Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Juventus (Agg 3-4): Rating the individual performances

Juventus

Yet another UEFA Champions League quarter-final for Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon - 6.5/10

Making a whole host of good saves, Buffon was definitely an important factor in Juventus' qualification for the next round. At times, Spurs were relentless, and despite the odd mistake, and obviously, the goal which was somewhat of a mess, Buffon used his experience to fend off the majority of Tottenham's shots and crosses and ensure his team only conceded the one goal.

Andrea Barzagli - 4/10

Not a great performance at all. For the majority of the match, Son attacked and got the better of Barzagli, leaving the defender in his wake. Rather than using his football skills to try and prevent this, Barzagli decided to stamp on the back of Son's leg in an attempt to presumably slow him down and possibly injure him. A disgusting act and one that hopefully results in some form of repercussion for Barzagli.

Medhi Benatia - 4/10

A pretty poor performance all things considered. Constantly pulling on shirts and yet still losing headers, he was overwhelmed by the Spurs attackers, getting frustrated, making unnecessary bad fouls, resulting in a yellow, giving the ball away and making weak clearances.

Giorgio Chiellini - 7.5/10

Chiellini kept Harry Kane at bay

Whilst his first-half performance wasn't up to his usual standard, with him being unable to contain Harry Kane, repeatedly giving the ball away and making bad fouls, and arguably handling the ball in his own area, Chiellini woke up after his team scored two and gave another of his trademark defensive showings. A number of crucial blocks and some last-ditch defending prevented Tottenham from scoring that evasive equaliser.

Alex Sandro - 6/10

Bar receiving an unjustified yellow card after a dive from Trippier, Alex Sandro didn't really do much of anything for the vast majority of the match. After the subs were made, he was allowed a bit more freedom to play as a winger, but even then, he went largely unnoticed.

Miralem Pjanić - 6/10

Compared to the high standard of football people generally expect from Pjanić, this was a bit of a disappointment. He had a few good displays of strength and fired a decent shot at around the 40th-minute mark, but by and large, he was ineffective and offered his team very little.

Douglas Costa - 7/10

Costa put in a good performance

A pretty good performance from the Bayern Munich loanee. He made a great run in the first half, but was brought down in the box before he could get his shot away, and whilst he should have won his team a penalty, one was not given. Despite that, he was a constant threat making some great runs and acting as more of a danger man than most would have expected.

Blaise Matuidi - 5.5/10

A largely uninspired performance from the Frenchman. Whilst he was on the pitch, Juventus were relatively weak and were dominated by Tottenham's midfield. He did make a few good passes, but was somewhat overshadowed by his replacement - Kwadwo Asamoah.

Sami Khedira - 6.5/10

Decent is the best word to describe Khedira in this match. He made a few nice passes but also made some unnecessary fouls, and was a part of Juventus' underwhelming midfield. He did, however, bag a nice assist with his cheeky header setting Higuaín up for an almost unmissable opportunity.

Gonzalo Higuaín - 7.5/10

Huguain was nowhere to be seen in the first half but was explosive in the second half

A bizarre performance from the Argentinian, if truth be told. In the first half, he may as well have been a member of the crowd, having fewer touches of the ball than Tottenham's goalkeeper, Lloris.

In the second half, however, he had a few opportunities, and made the most of them, scoring Juve's equaliser and playing a great ball to assist Dybala in putting Juve ahead.

Paulo Dybala - 7.5/10

Dybala(R) celebrates the win with team-mates Buffon(L) and Higuain(C)

The match winner himself had a pretty quiet game. Clearly not completely match fit after his recent injury, he spent a large amount of the game unnoticed. That said, he had a few nice moments of skill, and late in the game when the opportunity presented itself he switched his pace on, raced away from the Tottenham backline and found Higuaín's brilliant ball. One cool collected finish later and he had put his team into the Champions League quarter-final.

Substitutes:

Stephan Lichtsteiner - 7.5/10

A very good impact sub whose experience proved vital for Juventus. He helped the team attack and within three minutes of being brought on his team equalised. Late in the game, when Juve were trying to hold onto their one goal advantage, his presence was very effective and he successfully shut and slowed down a number of Tottenham attacks.

Kwadwo Asamoah - 7/10

As soon as he came on, Asamoah brought a positivity and energy onto the pitch with him, giving Juventus a huge boost which lead to them scoring the two vital goals they needed to make it to the next round. He was a brilliant ball-winning midfielder, helping shut down Tottenham's late rumblings, and being a commanding presence in the middle of the pitch.

Stefano Sturaro - 6/10

Another player who was brought on for less than ten minutes, who I feel, is almost pointless reviewing. For the ten minutes he was on, Juve were on the back foot and bar a low easy shot for Lloris (Juve's only shot on target that didn't go in), I can't remember anything Sturaro did.