Massimiliano Allegri says Juventus’ crunch Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid is a ‘special’ occasion.
The Bianconeri are in the unusual position of both being able to qualify as group winners, and having the threat of elimination hanging over them.
The Old Lady need at least a draw with the Spanish champions to guarantee their place in the Last 16.
“It’s a special game, different from the usual,” Allegri explained to Sky Sport.
Massimiliano Allegri says Juventus’ crunch Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid is a ‘special’ occasion.
The Bianconeri are in the unusual position of both being able to qualify as group winners, and having the threat of elimination hanging over them.
The Old Lady need at least a draw with the Spanish champions to guarantee their place in the Last 16.
“It’s a special game, different from the usual,” Allegri explained to Sky Sport.
“We’re playing for qualification for the knockout stages, against a team that are already qualified, but are aiming for first place.
“If we beat them by two goals we’ll go top. We’ll have all the passion of our stadium on our side, that will be fundamental for us.
“Everyone has to sacrifice and work for the team in this game, we can achieve qualification.
“Atletico are a team which usually makes their opponents play poorly, and they work really hard for each other.
“Most importantly, they have good players, who can change a game at any time, especially on set pieces and on the counter-attack.”