Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri believes the Champions League tie with Monaco will be ‘much more complicated’ than Dortmund.
The Bianconeri defeated Borussia Dortmund 5-1 on aggregate in the Last 16, and were handed what most observers would say is a favourable Quarter Final tie.
However, the tactician has warned that this tie will be even more difficult than the two games against Jurgen Klopp’s men.
“Monaco deserved to make the Quarter Finals,” Allegri told reports in his pre-match Press conference.
Juventus Coach Massimiliano Allegri believes the Champions League tie with Monaco will be ‘much more complicated’ than Dortmund.
The Bianconeri defeated Borussia Dortmund 5-1 on aggregate in the Last 16, and were handed what most observers would say is a favourable Quarter Final tie.
However, the tactician has warned that this tie will be even more difficult than the two games against Jurgen Klopp’s men.
“Monaco deserved to make the Quarter Finals,” Allegri told reports in his pre-match Press conference.
“This is a team which eliminated Benfica and Zenit [St Petersburg] in the group, conceding just one goal in six games.
“Including the knockout stages they’ve only conceded four goals and have scored seven, they have attributes.
“I think I’m right in saying they have the best defence in France, conceding just 22 goals. These numbers don’t happen by chance.
“They’re a very organised team, with a very good, astute Coach [Leonardo Jardim] and we’ll have to play two good games to go through.
“Qualification won’t be decided in 90 minutes, it will be the same as Borussia Dortmund.
“We’ll have to have a lot of patience tomorrow night, we’ll have to play well and be aware that it’s unlikely – very unlikely – that the issue of qualification will be settled in Turin.
“We’d all like that, but I think it will be very difficult. We must be very careful.
“As for being favourites, you could make us favourites but I think in a Quarter Final one team can be a little more favoured than the other.
“It will be very difficult for us to get to the Semi-Finals is we don’t play with the same intensity and technique as against Dortmund.
“I believe these two games will be much more complicated.”