Juventus director Giorgio Chiellini spoke to the media relatively than Luciano Spalletti after ‘It’s lucky Lloyd Kelly was there and never me’ on the crimson card.
The Bianconeri knew it was terribly tough after shedding the primary leg 5-2 in Istanbul when right down to 10 males, and it appeared not possible once they had Kelly despatched off right here too on the forty eighth minute.
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Regardless of that, they nonetheless clawed their means again with one other two objectives after Manuel Locatelli’s penalty, from Federico Gatti and Weston McKennie, to power additional time.
They’d an enormous probability to win it with Edon Zhegrova, however the additional man finally confirmed with late Victor Osimhen and Baris Alper Yilmaz objectives to ship Galatasaray into the Champions League Spherical of 16.
Chiellini takes the warmth after Juventus exit
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – JULY 13: Giorgio Chiellini attends the Gold Carpet throughout the FIFA Membership World Cup 2025 Last match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium on July 13, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Picture by Michael Loccisano/Getty Photos)
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“Luciano isn’t right here, as a result of I feel it is just proper {that a} director is right here tonight,”
“We’re exhausted and disillusioned by this consequence, regardless of the efficiency. On the similar time, we’re very proud for the way in which we performed.”
There was applause on the closing whistle from the Juventus followers, who recognised the unimaginable effort that their workforce put in to show this case round.
“The sensation we will need to have is that this can be a place to begin to rediscover the spark that we’ve been missing, as we go into the ultimate weeks of the season,” continued Chiellini.
“If we need to take a look at Spalletti’s tenure, we received one and a half video games improper since he arrived. We haven’t been very lucky in relation to the incidents, however we now have to maintain going.”
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Head Coach Luciano Spalletti of Juventus FC appears to be like on throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Stefano Guidi/Getty Photos)
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The final time Juve despatched Chiellini to talk to the media relatively than Spalletti, it was to protest the Pierre Kalulu crimson card in opposition to Inter in Serie A.
How did the Bianconeri , which was not only a second yellow, however modified to a straight crimson by way of VAR regardless of seeming fully unintentional?
“Let’s simply say it’s lucky Kelly was in that scenario and never me,” replied the previous Italy defender. “There’s nothing extra I can say on that.”
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Referee João Pinheiro reveals the crimson card to Lloyd Kelly of Juventus FC throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Stefano Guidi/Getty Photos)
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Juventus had already been in disaster going into this match, managing just one draw from their final 5 aggressive video games, and their lack of preventing spirit was the primary criticism.
No less than that can not be stated tonight, as right down to 10 males for over an hour, they solely capitulated late on.
“We have to preserve religion in these gamers and this coach. There’s a course of and that may imply a couple of adverse outcomes, regardless of good performances,” continued Chiellini.
“There are 12 video games to go this season, the place there’s a lot at stake. The workforce is prepared, we noticed that tonight, and the expansion course of continues even with a couple of slip-ups and obstacles in our path.”
TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 25: Federico Gatti of Juventus FC celebrates after scoring his workforce’s second objective throughout the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Knockout Play-off Second Leg match between Juventus and Galatasaray A.S. at Juventus Stadium on February 25, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Picture by Stefano Guidi/Getty Photos)
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Are there regrets on the means the Champions League marketing campaign went for Juventus?
“Not proper now, we ended the league part in good type, together with a victory away to Bodo/Glimt, which we noticed how tough that was now. We beat Benfica, who troubled Actual Madrid.
“The remorse is that we might’ve gone additional with just a little extra focus, however now we now have to focus on Roma this weekend and the remaining matches,” concluded Chiellini.