Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero has had his say on play-off spherical on Tuesday night, and has claimed that it may not be ‘the worst of evils for this facet to play one recreation every week’ if they’re to be knocked out of the competitors subsequent week.
Juventus’s probabilities of qualifying for the Champions League spherical of 16 have been dealt an unlimited blow after a 5-2 defeat away towards Galatasaray within the first leg of their play-off spherical tie on Tuesday evening.
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Gabriel Sara opened the scoring for the hosts, however Juventus nonetheless went in for the interval main 2-1 due to a brace from Teun Koopmeiners. The Previous Girl capitulated within the second half, although, with targets from Noa Lang (x2), Davinson Sanchez and Sacha Boey, plus a purple card for half-time substitute Juan Cabal within the 67th minute.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – FEBRUARY 17: Gabriel Sara of Galatasaray A.S. celebrates scoring his group’s first purpose with teammates through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photograph by Burak Kara/Getty Photos)
The scenario implies that Juventus have to win by a 3 purpose margin at a minimal within the return leg on the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday if they’re to maintain their Champions League marketing campaign alive.
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Del Piero: ‘Possibly it’s not the worst of evils for this Juventus facet to play one recreation every week’
MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 08: Alessandro Del Piero seems on previous to the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match between Actual Madrid and FC Bayern München at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Might 08, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photograph by Clive Brunskill/Getty Photos)
Del Piero was among the many pundits on Sky Sport Italia for Tuesday evening’s hammering in Istanbul.
The legendary former no.10 was not finest happy with what he noticed from Luciano Spalletti’s facet, and claims that this type of efficiency is what Juventus ‘threat’ if they don’t carry out at their finest.
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“All features affected Spalletti, outlining that all the pieces went incorrect,” Del Piero stated (through ).
“It reveals that if Juventus aren’t at their finest, then that is what they threat. That’s the fact. They threat making trivial errors, that are punished, they threat not having an actual presence on the pitch.
“Galatasaray performed a wonderful recreation, they performed higher. Juve struggled rather a lot, mentally and bodily.
“While you play each three days and it’s essential to be at your finest in each recreation, that’s the place you see the actual potential in a group and the place it may possibly aspire to complete. If Juve can’t discover that, they may battle with having three video games every week, regardless of what they’d proven within the weeks earlier than.”
ISTANBUL, TURKEY – FEBRUARY 17: Lloyd Kelly and Pierre Kalulu rejoice after Teun Koopmeiners of Juventus (obscured) scored their sides first purpose through the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off First Leg match between Galatasaray A.S. and Juventus at Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi on February 17, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photograph by Burak Kara/Getty Photos)
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Del Piero went on to clarify what Juventus have to do if they’re to have any hope of qualifying for the following spherical of the Champions League. He additionally conceded that it may not be the worst factor on this planet if this present Juve facet have been to be eradicated, although.
“They should reverse their power if they’re to get by to the following spherical, as a result of these Galatasaray gamers have been virtually possessed.”
And if the Champions League journey have been to return to an finish for Juventus subsequent week, Del Piero admitted: “Possibly it’s not the worst of evils for this Juventus facet to play one recreation every week.”