#1 Another Massimiliano Allegri masterclass
This season it has been a rarity to see AS Monaco nullified, but Massimiliano restricted the free-flowing team to just one goal in 180 plus minutes. The Italian turned the fiercest pack of wolves in Europe into harmless pups. Juventus had gone 680 minutes in Europe without conceding a goal before Mbappe’s tap in and in that time they’ve scored fifteen times. Juve are now unbeaten in their last 12 European games, winning 9 of them and drawing three.
The Champions League is only a small component of Allegri’s success with Juventus, his team are now unbeaten in their last 50 home games in all competitions. The 49-year old’s 3-4-2-1 system covers all spaces on the pitch, whilst also exposing the ones vacated by the opposition. Allegri seems to have paved the way for modern football with the implementation of a three at the back system without leaving the team exposed defensively.