Juventus Women, return of the Champions League quarterfinals. Montemurro: “In Lyon to win”

When Joe Montemurro – after beating Inter a few days ago and getting so close to his first flag – said “let’s go to Lyon to win”, he was smiling but not joking at all. With elegance and captivating style he does not break down even on the rather arrogant words of the French on the eve of the return of the Champions League quarterfinals, indeed in the face of such ostentatious confidence he still confuses, without exaggerating: “Lyon is the number one team in the world, they have great champions and a history in this competition ”he admits, without hiding:“ I don’t know a coach or a player who wants to lose. If I play trump with my brother I want to win. We are here to play it, not to protect the result ”. It will start again from the sensational 2-1 at the Stadium in favor of the bianconere: kick-off at 21, on the pitch of the Parc OL.

CHAMPIONS MISSION

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Juve discovered the effectiveness of their means along the way, never before had they given the perception of being able to perform so well in Europe. So much so that when the Juventus coach on his arrival last summer continued to reiterate that “this group has what it takes to get close to the best”, it seemed almost out of place. But far-sighted Montemurro and good Braghin (manager of the club’s Women area) to choose him, going against the tide, since the team continued to beat record after record in Italy for four years and everything suggested a continuity of that work. The Lady has now become a formidable formation even for the best in the world, so much so as to beat them as well (whether it happened for a more or less wrong evening, it will be better understood in the ninety minutes on French soil) thanks to an offensive, dynamic, pleasant game and also careful.

Against the best

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If beating Lyon seemed a very distant dream, now eliminating them from the Champions League quarter-finals to access the semi-finals is at least a realistic, albeit complicated, goal. “I am pleased that the girls have taken this positivity – explains the coach -. It is clear that we will have to manage the game, in some situations they will have more possession and in others we will be able to play ”. On equal terms, against a team that has won five of the last six Champions League and that holds the most wins (seven) in the competition. In the fifth year of the project, Juventus Women is already there. With merit.