Coach Massimiliano Allegri says Juventus want to make the Champions League final against a ‘stellar’ Real Madrid.
The Bianconeri are in the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 2003, and in an interview with Sky, Allegri discussed their ambitions.
“It’s a fascinating match against the European champions, a stellar team,” the former Milan Coach said.
“We’re aware of our ability, and we want to do what we can until the end. We have no fear, but we respect Real.
Coach Massimiliano Allegri says Juventus want to make the Champions League final against a ‘stellar’ Real Madrid.
The Bianconeri are in the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since 2003, and in an interview with Sky, Allegri discussed their ambitions.
“It’s a fascinating match against the European champions, a stellar team,” the former Milan Coach said.
“We’re aware of our ability, and we want to do what we can until the end. We have no fear, but we respect Real.
“If we get to the final it would be extraordinary, but we certainly don’t want to settle for just having gotten here [the semi-final].
“There’s always the tradition of wanting to win here, because that’s the tradition of 117 years of a club which has won in Italy and Europe, though in the latter some finals have gone wrong.
“This year we’ve done well in Europe, but we want to get to the final.
“We think we can beat Madrid, if that wasn’t the case we wouldn’t even bother turning up.”
Allegri also offered hope that midfielder Paul Pogba will return for the second leg in Spain.
“The hope is to have him for the second leg of the Champions League and then for the subsequent games, especially the Coppa Italia final as [Claudio] Marchisio will be suspended.”