Alvaro Morata believes Juventus can upset the odds and beat Barcelona on Saturday – ‘We wouldn’t even go there if we thought we had no chance’.
The Bianconeri face the Catalan side in their first Champions League final since 2003, and even as a former Real Madrid man, the striker needs to extra motivation.
“We are certainly not going to Berlin thinking we are inferior to Barcelona,” Morata told UEFA’s official website.
Alvaro Morata believes Juventus can upset the odds and beat Barcelona on Saturday – ‘We wouldn’t even go there if we thought we had no chance’.
The Bianconeri face the Catalan side in their first Champions League final since 2003, and even as a former Real Madrid man, the striker needs to extra motivation.
“We are certainly not going to Berlin thinking we are inferior to Barcelona,” Morata told UEFA’s official website.
“We wouldn’t even go there if we thought we had no chance of winning. Obviously scoring against Barcelona would not be as painful as it was scoring against Madrid [in the semis] but I need to actually score before thinking about celebrations.
“Getting a goal in a Champions League final against Barcelona is no easy task.
“I played for Madrid for many years, I'm not going to say it's an extra motivation for me because you don't need extra motivation when you play a Champions League final, but facing Barça will always be special for me.”
Much of the focus in the build-up has centred around the Blaugrana’s ‘MSN’ strike force – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
While acknowledging the talents of the trio, Morata believes Juventus’ backline is capable of subduing them.
“They have had a great season, they are incredible players and they are in spectacular form right now.
“However, I think we have one of the best defensive lines in Europe. We have had some great performances ourselves and have handled some top-level players.
“It will be a very difficult game but we are confident we have our chances.
“Messi? It is very difficult to stop him but there is not just Messi at Barcelona. The other two can always punish you. If you focus only on Messi, the other two are going to kill you.
“Then their defence – people talk a lot about their attack but their defence is also top class. They are a great team in general, they are among the best in the world, if not the best.
“But I'm sure they also have plenty of respect for us because they know we can be dangerous and haven't reached the final by accident.”