4 reasons why Juventus eliminated Atletico Madrid | Champions League 2018-19

Juventus v Club de Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg
Juventus v Club de Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: Second Leg

#2 Atletico's blunt attack

Griezmann failed to make an impact throughout the match
Griezmann failed to make an impact throughout the match

While Diego Simeone's men might be more prominent for their resolute defending, they are no slouches either when it comes to attacking and in Antoine Griezmann, they have one of the deadliest forwards in all of Europe

The World Cup winner is ably supported by a reborn Alvaro Morata, while Saul Niguez and Nikolo Kalinic can also provide attacking ammunition.

Juventus' lack of an away goal gave Atletico the advantage in that all they needed was just one goal in Turin to further swing the tie away from their hosts, as for every goal scored by the visitors, the Italian giants needed three extra, which is a tall order against a team like Atleti.

However, the LaLiga outfit got their scripts horribly wrong, as they failed to truly worry the Juve back line, rarely looking like they could get that all important away goal.

In total, the Rojiblancos had a total of four shots in the entirety of the match of which just one was on target, which is rather disappointing for a club boasting the star forwards at the club and considering how much was at stake.

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Edited by Akarshak (Ishu) Roy
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