UEFA Champions League 2018-19, Juventus 3-0 Atletico Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops 

Players celebrate after the third goal
Players celebrate after the third goal

#5 Hit - Giorgio Chiellini

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Giorgio Chiellini in action
Giorgio Chiellini in action

Giorgio Chiellini was one of the reasons for Juventus to keep the clean sheet. The Italian International put in an enormous shift to keep the head of Alvaro Morata from scoring and secure the qualification.

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The Juventus captain was hugely involved in the build-up for the first goal. When Atletico Madrid had very few players tracking behind, he rolled over the ball to Federico Bernadeschi in the left wing. It was a pivotal moment in the game and Chiellini deserves credit for acting promptly.

When Juventus were searching for their winner, he looped over the midfielders and defenders to find Moise Kean who was one on one against the goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Unfortunately, the youngster failed to hit the ball on target which gave another chance to the visitors.

During the first leg, both the goals came from set-pieces for Atletico Madrid. Chiellini rose above the rest in the defensive duties to nullify the likes of Alvaro Morata, Diego Godin, and Jose Maria Gimenez to take his side to the last eight.

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Edited by Jong Ching Yee
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