Juventus‘ coach Maurizio Sarri spoke in his pre-match press conference on the eve the Champions League match against Atletico Madrid.


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Now I see some great flashes and I would like to see the team more continuous in some respects, but you have to take into account the characteristics of the players. We certainly have room for improvement. Against Atletico we need to have a game without making calculations. They are a difficult team to face and we need to think about how fundamental first place in the group is. What Simeone has done at Atletico is worth the praise.

My rapport with Cristiano Ronaldo is good. If a player has won everything and he gets upset over a substitution means that he still has a lot of motivation: and that is positive. Yesterday Cristiano trained with his teammates. He seems to be improving but we still need to evaluate between today and tomorrow. Matthijs de Ligt and Bernardeschi need to be evaluated. It depends a lot on how they feel. To see Dybala, Higuain and Cristiano together is difficult because of their characteristics. All three know how to play football very well and they get along very well.