The Azzurri international midfielder reiterated his belief in the chances of the Turin outfit to stamp their authority on the European circuit once again.
This will be the first time that the Bianconeri will be making an appearance in the Champions League after the Calciopoli scandal; which saw the club relegated to the Serie B. Juventus jumped straight back into the Serie A owing to the tactical acumen of
Didier Deschamps.
Juve have been building slowly ever since their promotion to the top tier of Italian football, they have made appearances in the Europa League; however, they have never been able to break into the top three before this season.
Juventus managed to finish in the seventh position prior to their Scudetto winning campaign, which shows how big of a surprise the Turin outfit has been in the 2011/12 campaign.
Marchisio was talking to the press regarding the opposition that the club might end up facing in the premier European competition. The Italian national midfielder went on to state that the club will be facing tough competition in the group stages due to
their seeding in the competition.
The former Empoli star went on to state that they will take their chances, and remarked:
“We’ll be in the third pot of seeds so we run the risk of being drawn into a really difficult group.”
The Bianconeri midfielder lauded the drive and motivation shown by his team-mates in their run to win the Serie A Championship and remarked that it would be replicated in the European Championships. He reiterated that Juventus would find it within themselves
to compete at the highest level of football.
The former Azzurri player was talking to Gazzetta dello Sport and in his interview, he went on to state:
“However, it will be up to us to believe. With the hunger that we showed last season, nothing is impossible.”
He diverted attention from the Champions League on to the defence of their Scudetto, and laid down their priorities by remarking:
“Now we have to defend our Scudetto, even if we have the Italian Super Cup against Napoli first.”
Supercoppa Italiana would be played on the 11th of August between http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 and Juventus in Beijing.
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