Juanfran: Atletico deserved it

Atletico Madrid defender Juanfran believes his team deserved to beat Juventus in their Champions League encounter.

Arda Turan scored the only goal of the game at Vicente Calderon to deliver the points to the Spanish champions despite their Italian counterparts dominating possession.

“It was an exciting game against one of the best teams in Europe,” Juanfran said, AS reports.

“We did a great job and we deserved the victory.

“They are two evenly matched teams in intensity and strength. Juve are a great team and we had to respect them.

“That they didn’t get a shot on goal speaks well of the entire team, not just the defence of [Miguel Angel] Moya.

“This was our most demanding game. The fans can be proud of their team.”

Juanfran also cautioned against Atletico thinking the rest of the competition will be easy, particularly after losing to Olympiacos in the first round of games.

“Now everything is tighter but we’re thinking about Valencia,” he added.

“There is still a lot to do. Nothing is won yet.”

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