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Juventus in danger in the Champions League this season. Can Cristiano Ronaldo to be a savior?
Juventus faced Porto in the last 16 Champions League. At the first meeting at Porto headquarters, the Nyonya lost 1-2 and now turns to play at home.
The Bianconeri only need a 1-0 win at Allianz Stadium, Wednesday (10/3/2021) in the morning WIB, so they can keep going. If that fails, this will be the second time in a row Juventus have run aground in the last 16, after being eliminated by Lyon last season.
Ronaldo will be expected to be the savior for Juventus in this second match. The Portuguese player did this in the 2018/2019 season when he met Atletico Madrid in the last 16.
Juventus, who trailed 0-2 in the first leg, were able to reply with a 3-0 win in the second leg. Ronaldo bought up all Juventus goals at that time.
One season later against Lyon, Ronaldo almost saved Juventus. Ronaldo at that time scored two goals to win Juventus 2-1, but not enough because he lost to an away goal due to a 0-1 fall in the first meeting.
Ronaldo has prepared the match against Porto by taking a break against Lazio in the Italian League last weekend. He only played in the second half when Juventus won 3-1 and that was the final score of the match.
“Cristiano is always ready to play this game. Some time ago, he said he would only play Champions League matches. So, you can imagine his energy for tomorrow’s match,” said Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, quoted by Football Italia.
Bonucci also emphasized that Juventus should be patient. In the match, Juventus don’t need to rush to target goals.
“We will take to the pitch with the Juventus spirit, humility and respect. We know we can achieve good results at a cost,” Bonucci said.
“We have to focus and not rush to score goals. We need goals and we can also score them at the end of the game. We are aware Porto will not only survive,” he said.
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