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Juventus fans pay tribute to Danilo while aiming dig at the hierarchy Juventus supporters made it clear where the allegiance lies while paying homage to their departed captain Danilo during Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Benfica. The 33-year-old has recently rescinded his contract with the club after being omitted from Thiago Motta’s squad over the past few weeks. Moreover, the Brazilian never had the opportunity to greet the fans at the Allianz Stadium, and has already left Turin in previous days to sign for Flamengo. After terminating his deal with the Bianconeri, Danilo fired several jibes at the management, insisting he could no longer be part of this project. Moreover, the Brazil captain insisted that Juventus are the fans and not those in charge. ............ The Ultras who manned the Curva Sud raised a large banner that echoed the former captain’s statements, as it read: “Juventus are the fans. Thank you for everything Danilo.” Another banner appeared to be aiming a dig at the management: “In a world without values, we salute our captain Danilo with all the honours.” The fans also chanted the player’s name throughout the match, as the chorus of “Danilo, one of us” could be loudly heard at the Stadium. ............ . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-fans-pay-tribute-to-danilo-while-aiming-dig-at-the-hierarchy/

Juventus fans lose patience as #Mottaout trending Juventus fans didn’t only boo the team after a 2-0 loss to Benfica last night but seem to have lost patience with their coach as well as the hashtag #MottaOut is now trending on X in Italy. Juventus coach Thiago Motta is coming under increasing pressure at the Allianz Stadium after losing two consecutive matches against Napoli in Serie A and Benfica in the Champions League. ............ The Bianconeri were unbeaten in Serie A until last week but had collected 13 draws in 21 games and Napoli gave them their first defeat in the league on Sunday. Juventus have now lost four games across all competitions this season: two in the Champions League, one in Serie A and one in the Supercoppa Italiana. They sit 5th in the Serie A table, two points below fourth-placed Lazio. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/juventus-fans-lose-patience-mottaout-trending/

Why Manchester City have cooled down their interest in Andrea Cambiaso Manchester City are no longer eager to lure Juventus full-back Andrea Cambiaso in January, as they have decided to tend to some of their other needs. The Premier League champions have parted ways with their stalwart Kyle Walker who asked to leave the club in January and was granted his wish. The Englishman joined Milan last week, thus prompting the Cityzens to pursue Cambiaso as a replacement. ............ The English giants have decided to abandon their Cambiaso pursuit as they need to focus on bolstering some other playing positions. As the source explains, Guardiola has identified the signing of a new central midfielder as a more urgent request. The Sky Blues have been dearly missing the services of Rodri who suffered an ACL injury during a Premier League contest against Arsenal in late September. ............ Therefore, it’s easy to understand why the former Barcelona manager is so desperate to replace his injured compatriot, that he’s willing to give up on signing Cambiaso, or at least delay the chase until June. . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/why-manchester-city-have-cooled-down-their-interest-in-andrea-cambiaso/

Vlahovic and Douglas Luiz ignored Juventus fans after loss to Benfica Most Juventus players faced furious fans after a 2-0 loss against Benfica on Wednesday, but Dusan Vlahovic and Douglas Luiz didn’t join their teammates and walked straight into the tunnel. Juventus’ home defeat against Benfica last night infuriated the Allianz Stadium crowd as fans booed the Bianconeri during the half-time break and after the final whistle. ............ Vlahovic already clashed with a group of Juventus ultras this season when he responded to insults and shameful death threats after a 2-2 draw against Venezia on December 14. Juventus’ next match is at Empoli on Sunday, February 2. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/vlahovic-douglas-luiz-ignored-juventus-fans/

Juventus 0 - Benfica 2: Initial reaction and random observations To have any sort of shot at putting a serious change into their final Champions League league phase table position Wednesday night, Juventus needed to put forth quite the performance against a Benfica side that has been all over the place of late. Instead of a strong showing, Juve just threw out quite a dud. Juventus had more shots, vastly more possession and even more of the shots on target. But the whistles in which Juve received after the final whistle were very much understood. This Juventus that we saw in the 2-0 loss to Benfica both struggled to seriously trouble the visitors’ defense and also looked like a team that was playing with just one natural defender following Pierre Kalulu’s hamstring injury that forced an experimental backline even further exacerbated the situation. ............ It all added up to Juventus finishing in 20th place in the league phase table, all of a point above 24th-place Club Brugge. Yes, the same side that Juve struggled against last week in Belgium. That means, when Friday’s playoff round draw arrives, Juventus’ pick of opponents to keep their European campaign alive are two very familiar names from this season: AC Milan or PSV Eindhoven. On paper, that’s not exactly the worst of the outcomes — if you were following the live table at all during Wednesday night’s 18-game slate, there were times in which Juve were potentially up against Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Atalanta or Paris Saint-Germain — but it’s hard to have a whole lot of faith based on how Juve are currently playing and how soon the two playoff rounds come up next month. That ineffectiveness in front of goal was on display again Wednesday night. So was the fact that for much of the proceedings Federico Gatti was the only player in Juve’s back four actually playing in his natural position. Juve’s defense was stretched, and the concerns of how the defense and midfield would hold up when the starting lineups were announced didn’t take all that long to be confirmed. Even with all that possession and having more shots, Benfica were the much more dangerous side than Juventus. They had more xG, they had more big chances than Juventus and they certainly put Mattia Perin under more threat than what Benfica keeper Anatoliy Trubin had to deal with pretty much all night. (Perin made some huge saves just like he did on this same field against Stuttgart three months ago. He deserved none of this, and was not at fault for either goal.) ............ They’re sometimes just waiting for Francisco Conceição or Kenan Yildiz do something cool out wide as they wait for a cross to come in. For as refreshing as the performance against Milan was, it’s starting to look more like the exception to a rule that is becoming more and more frustrating. I mean, 10 of Juventus’ 17 shots on the night were taken from inside of the box and yet they still finished with an xG that was below 1.00 and much lower than Benfica’s total. ............ RANDOM THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS ............ Didn’t take long to find out just how much of a mess the defense could be without any natural fullbacks, huh? Well that was a big swing by Motta that absolutely backfired. After further investigation, I can confirm Weah is not a fullback. Thank you for your continued support of this project. PIERRE KALULU YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET INJURED. STOP IT. Then you see the slow-motion replay of the sequence in which Kalulu did get injured and you can totally understand why his hamstring went twinge and he had to come off. Props to him for trying to grit his teeth through it, but you figured that would be quite a big ask knowing how long he was down on the turf. Just another sign this game was cursed. ............ We got Headband Yildiz for a little bit. Didn’t really kick on like Headband Chiellini, but it was there. And then it wasn’t as the second half went on because he simply took the big head wrap off and let that lovely head of hair flow again. So Antonio Silva looked pretty good. Maybe Juventus should target him. Manuel Locatelli didn’t play the first 15 minutes yet still led Juventus with 117 (!!) touches. Juve attempted 35 crosses. They completed seven of them. Juventus needed a big game from Dusan Vlahovic and instead they got one where he was utterly frustrated, wasn’t hiding that fact and then trying to bulldoze his way through two or three defenders in a very small pocket of space before turning the ball over. Just not good. ............ A certain Alessandro Del Piero used words like “disorganized” and “inattentive” to decribe Juventus’ performance against Benfica during post-game analyis on Sky Italia. These are hot takes, they’re the correct takes. As always, a Del Piero says things in a very clear way and is right on the money. Benfica finished with 34 tackles as a team. Bunch of hounds. Juventus accurate passes: 558 Benfica accurate passes: 237 That certainly didn’t help Juve actually score a goal. (But that’s just me venting right now.) Juventus had nearly twice as much of the ball in the second half yet Benfica recorded the high xG. That sounds about right for how ineffective Juve were in the final third. All of that possession in the second half yet Juventus didn’t create a single big chance after the break. ............ Read more -> https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2025/1/30/24354681/juventus-benfica-2025-champions-league-league-phase-final-score-result-initial-reaction-observations

Thiago Motta takes responsibility for Juventus’ defeat and refuses to rule out new signings Juventus coach Thiago Motta takes responsibility for a 2-0 loss against Benfica and refuses to rule out making new signings on the final days of the January transfer window. ............ “We must improve quickly. Today, we missed creating something in the final third,” Motta said at a post-match press conference attended by Football Italia. “We faced a team that deserved to win. We must improve quickly and recover players for Sunday.” ............ “We didn’t deserve to win today. Benfica created more chances than us,” continued Motta. “We must improve quickly because we have another game on Sunday. Today’s first half was tough, even though Samuel [Mbangula] had a good opportunity to take the lead. “In the second half, we didn’t do enough to cause trouble for Benfica, and they deserved to win.” ............ “We must go forward when we go down, so we had to play openly today. We didn’t do what we wanted. If you can create and finalise well, it’s a way to prevent the opponents from attacking. Surely, re-aggression must be better. We are the first ones to be unhappy. It’s the second consecutive defeat; we are not satisfied, and there is just one way to bounce back: recover for the next game and win it.” Pierre Kalulu was forced off the pitch early in the first half with a suspected muscle injury. “Let’s see how he feels. Hopefully, it’s nothing serious, and he can return with the group for the next match. I think it’s difficult, but let’s see,” said Motta. “I don’t want excuses. Now, we must focus on the next game to win.” ............ “This is my responsibility. The lads always try to give their best.” ............ “We are on the same page. We know what this team needs, and our philosophy is only to buy players who can improve the team.” . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/motta-responsibility-juventus-defeat-transfers/

Player Ratings: Juventus 0-2 Benfica – Motta sinks as Bianconeri booed Perin 7 – Stunning save to keep Juve alive seconds before the half-time break. Weah 5 – Surprisingly picked as a right-back. He ran up and down the right flank, but was never quite in the right position to defend or attack. Gatti 4 – Didn’t intercept a long pass in the build-up to Benfica’s opener. Tried to make up for it with a few forward runs which didn’t produce any effect. Tricked by Aktrukoglu’s movement when Benfica scored the second. Confused. Kalulu N/A – Suffered a muscle injury after just 15 minutes. Juventus conceded 30 seconds after he was subbed off. (16′ Locatelli 5) McKennie 5.5 – ............ Douglas Luiz 5 – Too slow with the ball at his feet and too many backward passes. K Thuram 5.5 – ............ (60′ Koopmeiners 5.5) Conceiçao 6 – Booed by Benfica supporters every time he touched the ball. Tried to hurt them with some dribbles and crosses from the right flank. Not enough. Yildiz 5.5 – ............ Mbangula 5 – ............ (60′ Nico Gonzalez 6) Vlahovic 4.5 – Clumsy on the ball. The Serbian looked quite irritable and was booed by some fans during the first half. Didn’t have any real chance aside from a central free kick that he sent over the crossbar in the second half. Coach: Motta 5 – Sterile ball possession and too exposed to Benfica counter-attacks. His players panicked after Benfica’s opener in the first half and even though they dominated possession after the break, they didn’t really produce genuine goal-scoring opportunities. The team was booed after the final half-time and full-time whistle. It’s his fault too. Benfica: Trubin 6; Bah 6.5, Otamendi 7, Antonio Silva 7, Tomas Araujo 6.5; Orkun Kokcu 7.5 (90′ Rollheiser N/A), Florentino Luis 7, Aursnes 7; Di Maria 7 (71′ Akturkoglu 7.5), Pavlidis 8 (84′ Amdouni N/A), Schjelderup 7 (71′ Barreiro). Coach: Bruno Lage 7. . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/juventus-benfica-player-ratings-motta-sinks/

Limp Juventus lose at home to Benfica 2-0 in Champions League Juventus were beaten 2-0 at home in the Champions League by Benfica, continuing a terrible week for Thiago Motta’s men. After dropping points at Club Brugge, Juventus still held slim hopes of finishing in the top eight and needed a big win against Benfica, but the Portuguese side started the game as though they were determined to take all three points. ............ As Juve struggled to contain Benfica, their night worsened when Pierre Kalulu picked up an injury and could not continue. Seconds after the Frenchman was subbed off, Vangelis Pavlidis smashed the ball home to open the scoring. ............ In added time at the end of the first half, Benfica could have extended their lead if Pavlidis hadn’t drawn a world-class save from Perin. After the break, Juve continued to struggle to create clear-cut chances. ............ As Juventus searched for an equaliser, Benfica struck again against the run of play, with Kökçü finally finding the back of the net with a fine effort. The second goal deflated the Bianconeri’s confidence, and despite their efforts, they were unable to find the goal they had worked so hard for, ultimately succumbing to another disappointing defeat. . Read more -> https://www.juvefc.com/limp-juventus-lose-at-home-to-benfica-2-0-in-champions-league/

Champions League | Juventus 0-2 Benfica: Motta’s men collapse Juventus are heading for a potentially very difficult play-off draw after their dismal 2-0 home defeat to Benfica. ............ It was a chaotic start in Turin, as Samuel Mbangula’s header forced a tricky save at the back post, while Mattia Perin had to deny a dangerous Schjelderup angled drive. Pierre Kalulu limped off injured, replaced by Manuel Locatelli, and as the defence was still trying to get organised, Benfica took full advantage. Alexander Bah controlled a cross from the right and laid it off for the easiest of Vangelis Pavlidis finishes to silence the home crowd. ............ Benfica threatened a second in first half stoppages, Pavlidis pouncing on a Locatelli error to force a desperate Perin save. Douglas Luiz got something to a dangerous Weston McKennie cross, forcing a flying save from Trubin at the back post, while Kenan Yildiz and Thuram had efforts from distance, but Benfica doubled their lead instead. Pavlidis was involved again, his through ball finding Orkun Kokcu after a smart Akturkoglu dummy, allowing him to drill into the near bottom corner. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/champions-league-juventus-0-2-benfica-collapse/

Juventus booed after poor first half against Benfica Juventus fans booed the team and urged the players to ‘show some balls’ after a poor first-half performance against Benfica at the Allianz Stadium. Juventus are 1-0 down at the break as Vangelis Pavlidis gave the visitors the lead early in the first half, seconds after an injury to Pierre Kalulu. The Bianconeri’s reaction was inconsistent, aside from a few crosses easily controlled by the Benfica defenders and goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin. ............ The Allianz Stadium is sold out tonight and most of the crowd was upset by the Bianconeri’s performance. Loud boos were heard even before the half-time whistle when ultras in Curva Sud shouted ‘Show some balls’ urging the players to react and put in a better performance in the second half. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/juventus-booed-poor-first-half-against-benfica/

Kalulu injury blow for Juventus against Benfica Juventus defender Pierre Kalulu was forced to be substituted in the early stages of a Champions League match against Benfica, and the visitors scored just a few seconds later. Juventus defender Kalulu was forced off the pitch after just 15 minutes of a Champions League meeting with Benfica in Turin. ............ He returned to the pitch for a few seconds before being replaced by Manuel Locatelli shortly afterwards. Thiago Motta didn’t have another central defender on the bench, so he picked the Italian midfielder, who has already played as a centre-back this term. However, Juventus conceded just a few seconds after Kalulu’s substitution as Federico Gatti failed to intercept a long pass, and Locatelli was caught off position. ............ . Read more -> https://football-italia.net/kalulu-injury-blow-juventus-against-benfica/

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