Juventus have scarcely lost a game in two seasons. They are seven points in front of Napoli in an extremely aggressive Serie A, and after beating Chelsea earlier in the season, had been touted together of the favourites for the UCL overhead. So how did Bayern Munich make them seem so ordinary? The first half at the Allianz Arena was electrical, and having gotten down on the incorrect foot, Juve struggled with the rate set by their hosts through the duration of. Rarelya'if evera'has Antonio Conte's staff appeared so poor, however it is not everyday that they appear against such fierce resistance. The Germans got down to a great start,Ascoring within the opening minutes thanks to a long-range energy fromADavid Alaba. They pressed quite well, and Juve handled little of any note in the opening 45. The Italians were slightly better following the break, but a tap-in fromAThomas Mueller wrapped up the gain and left the Old Lady with a mountain to climb in Turin. The game was an entertaining and clear-cut one, and the key reason why Bayern centered was plain for all to see: they were only better. After the game, Giorgio Chiellini said just as much to Sky Sport Italia: We hoped to make today to a better result but there are 90 minutes left; we will need certainly to play with increased power, like Bayern did today.AWe know we can play better and I'm sure we will. We will continue steadily to dream and we will make sure that we won't have any regrets after the reunite leg. Conte has his work cut fully out for him. The Germans entirely neutralised his 3-5-2 development, requiring the typically perfect Gianluigi Buffon into long-range clearances, rash and the peerless Andrea Pirlo into onlyAcompletingAhalf of his attempted travels. The former AC Milan midfielder is incredibly important to all or any that the Bianconeri do, and though clubs often try to take him out from the game, it is rare that anyone is as able to it. Toni Kroos man-marked the Italian and lowered his usually imperious move completion pace to a mereA51 %, more than 35 points down on his average. Pirlo's moving range and vision let Juve to do two things: control the game's speed and launch surprise attacks through small areas of space picked up on by the talented regista. Against Bayern, they might do neither. All this put the Old Lady's defence under enormous pressure. Like all the greatest groups, Juve really are a sum corresponding to significantly more than theirAconstituentAparts. The support, although infamous, is no different. The dominance of Chiellini & Co. Generally relies on a specific amount of assistance from farther up the subject. With Pirlo on type and Mirko Vucinica'absent at the Allianza'looking to produce space in the unlikeliest of places, groups can't press that straight back three quite the maximum amount of. In this game, Juve felt the full force of Bayern Munich, an incredible nine goals had been put by a force at the the weekend pastAHamburg in the group. Bayern did not let Juve to handle this game inside their normal style, and it was clear that the Italians struggled to adjust. Conte's set-up isn't centered on ball-retention, as Celtic learned in Glasgow. Juventus are one of the several teams in world football that are undoubtedly comfortable on and off the ball, but there is a caveat: they have to control speed. Against Bayern,Athey couldn't, and they certainly were built to lookAflustered and incapable, twoAadjectives not generally associated with the Turin side. Kroos and Mueller, particularly, wreaked havoc with their demanding and forced the Juve straight back range into many uncharacteristic mistakes. Pinned back, they were then subjected to wave after wave of Bayern attacks that in reality should have produced a lot more than two objectives. That it did not is just a little miracle from Conte's point of view. He is now able to plan for mom of most comebacks in Turin, and though it will be described as a hard job, he'll realize that it's not beyond their reach. Juventus realize that they could perform. They slaughtered Chelsea 3-0 in Italy, and with only Pescara to deal with at the week-end, could rest critical participants in front of the return leg with Bayern. Collection revealed that the Germans aren't infallible, either. As Arjen Robben place it afterwardsA( via UEFA ).com: We'll have to wait and see [if 2-0 will undoubtedly be enough]. We have also been warned once. Whenever we performed against Arsenal [in the round of 16] and won 3-1 away everybody else was thinking the tie was over. Of course then everybody was unhappy and angry with our result in the home, however it was a great lesson for people. Juve will soon be hoping to cause even more dissatisfaction. Stephan Lichtsteiner andAArturo Vidal will be missing after picking right on up bookingsa'something they should have worked tougher to avoida'but Vucinic should be back, and the Montenegrin'sApresence will change much. The former Roma frontman frequently provides the finishing touches to Pirlo's work, and is just a a whole lot more sensible and nuanced player than possibly Alessandro MatriAor Fabio Quagliarella. The pair used against Bayern are generally ready strikers, nevertheless they lack the vision that Vucinic gives andAwere never likely to get much opportunity to poach against opposition this great. To report against Bayern, Juve will be needing a defter touch. If Conte can find a way to rebalance his part and protect Pirlo a more, the addition of Vucinic must have the Bavarians a little more troubled closer to their very own goal. And that, subsequently, may relieve the pressure at Buffon's end. Because at the Allianz, the problems manifested in the Juventus field were created further up the area. That one isn't finished yet.
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