How they won itJuventus have done it in more spectacular ways in recent years, without losing a game in 2011/12 or with a record points tally of 102 in 2013/14, but their latest title cannot be downplayed. Indeed, the milestone achieved by Massimiliano Allegri's team this term is without precedent. No team had ever won the Scudetto for six consecutive seasons in Italy.When Juve added Miralem Pjanić and Gonzalo Higuaín from Scudetto rivals Roma and Napoli respectively, many predicted a one-horse race in Serie A. In football, however, you do not win titles on paper but on grass and the Bianconeri had to work hard
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Juventus and Real Madrid face final showdown
The 2016/17 UEFA Champions League final pits the season's top scorers, holders Real Madrid CF, against a Juventus side who have conceded just three goals en route to Cardiff.• Both clubs have plenty of recent final experience to draw from. Defending champions Madrid – bidding to become the first team to retain the trophy in the UEFA Champions League era – are in a third final in four years, having beaten city rivals Club Atlético de Madrid in both 2014 and 2016; Juventus, meanwhile, lost to FC Barcelona in the 2015 showpiece. • This match is a repeat of the 1998 final in
Higuaín on landing knockout blows for Juventus
Gonzalo Higuaín's first UEFA Champions League knockout goals since 2013 were the difference between Juventus and Monaco in the first leg of the semi-finals at Stade Louis II. For a player of his calibre, a record of only two goals in 24 knockout games prior to Wednesday night's heroics was a statistical anomaly. Doubling his career tally of knockout strikes in the 2-0 win at Monaco was an eloquent response to those who doubted whether it would ever happen for him in the tournament's latter stages.The Argentinian international, who had last scored in a knockout game for Real Madrid against Galatasaray in the 2013 quarter-finals,
Dybala in dreamland after Juventus stun Barcelona
Gianluigi Buffon knows a thing or two about football and when he talks about Paulo Dybala, he does not have many doubts. "He is good enough to be in the top five players in the world and wouldn't be out of place in the top three," Juventus's 39-year-old goalkeeper said of his team-mate, who shone brightest in Tuesday's 3-0 win against Barcelona.The 23-year-old struck twice with his lethal left foot inside the first 22 minutes of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg in Turin. "He has come on enormously over the last two years," Buffon continued. "But now he needs to prove his class
Final memories for Juventus and Barcelona
FC Barcelona mounted a remarkable comeback to reach the last 16, and their reward is a tie against a Juventus side whom they thwarted to claim their most recent UEFA Champions League crown two seasons ago.• Having produced a UEFA Champions League record in turning round their tie against Paris Saint-Germain in the previous round, Barcelona now travel to Turin having never won away to Juve – but with memories of their 2015 success against the Bianconeri still fresh in the memory. Previous meetings• The teams' seventh and most recent contest came in the 2015 UEFA Champions League fin... UEFA.com - News
Madrid leapfrog Barcelona, Bayern and Monaco prevail
Round of 16 second legs: Tuesday 14 March• JUVENTUS (2-0) PORTOJuventus 2-1 AC Milan (Benatia 30, Dybala 90+7pen; Bacca 43)Juventus made it 31 consecutive home league victories in dramatic fashion as Paulo Dybala converted from the spot with the last kick of the game. Medhi Benatia had earlier thumped in Dani Alves's chipped pass for his first Bianconeri goal. Milan had José Sosa dismissed in added time before Dybala tucked away the winner.Arouca 0-4 Porto (Danilo 15, Soares 25 86, Diogo Jota 71)Francisco Soares continued his incredible scoring streak as Porto eased to a ninth successive Liga v... UEFA.com - News
Juventus Vs. AC Milan Live Stream: Watch Serie A Soccer Game Online
Share this: Two of Italian soccer’s traditional powers are set to add a new chapter to their storied rivalry. Juventus will host AC Milan on Friday at Juventus Stadium in a Serie A (Italy’s first division) game. Juventus has a comfortable lead atop the Serie A standings, while AC Milan is languishing in seventh place with just 11 games remaining in the season. The teams already have faced off three times this season. AC Milan won 1-0 on Oct. 22 in Serie A and claimed the SuperCopa Italiana (Italy Super Cup) on Dec. 23 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw. Juventus won the most recent meeting, beating AC Milan 2-1 on Jan. 25 in the Coppa Italia (Italy Cup). The teams’ current