Massimiliano Allegri admitted that Juventus lacked confidence in their abilities at the beginning of the match against Bayern. After goals from Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben, the visitors found themselves trailing 2-0, but goals from Paulo Dybala and Stefano Sturaro helped Juventus equalize the score and keep hopes of advancing to the next stage alive. The coach of the Turin team is convinced that his team still has good chances to reach the quarter-finals.
"We need to show more confidence in our abilities and not fall behind so deeply. We can do it, and I am satisfied with the performance of the players who have returned from injuries. To advance to the next stage, we will have to win, so we will go there to win," Allegri said.
The coach was pleased with how his team looked in the second half of the match and hopes that it will inspire the team for the upcoming matches.
"We played well and we will have to play like in the second half of the match because we made a lot of mistakes in the first half. We should have looked better defensively, but it's good that we created good chances. We improved our game in the second half of the match, and the fact that we scored goals should give the players confidence. It just proves that in the Champions League, you need more confidence and courage," Allegri said.
Despite the fact that his team will need a victory or highly productive draw in Germany, Allegri still believes in his team's ability to advance to the next stage.
"Without a doubt, we believe that we can go further, and the equalized result has given us more confidence in our abilities. However, at this moment, we need to focus on the Serie A championship," noted Juventus' coach.
The Turin team will face Inter at home in the Serie A championship this Sunday.
