Juventus coach Max Allegri insists they ‘always had 59 points in Serie A, we just see now what we earned on the field’ and wants ‘balance in the Europa League with Sporting CP.
The quarter-final kicks off at the Estadio Alvalade at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
It has already been a busy day for the Bianconeri, as a couple of hours ago they discovered the 15-point Serie A penalty was suspended and a new Federal Court of Appeal ruling.
That could come this season or the next, depending on the timing of the courts.
“As far as we were concerned, we always had 59 points. Now we just see on the table what we earned on the field,” Allegri told Sky Sport Italia.
“It has been an odd day, now we have to concentrate on the game.”
The coach had confessed to some doubts going into Lisbon on how he would set his team out and in the end picked Federico Chiesa with Angel Di Maria and Dusan Vlahovic.
“Chiesa needs to play well both attacking and defending, we will have some chances to push forward and also defend together as a unit.
“The key word is balance. I think the attacking phase will be crucial this evening, as if we control the ball, do technically well, then we can create problems for Sporting.”