Max Allegri felt Juventus were lacking “confidence in our own abilities” before they fought back with Bayern Munich.
The Bianconeri were totally dominated in the first half, but fought back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw and threatened to win at the end.
“In order to qualify we have to win and now we have to do it there,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium.
Max Allegri felt Juventus were lacking “confidence in our own abilities” before they fought back with Bayern Munich.
The Bianconeri were totally dominated in the first half, but fought back from 2-0 down for a 2-2 draw and threatened to win at the end.
“In order to qualify we have to win and now we have to do it there,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium.
“The team played well and we have to build on the second half performance more than the errors of the first half. We should’ve done better playing our way out of defence, but still created some interesting opportunities.
“We improved in the second half and above all gained confidence, so we were rewarded for that. It proves that in the Champions League you need more belief and courage.
“Of course we believe in our chances, absolutely, and the fightback gives us more confidence. Right now have to focus on Serie A though.”
Allegri’s choices coming off the bench were surprising, but inspired, as Hernanes did well when replacing injured Claudio Marchisio, while Alvaro Morata provided an assist and Stefano Sturaro scored.
“The substitutions went well, I am happy for Hernanes, as he was often criticised by the fans. I introduced Sturaro because we needed someone to run in from midfield and Sami Khedira was flagging. Sturaro brought sharpness.”
Was allowing Bayern Munich 70 per cent possession in the first half part of the plan?
“Bayern’s last man was often Arturo Vidal and we should not have allowed them that much space. As long as Bayern maintained a certain tempo, it was not easy for us. Fortunately they lost intensity and we came out.
“We need to have more confidence in our own abilities and not sit so deep. We can do it and I’m happy to have certain players back from injury.”
Juventus have gone through in each of the last six European knockout rounds in which they started with a home draw.