Legendary "Juventus" coach Marcello Lippi agrees with the current team strategist Massimo Allegri's words that fans cannot expect annual success in the Champions League and advancing to the tournament final.
However, the 69-year-old Italian reassured his compatriots and convinced them that not everything is lost in the quarter-final series against "Tottenham."
"I completely agree with him. "Tottenham" is an amazing team that managed to achieve a 2:2 draw. Of course, everything is still possible, the next match is coming up, and you don't even need to win at "Wembley" stadium.
A 2:2 draw is enough, and then score in extra time.
I see some similarities with the quarter-final matches of my coached team in 2003.
We played 1:1 in the first leg, and at "Camp Nou" there was a real battle - P. Nedved put us ahead, Xavi equalized the result, and ultimately E. Davids was sent off the pitch.
In added time, A. Birindelli passed the ball to M. Zalayeta, who didn't miss.
That Champions League season, we defeated a bunch of Spanish teams - besides "Barcelona," we also beat "Deportivo," and later knocked out Madrid's "Real" in the semifinals," shared Lippi.
