'We are Juventus and the OBJECTIVE is always to win' - Sarri explains Juventus status in Champions League
The former Chelsea manager marked the Spanish team as strong contenders of the UEFA competition
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Maurizio Sarri has defined his side challenge against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League opener as ‘an objective to win’.
Juventus will be visitors at the Wanda Metroplitano against the Los Rojiblancos tonight with Cristiano Ronaldo a key personnel to feature in the game. The former Madrid star has featured on the grounds of Atletico on 30 occasions. The Portuguese won 14, drew seven and lost eight. He scored 21 goals against Los Rojiblancos and provided eight assist.
Diego Simeone’s side sit on top of the Laliga table after three wins from four games; they suffered the only defeat last week to Real Sociedad on Saturday by 2-0.
Maurizio Sarri takes charge of his first game after recovering from pneumonia. In his pre match conference, the Juventus manager explained his side’s mission in this year’s competition as a mission to conquer by attaching relevance in every game they play.
“We are Juventus and, for us, the objective is always to win. We need to face these matches with absolute determination, but with weightlessness because we must also have fun.”
The former Chelsea manager marked the Spanish team as strong contenders of the UEFA competition and with their qualities, they could take teams on therefore it is needful for his team to be focused going into the game tonight.
“Atletico are among the teams that can win the Champions League. With their characteristics, they can take on anyone," he added.
Juventus will be without Douglas Costa after he came off injured against Fiorentina over the weekend whiles Vrsaljko and Morata are injured and ruled out of the game for Atletico.
Speaking on Cristiano Ronaldo’s impact on Wednesday night, Simeone refused to rule out his influence in the game and the damage he has caused his team during his spell with Madrid.
“It's difficult to prepare something against a player; he's an animal in front of goal. He has an incredible record and in any situation near the box, he's dangerous. He's not easy to control, he has it all. We suffer and sometimes it's our turn to win, and other times we lose."
