Thursday, 14 May 2015

Morata Powers Juve Into Champions League Final

Juventus will meet Barcelona on June 6 in Berlin, the setting for the World Cup victory of the Italian national side containing Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon. There were echoes here of 2006, of the underdogs defending superbly, of a team on a mission.
Andrea Pirlo has rarely run as fast. As the final whistle sounded on a night of glory for Juventus, seeing them reach their first Champions League final since 2003, Pirlo left the bench at speed to celebrate with his teammates. Pirlo had been substituted shortly before, earning an ovation from Real Madrid fans as well as Juventus', and few will begrudge the old master of the Old Lady's midfield a chance in the final.
Berlin will behold the subplot of Luis Suarez against Giorgio Chiellini and Patrice Evra. Real Madrid fans will watch from afar as one of their former players, Alvaro Morata, starts up front for Juventus, having scored the key goal here that equalised Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty. If only he'd stayed.
 -The Telegraph, London

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