“I can’t say anything to the players, they played a good game”

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri declared after his team’s elimination from the Champions League against Villarreal (0-3, 4-1 on aggregate) that he couldn’t say “anything” to the players because “they had a good game “.

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“During 75 minutes the team has done well. In the second half we focused more and they surprised us in a counterattack. These things can happen in the Champions League, but I can’t say anything to the boys because they played a good game. You have to accept the result, that’s what football is all about. Unfortunately, sometimes it goes well for you and other times it goes wrong,” he said once the match was over.

“In the second half they were nine behind the ball and they didn’t even try, they probably wanted to reach the 90th minute with the equalizer, but our ingenuity allowed them to get ahead and when you’re down in the Champions League it’s always difficult to give them the back to the situation,” added Allegri.

With this defeat, Juventus accumulates three consecutive seasons being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.