Leonardo Bonucci praises Juventus for their 'sober celebrations', and outlines how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tomorrow evening will see the Bianconeri host Los Merengues in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

On from teammate Fernando Llorente’s statements about Juve’s ambition, Bonucci has agreed that the Scudetto victory was not as dramatic as it could have been.

Leonardo Bonucci praises Juventus for their 'sober celebrations', and outlines how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo.

Tomorrow evening will see the Bianconeri host Los Merengues in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

On from teammate Fernando Llorente’s statements about Juve’s ambition, Bonucci has agreed that the Scudetto victory was not as dramatic as it could have been.

“Winning it is nice anyway, it always makes you happy,” the defender has said, in an interview published in the Juventus YouTube channel.

“But it's right that it should have been celebrated in such a sober fashion, because there's such an important match awaiting us on Tuesday.

“You don't reach the Champions League semi-final every day.

“We'll need a great game in terms of character, courage, attention in defence and cynicism upfront.

“We have confidence and we know we'll have our chances.

“We have full respect for Real Madrid but at the end of the day what matters is how we walk into the pitch.

“If we go in with courage and a desire to win, then we'll have a good night at home and that will let us play for something important in Madrid.”

Bonucci was also asked how a superstar like Cristiano Ronaldo could be stopped.

“By playing as a team, by means of concentration and determination, and by running the extra mile for your teammate.

“That's the only way to fill the gap that subsists between us and Real Madrid.

“They're very strong from an individual point of view, while we're strong as a team.

“Our four Scudetti in a row are not an accident, true, but at the European level the great champions become decisive, and they've got several.”

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