Arturo Vidal revealed why he took the penalty for Juventus against Monaco. “I asked Carlos Tevez for the ball.”
The spot-kick proved decisive for a 1-0 first leg quarter-final victory, his first Champions League goal since November 2013.
“I felt confident, so I asked Carlitos for the ball and then I scored. We don’t have a first choice penalty taker, it’s whoever feels most up to it will take it,” the Chilean told Sky Sport Italia.
Arturo Vidal revealed why he took the penalty for Juventus against Monaco. “I asked Carlos Tevez for the ball.”
The spot-kick proved decisive for a 1-0 first leg quarter-final victory, his first Champions League goal since November 2013.
“I felt confident, so I asked Carlitos for the ball and then I scored. We don’t have a first choice penalty taker, it’s whoever feels most up to it will take it,” the Chilean told Sky Sport Italia.
Vidal had missed a golden opportunity on the stroke of half-time, ballooning over the bar. Did he feel at that point he was never going to break his Champions League drought?
“When I saw the ball go over, I felt tense, but I looked up and saw my wife, so she gave me more confidence to carry on.
“The ball bobbled, but for some reason I’m missing chances that I never used to. Now I’ve scored, I hope to feel more confident.
“It’s normal to feel a little scared in a quarter-final against a team that did so well in the first leg against Arsenal. We were worried at leaving spaces behind us, but in the end we got there.”