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Last year, in the quarterfinals, Amsterdam fell behind the legs of Ajax, and this year the winners could not hold the Lyon team, which only shared 7-9 places in the French Ligue 1 championship, even before in the final eighth.
Although Juve defeated the French 2: 1 in the playoffs, it was small, as Old Elder lost 0: 1 in the first match.
Lyon’s team, called Les Gones (French Kids), which made the only shot at the rival goal during the retaliation (and not from the match, but from the 11-meter penalty), reached the quarterfinals, where they were He will measure Manchester City. “.
Juventus head coach Maurizio Sarri, who was eliminated from the ensuing fight, kept talking about his possible dismissal after the fiasco and put his finger on the tournament format.
“We came out of the UEFA Champions League, although we won six of the eight games we played, we played a draw and lost one. As a result, we got 19 points in eight rounds.
If there was a tournament table in this league, we would now be first or second. Instead, we have already removed it. That makes me feel incredibly sad. It seems that this tournament is a lot for the Juventus club, ”said the 61-year-old Italian specialist.
The Turin team last held the UEFA Champions League Cup in 1996, but Mr Sarri is convinced that his own work and that of his students cannot be judged on the basis of a single failed match.
“I do not believe that senior executives make decisions in a game, so their question about my future is, above all, a lack of respect for me, not for them,” he cut.
The early withdrawal from the tournament shouldn’t have delighted not only the coaches, but also Juventus’ biggest star, Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 35-year-old Portuguese did his best, scoring two goals, but still not close to Clarence Seedorf’s record: triumph in the UEFA Champions League with three different clubs (Ajax, Real and AC Milan).
It is true that with Manchester United (2008) and Real Madrid (2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018), CR, who has won five of those trophies, continues to shine on the field and has no idea of the end of his career.
We remind you that in the two remaining pairs of the eighth final, Bayern Munich will face Chelsea in London (3: 0 so far) and Barcelona – Napoli (1: 1) on Saturday.
UEFA Champions League quarter-finals:
QF1: Manchester City (England) – Lyon (France)
QF2: Leipzig (Germany) – Madrid Atlético (Spain)
QF3: Barcelona (Spain) / Napoli (Italy) – Bayern Munich (Germany) / Chelsea London (England)
QF4: Bergamo Atalanta (Italy) – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
In the semi-finals, the winner of QF1 will face the winner of QF3, and the winning team of QF2 will play against the winner of the QF4 pair.
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