- Juventus came from behind to knock Tottenham out of the Champions League
- The Italians have reached two of the last three finals and used their experience
- Giorgio Chiellini admitted that Juve knew Spurs ‘concede chances every game’
- He also insisted history, like with Real and PSG, played a crucial role at Wembley
Tottenham crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday night amid taunts from Juventus hero Giorgio Chiellini about their reputation for crumbling when it mattered.
Heung-min Son gave Spurs the lead at Wembley but the Italian champions struck twice in three second-half minutes to win 2-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate to move into the last eight.
‘It’s the history of the Tottenham,’ crowed Chiellini. ‘They always create many chances and score so much but in the end they miss always something to arrive at the end.
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini always believed Juventus would knock out Tottenham
The Italian insists experience and history were vital as he feels Spurs ‘always miss something’
Speaking to BT Sport, Chiellini admitted Juve’s stars knew Tottenham would gift chances
‘We believe in the history. The history is important and the experience is important and tonight we used our skill and arrive at the win.
‘For us it is an amazing night. It was difficult, we knew that but we believed we would win.
‘We know the fantastic players Tottenham have, Kane, Eriksen, Alli, but we knew they concede many chances every game, and at the end of the first half we believed it.
‘We said to ourselves, keep calm and chance will surely arrive. We had to be concentrated and take our chance whenever it happened. We have arrived at the quarter final, it was our target.’
Tottenham started strong but Chiellini produced a stunning performance to see Juve through
A backs-to-the-wall finale to the Wembley showpiece showed the experience and nous of Juve
Gonzalo Higauin and Paulo Dybala scored the goals for Juventus with their first two shots on target.
‘We are used to these games,’ said Juve boss Max Allegri. ‘That’s why we go in with a clear head and feeling calm.
‘We have been in eight or nine finals and we are part of the history of this competition.
‘Sometimes you can be negative and say yes but you’ve lost some of those finals but we are improving as a team. It is great to walk away from this temple of football with a winning feeling.’