Borussia Dortmund Coach Jurgen Klopp laughs off suggestions Juventus are defensive and calls them ‘a great team’.
The Old Lady are in Germany to take on Klopp’s men in the Champions League Last 16, but the Dortmund Coach doesn’t think the Bianconeri will sit on their 2-1 first leg lead.
“Juventus, defensive maestros? At the level of an average German team?” Klopp considered with a raised eyebrow.
“We don’t consider Italian football and Juventus as a team to be so mediocre, on the contrary!
Borussia Dortmund Coach Jurgen Klopp laughs off suggestions Juventus are defensive and calls them ‘a great team’.
The Old Lady are in Germany to take on Klopp’s men in the Champions League Last 16, but the Dortmund Coach doesn’t think the Bianconeri will sit on their 2-1 first leg lead.
“Juventus, defensive maestros? At the level of an average German team?” Klopp considered with a raised eyebrow.
“We don’t consider Italian football and Juventus as a team to be so mediocre, on the contrary!
“They’re 14 points clear of second [in Serie A], they’re consistent in their play. Maybe they don’t rack up huge goal differences when they win, but they’re a great team.
“We’ve had problems in attack in recent games, but we know how to create problems for Juventus. We have to make the right choices, because Juventus will not give us a lot of space.
“Juventus will try to keep us out and hit us with the weapons the possess.
“This will be a great game.”