Max Allegri was “proud of this team and our fans” after Juventus lost the Champions League Final to Barcelona.
The Bianconeri had levelled the scores with Alvaro Morata, but Luis Suarez and Neymar sealed the 3-1 result in Berlin.
“Once the game had ended, I thanked the team for both this season and their performance in that match,” explained the Coach in a Press conference.
Max Allegri was “proud of this team and our fans” after Juventus lost the Champions League Final to Barcelona.
The Bianconeri had levelled the scores with Alvaro Morata, but Luis Suarez and Neymar sealed the 3-1 result in Berlin.
“Once the game had ended, I thanked the team for both this season and their performance in that match,” explained the Coach in a Press conference.
“The performance was one of real depth, of character and technique. When you play against the best, you think the game is in hand, but someone always squirms away.
“From the bench I thought we’d go on to win it. They got away from us on a counter, as there are three extraordinary counter-attacking strikers and we paid the price.
“The only thing we were missing was to go 2-1 up when we had the upper hand. We could’ve done better on the first goal, but Finals are never closed after four minutes. We had patience and created our chances.
“There is disappointment at the defeat, but the team did what it had to do. We emerge from this with more self-belief and awareness of what we can achieve.
“We will improve as time goes on in European games, keep raising the bar. Of course, it won’t be a Final every year.”
Juve had been hoping for the Treble, but fell at the final hurdle after a fourth consecutive Scudetto and the Coppa Italia.
“It’s a heavy blow for everyone. You can’t always win in football and the trouble with a Final is you don’t get the chance to try again straight away.
“The enthusiasm that there was before the Final, the movement that has been revived in Europe this season, I think Italian football ought to thank Juve.
“The fans showed great civility by applauding the players anyway and I am happy about that. I’m also glad the supporters appreciated our season with their reaction online.”