Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid: 5 tactics from Allegri that won the game

#2 Wing play

Bernardeschi was crucial to Juventus' gameplay

Atletico crowded up the numbers in the middle and refused the home side any space through the center. They protected their back four and held their own whenever Juventus tried to thread passes through the middle. Allegri, as a countermeasure, pushed his full-backs forward and played them as wing-backs, a decision that broke the opposition down.

Cancelo and Spinazzola bombed forward all night. They seemed to run on endless energy that refused to be replenished and both full-backs were relentless in their pursuit of spaces. Because Atletico piled up the bodies in the center to contain the threat of the forward players of Juventus, it left a lot of space down the sides and Allegri made optimum use of the opportunity to influence the game.

Juventus sent in crosses all through the night and their tactics got the better of Atletico. It was from two such balls from the wings that Ronaldo scored two goals and set the home side on course to win the tie.