court, defeat our opponents, and bring back a victory. We don't like to lose, and hope to forget the poor performance in the past as soon as possible, and we have an important game to prove ourselves tomorrow."

"We are doing better in Europe than in Serie A, but our goal is to win and we are working hard to achieve it. Vlahovic is in good form and is part of the squad, and we will decide if he starts or comes off the bench. Douglas Luiz will also have a chance because he deserves it."

In addition, Thiago Motta also said, "Juventus has always been under great pressure because our goal is to win, and tomorrow is an opportunity to show a wonderful game in front of the fans. As for the physical problems against Napoli before, we played very well in the first half, but we had to continue to adjust when we fell behind in the second half, but that game is now in the past, and we will only focus on the game against Benfica."

"We will treat this match like a knockout match because at a big club the only important thing is to win. We have an important opportunity and we are ready to give 100 per cent, or even more."