http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-Bonucci-c22064 was part of the winning team on Wednesday as Juventus beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 away and claimed the top position in Group E
Juve were in second position in the table tally before the victory and needed a single point to go through to the top 16.
But the Bianconeri knew that aiming for a draw would make it risky, the team might suffer from lack of effort and might end up losing the game. That was something they could not afford, since if they lost this game and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786
won theirs against Nordsjaelland then Chelsea would have qualified ahead of the Italian club.
The men in blue eventually beat the Danish side 6-1 but this result didn’t matter because of the Old Lady’s triumph over the Ukrainian side.
This win has not only bought Juve a ticket in to the round of 16 but also boosted their morale for the upcoming fixtures.
So much so that the defender Bonucci is ready to take on one of the most celebrated teams in the UEFA Champions League, that is Real Madrid.
The player is off course aware of the fact that the rest of the teams in the Europe wide championship at this point are all strong competitors, but he has expressed his desire to play exclusively against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/José-c19246 Mourinho’s side.
“Looking at the seeds, they are the most prestigious teams. Only Real Madrid stand out in the second pot, but when you reach this level they are all difficult,” the stopper commented while talking to the press.
The Bianconeri are seeds in the draw that determine which two teams are supposed to play against each other in this next round. Which means that they can end up playing the following teams: Porto, Arsenal, Real Madrid, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863,
Celtic or Galatasaray.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan player has expressed his interest in playing the Spanish club because he has never challenged the Los Blancos on their home turf. But more so because he wants everyone to know that the Turin side is back
in form and is ready to take on the best the world has to offer.
“I want Real Madrid in the next round, as I have never played at the Bernabeu. We have grown over the course of the competition, proving we gained in confidence, belief and that we study our opponents carefully," stated the 25
year old.
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