DBasia.news – Pavel Nedved, Vice President of Juventus, commented on the results of the Champions League group draw. Nedved rate Atletico Madrid as a difficult opponent.
Juventus again meet Atletico Madrid. This time, the two clubs met in Group D of the Champions League 2019-2020. In the past season, Juventus and Atletico have often clashed with each other.
In the Champions League edition last season, Juventus and Atletico Madrid faced off in the last 16. Despite losing 2-0 in the first leg, but Cristiano Ronaldo and his friends escaped after winning 3-2 on aggregate.
Next, the two clubs also faced each other in the preseason competition. At that time, Juventus lost 2-1.
Not surprisingly, Pavel Nedved rate Atletico Madrid is an opponent that is difficult to be dammed. Moreover, Diego Simeone is still behind the wheel of Los Rojiblancos.
“We know Atletico Madrid. We have faced them in the pre-season. It’s always difficult when facing Diego Simeone,” Nedved explained as reported by Sky Sport.
Nedved also did not want to be Javanese even though the seeded Juventus would win a ticket to the knockout round. According to him, other participants namely Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow also harbored danger.
“For me, this is a tough club, not easy at all. This is a Champions League group and nothing is easy,” added Nedved.
“The goal is to get through the group phase – that’s the first step. We have changed. We believe that it has evolved. We have a coach and new players, so I’m sure we are ready to carry out the season well.”