A cyclone called Juventus. Which hits the Champions League with the strength of those who have nothing to lose and who, precisely for this reason, can really begin to dream. The bianconeri enter the European elite with an amazing performance, explained better than many words by the 0-3 final at the Westfallenstadion. Icon of all this, needless to say, is Carlos Tevez, proving that in the Champions League it is the top players who make the difference. From this point of view, Juventus can rest assured: the Apache has long since solved its European problems and is a candidate as a mad splinter of the competition.
However, reducing Dortmund's success to the Argentine alone would be a mistake: the Lady dominated in all respects, without discussions. It is right to raise Massimiliano Allegri on the altar, the great winner of the confrontation with Klopp and, perhaps, with Conte. The Juventus coach got everything right, from the initial formation (4-3-1-2 announced the day before) to the substitutions (Pogba's injury after just 26 minutes led him to switch to a 3-5-2).
“We are very happy, the qualification came by playing two great matches – thought Allegri. – The boys have shown everyone that, even in Europe, they can have their say. It's clear that there are three or four superior teams but anything can happen in the Champions League. I have always believed in this group, they have technical and physical qualities. He just had to find more awareness in his own means…”.
Understandable satisfaction at Juventus, on the other hand, in those parts, they have been waiting for such a convincing European success for a long time. Don't deceive the inadequacy of Borussia Dortmund, it is precisely there that the strength of the black and whites was seen. Playing in such a hot stadium, managing an angry opponent, scoring immediately without any awe: the Lady imposed herself from the beginning, as proof of a primarily mental growth. After just 3' the Dortmund crowd, presented on the eve as the 12th man on the pitch, falls into dead silence, with the exception of the 5 Juventus fans present: they can enjoy it! Because Tevez decides to split the game with a spectacular right foot that slips straight under the intersection (0-1).
The advantage gives further peace of mind to the bianconeri, who manage an almost impotent Borussia in the best possible way. Not even Pogba's injury takes away certainties from Allegri, who nonchalantly switches from 4-3-1-2 to 3-5-2. The first half ended without chances for the Germans and things didn't change even in the second half. Where indeed it is Juve who overflow: first Morata touches the 0-2 on an assist from Tevez, then he always finds it with the collaboration of the Apache (70 '). Which certifies his wonderful game in the 79th minute, when he cools Weidenfeller with a precise right from the edge of the area.
Game, match, match. Now Juventus are in the quarter-finals, a goal heralded (and achieved) by Allegri on that incredible 17 July, when he was thrown, without warning, into the black and white world. Back then, maintaining these levels seemed like a utopia, but Juve has even improved. And now it no longer wants to set limits: Europe is warned.
