Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis

#2 Both teams deliver completely contrasting performances over the course of two legs

Juventus were a class apart last night

This is something to ponder upon, as this tie would be remembered as two matches where two teams completely dominated leaving the adversary with no sniff of opportunity whatsoever.

In the first match at Atletico's home ground, Juventus simply failed to turn up and were suppressed by the home side’s tactical brilliance and defensive rigidity. The likes of Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala delivered listless displays and that played a huge role in their demolishment at the capital of Spain.

Simeone’s team struck two very integral goals that should have ended Juventus’ run in this season’s Champions League easily. However, once the venues changed, the perspective of both the teams’ changed too and there was a major shift in their performance levels as well.

Whilst the Italian club underwent a radical change, attacking from the word go, Atletico showed no ambition and were completely devoid of the incision in their offensive moves that propelled them to success in the home leg.

Whenever they broke on a counter attack, the bluntness in overall shape and structure of the team was clearly visible.

Alvaro Morata and Thomas Lemar surrendered the ball for the first two goals respectively, whilst the third goal was courtesy some shoddy defending by Angel Correa, who conceded the decisive spot-kick.

When a team does not perform up to the desired standards, it is the players who should ensure that they thwart off the onerous phases of the match. Atletico Madrid’s players were certainly not up to it.