All or Nothing: Juventus (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - New Horizons - full transcript
Expectations for the Champions League weigh heavy on Juventus. The first leg match against Porto ends in a 2-1 defeat, but Federico Chiesa's score keeps Juventus in the tie. Chiesa scores two other goals in the second leg, but the Portuguese still knock Juventus out in the final minutes of the match. It's a bad blow for Pirlo. In the locker room, Ronaldo and the "Senators" are deeply upset.
After the Christmas break,
the championship
enters its decisive phase.
Two, one, go.
The pressure for Juventus is overwhelming.
Duels with bitter rivals,
and comrades turned into adversaries
multiplied the difficulties for Pirlo.
Headshot. Ball in the net.
Goal for Arturo Vidal.
But the group shows its strength
by winning the first trophy of the season.
Morata!
Juventus wins the Italian Super Cup!
Will Juventus continue
on its winning path?
Champions, champions
New challenges await the team.
Maybe it's a good year for the Champions.
And I have so much confidence in Pirlo.
Imagine if we reach
the Champions League with Pirlo.
To win the Champions League…
In addition to skill,
you also need a lot of luck.
It's almost an obsession now, that cup.
It's a party. Vialli kisses and raises it
to the sky above Rome. The Champions Cup!
Juventus has won
the Champions League twice.
The victory against Ajax in 1996
was one of the most important moments
in Juventus history.
It was the greatest joy, really.
The party began, first outside
the stadium, then all over Rome.
We hadn't even seen this many people
when Italy won the World Cup.
Juventus, Juventus
But since that day,
Juventus has lost five finals.
More than any other team
in the history of the competition.
I want to break this curse.
It's a cursed streak.
Priority to the cursed one. The Champions.
The Champions League
is an obsession for Juventus fans.
It brings up so many emotions.
It brings up fear,
but also enthusiasm,
the dream, the aspiration, the hope...
Only tears for Juventus
since the '96 in Champions League.
Sooner or later we have to win it.
Until the end,
you can always hope.
After nine League titles,
winning the trophy this year
would be the perfect end to a cycle.
It would give the blessing
of perfection
to an already legendary story.
After 25 years,
Juventus wants to try to win back
the most coveted trophy in soccer.
Nice!
Who is more handsome, me or him?
You are more handsome,
but more skilled is better.
Me or Giorgio?
No, you're more handsome.
For me Giorgio's okay,
but I am more handsome.
In 48 hours,
Juventus will meet the champions of Porto,
in the first of two matches to decide
who'll go to the quarter finals.
They have players
skilled in technical play, and fast.
They have interesting young people,
but also experienced players.
It will be a tough match.
Juventus veterans,
Giorgio Chiellini,
Leonardo Bonucci and Gigi Buffon,
have won almost every major trophy,
except for the Champions League.
The Champions League...
GIANLUIGI BUFFON
GOALIE
...is the competition that gives me
motivation, gives me joy,
and enthusiasm to play.
I realize that when I'm in Champions,
I have fun, I get excited,
and I feel good.
For the veterans,
this may be the last chance
to win the trophy together.
Every year,
we older guys really go for it,
because you don't know
what can happen next year,
or if you'll have any more chances.
I'm sure that this club has what it takes
to achieve this goal, and in the meantime
the first objective
is to finish in the top eight.
Juventus arrives at the match
after one of the most exhausting
schedules in its history.
We've had 13 games in 41 days.
That's almost a round.
Come on, come on, come on.
Pass it fast, pass it fast, Giorgio.
No!
Giorgio is tired.
Leo, let's not force passages through,
or they'll close us down and start again.
Go!
Forty-eight hours
before the trip to Portugal...
What is it?
...Pirlo receives a major blow.
Behind the knee?
Let's go! More on the cut!
Vice-captain Bonucci
got injured in training.
It's tough.
It's been that kind of year.
He was already hurting.
Is it the knee?
Yes. Where he always got hurt.
It never healed.
It was kind of my fault,
because I knew I was on the edge.
I had been having discomfort for a while,
and I tried to handle it,
and today it showed up.
It happens. It's what we do.
I forced it a bit to be there,
to play this game.
It was meant to be.
Pirlo, as a player,
won the competition twice,
but it's his first experience as a coach
in the elimination phase.
Juve can't go out
in the round of sixteenth
of the Champions League
against a team like Porto.
We are sure we are better than them.
So we need to seize the moment.
For Ronaldo,
the match is a return to his homeland,
where it all began.
Ronaldo aims to win the Champions again,
to reach the record of six victories.
PORTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
The Champions League begins again,
and anything can happen.
The no-appeal phase begins,
and you can't make mistakes.
Juventus is the favorite.
They never lost to Porto,
the four times they faced them.
Ronaldo… Juventus charges immediately.
Watch out for Porto.
Show yourself, Rodri!
It's coming!
Bentancur. The risk… look out!
Ball in the net.
Porto takes the lead,
in the first minute with Taremi's goal.
It's the worst possible start
for Juventus.
After just one minute of play,
they are losing.
Look out, a physical problem
for the Juventus captain, Chiellini.
Things go from bad to worse…
when the captain, Chiellini,
leaves the field with an injury.
Chiellini finishes his match this way.
Here we go. All set.
And off we go again.
Enjoy this second half of Porto-Juventus.
Marega!
The second half begins like the first.
Twenty seconds on the clock.
Juventus takes a goal
one minute after the kickoff.
It's a depressing night for Ronaldo,
who fails to make a difference.
Go, you've got it!
Sergio Oliveira, Szczęsny!
The veterans' dream is being shattered.
Juventus sees a shocking defeat ahead.
De Ligt brings it forward.
Wide ball for Alex Sandro.
Alex Sandro… Nice ball to Rabiot,
Rabiot aims at the goal, puts it
in the middle on the other side, Chiesa!
Fuck yeah!
Chiesa's goal
reopens the game for Juventus.
We're within injury time. Demiral.
Go for it!
Porto behind the line, de Ligt,
Ronaldo, watch out, kicks!
Look out, contact!
The referee says nothing, look out!
This contact needs to be reviewed!
They must be evaluating it.
The referee stops everything.
And it ends there.
Two to one.
The referee signals the end,
without reviewing the contact on the VAR.
Did you whistle?
Why didn't you check the VAR? Why?
You have to check the VAR! You have to!
It's a hard defeat to swallow,
but the final score of 2 to 1
leaves some hope of recovering...
Porto!
...in the return leg.
A goal in the first minute of such
an important match is unacceptable.
There is too much bitterness.
I can't talk. It's too soon.
Ronaldo was disappointing.
It was an off day.
It can happen to him, too.
The only one who made a difference
was Chiesa.
I'm not saying Pirlo isn't capable,
but I see him as very composed.
At times you need to make yourself heard.
It was tough, ugly...
-I didn't like it.
-I didn't expect it.
Andrea was down.
He was disappointed.
He didn't expect it either.
Luckily we scored.
I was angry because
we had prepared a game
in a totally different way.
But when you get a goal after a minute,
things change.
But we're still in the race.
We need to have a clear head
to prepare well,
because we can still
move to the next round.
It's not over yet, because Chiesa's goal
had a gigantic impact.
FEDERICO CHIESA
FORWARD
So as of today the qualification is 50/50,
for sure 50/50.
Chiesa is confirmed to be
instrumental for Juventus.
I take a while to get started
in the morning. I'm a little...
Despite the lackluster results
of the team.
It really does seem
like a paradox,
but it was truly
a night to forget,
but, of course, that happens
in soccer.
The goals, the good performances,
you put them aside.
Now there's the next game,
and you have to improve
here, here and here.
When you get here, that's the mentality.
That's what the senators show.
As of today,
I am young, just starting out,
and I have a lot to learn.
Juventus players are
Giorgio, Leo, those who
have been here for a few years,
and have won a lot.
They played in important finals.
This year I won the Super Cup,
and I'm very happy
because it was my first trophy,
but there's still a long way to go.
The mountain
is really high to climb.
Within 48 hours,
Juventus lost both Bonucci and Chiellini,
who were both injured.
A bit here… a lot.
Does it hurt here?
Not pleasant, huh?
No, it's not pleasant.
The calf injury that stopped
Chiellini for part of the season
has worsened.
I pushed it hard
in a contrast with Marega.
Did you feel that?
It's when you feel stung.
The hope, clearly,
is to be fully fit for the return leg
with Porto.
Two or three days before is even better.
It's a race against time
to have both players ready
for the return leg,
in three weeks.
I'm sorry because
it's an important game, and in the end
I couldn't help
my teammates.
There is great disappointment,
and that's okay.
You can only work,
and talk about facts. We have other games
before the rematch…
against Porto.
The only way is to win, period.
Let's start to accelerate and come back!
These three, four steps!
One, two, three, four!
The season continues unabated.
Always talking.
We have things to do.
The team returns to practice
for the next four games,
before the match against Porto.
If it goes out one millimeter,
it's out, okay?
If we're gonna act like prodigies.
We all ask ourselves
if Ronaldo is a fluke.
In my opinion,
with Porto he was one of the worst.
It's clear that Ronaldo's trend
this season
is downward instead of upward.
It's much better to have him, though.
Ronaldo got a lot of criticism
after the match,
because they always expect him
to score and win.
Unfortunately, there are games…
when you can't give 100%,
and the team doesn't win.
TURIN
JULY 2018
Cristiano!
Ronaldo was acquired from Real Madrid
in 2018 for €112 million.
A record figure
for a player over 30 years old.
Bring us, bring us
Bring us the Champions
He was seen as the missing piece
for the team to achieve perfection.
Let's say that Ronaldo has been...
a very big cherry on the cake, of course.
Probably the best soccer player
in the history of soccer,
with an unparalleled
winning mentality.
Ronaldo has raised
the expectations of fans,
given his five Champions League victories.
But since his arrival,
Juventus has never made it past
the quarter finals.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019 - QUARTER FINALS
The conclusion.
The goal for Lyon.
Now it's really hard for Juventus.
Juventus, third in the rankings,
seven points from the first,
faces a decisive series of games.
Juventus!
The spearhead of the team
must return to its splendor
or all hopes a tenth consecutive
championship could fade entirely.
We can't ask the impossible of Ronaldo.
In the games that mattered,
he was always there.
So it's enough
that he's here to do what he's doing.
He's setting the ball up.
Alex Sandro wants to come up
with something.
Alex Sandro, crosses towards Ronaldo!
Juventus takes the lead.
Juventus 1, Crotone 0.
Cristiano Ronaldo back to scoring.
…comes towards Ronaldo, aims at the goal,
right kick. Cordaz… It's not over.
Ronaldo puts it in the net with his head.
Him again! CR7 again!
He looks for Chiesa,
who aims for the goal.
Chiesa, low kick to Ronaldo. Ronaldo!
Juventus take the lead!
And it will be his 19th
goal in the league.
Bentancur, cross,
three on one, Bentancur,
in for Ronaldo, aims at the goal,
Ronaldo! Juventus 3,
Spezia 0!
The king's goal has also arrived.
Ronaldo is back in great shape,
and with four goals in three games,
keeps Juventus in the running
for the title.
Ronaldo… We are here, we enjoy him,
because these kinds of champions are like
thoroughbred horses that you admire
at your ranch or in your garden.
Like having a Picasso painting
in your house and seeing it every day.
If it becomes
a given for you, you are the problem.
-Stop it, Manu!
-Shut up!
Ouch!
An hour of this, you lose motivation.
Less than a week away from the return,
Bonucci and Chiellini
are still struggling
to recover from their injuries.
-Morning!
-Morning, guys.
Good morning, how are you?
A mess.
Nice and loose.
Out of nowhere, the back.
Never mind.
It's more interesting over there.
It is more interesting to see
the suffering.
I like you when you whine.
Enough!
Pavel, good morning.
-How are we doing over here?
-Hi.
-Here's the RSA.
-Look at them.
They used to look like players.
Now we give him a massage,
a bit of swimming pool...
-There's the sauna.
-A bit of sun.
It's the life you live.
You could do the same!
Giorgio, Gigi, Leo
have great qualities as men.
Even though
they may not play every game,
they are very critical.
Morning.
-You've recovered.
-Hi, Coach!
They are reference points,
and when they are missing,
it gets tough.
-You're hurting me.
-Stay down.
Age catches up to everyone.
Not just to those who have already quit.
But they are still focused
on the present, which is
playing for Juventus,
and giving it their best.
Come on, guys.
I can't see you like this.
Let's get up.
While he is busy recovering from injury,
the captain can enjoy some time at home.
I am a great lover of red and Tuscan red.
I have a drink at dinner with my wife.
Not alone, though.
Occasionally even alone,
during lockdown. Occasionally alone.
Tonight he invited Claudio,
his twin brother, to dinner.
-Lore?
-He's fine.
I caught him at practice.
He did the Chiellini slides.
"I did the slides like Chiellini."
Like your uncle, you mean.
My nephew Lorenzo,
in normal conversations, calls me Uncle.
When we talk
about soccer, I become Chiellini.
Claudio is a manager at Juventus
who deals with loans and transfers.
The two have always been very close.
Especially when we were
10, 14, we were uncontrollable whirlwinds.
We went to school and soccer together.
In the evenings, let me tell you...
The beatings we gave each other.
Wrestling.
One time, we were playing ping pong…
The paddle flew off.
I threw his paddle towards the table,
then it bounced and flew by his face.
Believe me, here.
He didn't say anything.
-He went up the stairs...
-"Sorry, sorry."
I locked myself in my room,
and he was like:
"Open, I won't do anything to you."
"No, I don't believe you."
Then we played together until we were 15.
We made it up to the Livorno under-15s,
-so 14.
-14.
One was better than the other...
One was better at certain things,
maybe worse at others.
It was more a matter
of a will to change,
to improve and to train.
A will that I didn't have at 14,
15 years old, and that he did have.
And that
carried him forward in his career.
Surely,
when Giorgio retires,
I won't experience it
as a brother anymore,
and so I'll see the same game
in a different way.
During the games, now,
I really get too nervous.
In my opinion I will experience the games
more calmly.
I'll be sorry, sure.
Your life changes a bit.
I'll have to find a balance.
It's going to be bumpy,
but it doesn't scare me. On the contrary,
the only thing I like,
is that I'll be able
to decide it and live it
in peace.
That is, if it's going to be this July,
the next, or…
like Buffon at 50, we'll see.
I'll tell you the truth.
I'm not afraid of Porto's mental approach.
It's important to have
as many players as possible recover.
With everyone, we win easily.
We have everything we need.
Let's hope for the best.
Four.
Five.
Two rounds of ten.
Push it a bit.
For the past three weeks,
Chiellini and Bonucci
have struggled to get back into shape
in time for the return leg.
The match is just a few days away.
Bonucci's fate depends
on the opinion of the doctors.
Is this the sexy episode
of All or Nothing?
Come. Let's do the MRI
and see how it goes.
Taking bets.
Bye! See you in 20 minutes.
Where's the entrance?
For me, being out is like...
LEONARDO BONUCCI
DEFENDER
...getting stabbed.
For these games that I have been out,
I was told, "Just relax,"
but I can't do it.
-Imaging-wise, good.
-Good?
Consistent with the time.
Very good.
The edema is almost entirely reduced.
Almost a month after the injury,
Bonucci has the green light
to return to play.
Giorgio?
Giorgio started moving yesterday.
He still has some discomfort…
while walking.
-Go slow.
-Mother of God.
Although his condition has improved,
it is still early for Chiellini
to return to play.
He will not be able to play
in what could be
his last Champions League game
of the season.
It's frustrating…
GIORGIO CHIELLINI
DEFENDER
...to get to such important events,
and not be available
for a few days, because the truth is that
maybe a week is on the line,
which in a lifetime is nothing,
but in a championship is everything.
It's hard to stay out.
It's hard to accept it.
MESAGNE (BR)
9 MARCH 2021
The return match with Porto is near.
Fans are getting prepared.
We have to win.
If we are knocked out,
it would be a failed season.
In Puglia, Roberto and his friends
of the Juventus Fan Club of Mesagne
are ready for one
of the most important games of the year.
We can't fail. It's too important.
The tension grows.
We're pumped up, though.
It is a positive tension.
I particularly care about
this Cristiano Ronaldo figurine,
because my mother gave it to me.
It's a lucky charm for me,
but I don't want to think about it.
Let's see what happens.
Here we go, huh? This is it!
Come on, guys, come on!
Let's go, guys, let's go!
It takes courage, guys!
Courage, confidence and strength!
Because we know that we are better.
That's for sure.
So we're already ahead.
We just need a goal.
Chiellini will sit on the bench again.
The captain's armband goes to Bonucci.
We know what game is ahead of us.
Play smart, but brave.
It has to be our night.
We need to move forward.
Come on!
Come on, let's enjoy this night.
To enjoy it to the fullest,
we have to give 110%!
It's not enough to give 100%.
It's not enough!
Without anxiety, without fear,
with great courage and determination.
Let's go, guys. Come on!
Given the 2-1 in the first leg,
a victory of 1-0 would be enough
for Juventus to move forward.
Let's go. Come on.
It begins. Enjoy Juventus-Porto,
the return leg
of the Champions League round of sixteen.
Spread out!
Cuadrado, cross into the middle, Morata!
Marega in the middle, looking for Taremi.
Penalty kick for Porto.
Porto has been awarded a penalty
for a foul in the box.
Porto takes the lead.
Now Juventus
needs two goals to get to overtime.
Juan again, fakes, cross…
ball at the other end for Morata,
Morata stops it. Morata!
We are flopping
in the most important games.
This is not a game you recover from.
At halftime, the tension
in the locker room is very high.
Let's try harder!
What crap!
We didn't play at all!
-Let's recover.
-Nothing!
-Calm down.
-Crap!
We played like crap!
Me too! Me too!
You need to be an example to everyone!
That includes me too!
We're not playing at all, let's be honest!
This is a Champions game!
We need to have character!
Enough, come on!
Enough, Cri. Enough, Juan.
Moments like these
in a locker room are commonplace,
when the stakes are this high.
We have to be calm and patient.
Let's continue with spirit,
without fighting, with the composure
of the strong, who want to win.
After the face-off,
calm returns to the locker room.
It takes character
to turn these games around,
and we can only do it together.
As a team, helping each other.
We won't go anywhere on our own.
It only takes two minutes
to score two goals.
Come on!
Let's commit!
With only 45 minutes to go,
Juventus must score two goals
to keep
the dream of the Champions League alive.
Calm! Play it!
Well done!
Federico Chiesa.
Bonucci.
Chiesa!
1-1!
-Come on!
-Go!
Federico Chiesa!
Chiesa's goal brings Juventus
back in the race,
but they need one more to tie.
The game's odds
change in Juventus' favor,
when Porto's forward Taremi is expelled.
With still 35 minutes to play,
Juventus has an extra man.
Rabiot, wide ball
looking for Federico Chiesa.
No!
Chiesa!
We're tied!
Go, Chiesa!
Come on, let's do McKennie and Matthijs.
Matthijs, okay?
With 15 minutes to go,
Pirlo decides to use the young players.
Called back to the bench
is Bonucci himself,
who leaves his place to de Ligt.
Way to go, Leo.
It's hard to be an example all the time.
It takes a mental strength
beyond all logic.
For me being out is like
taking away a child's candy.
Cuadrado, cross looking for Ronaldo!
Ball is barely out.
Ronaldo is unlucky tonight.
Shots, things, rebounds.
Cuadrado, watch out.
Cuadrado, left! Cross!
Sensational cross by Juan Cuadrado
at the 93rd minute!
Why are you cursed? Why?
The score is tied
and the game extends into overtime.
-Everyone to Chiesa.
-Go, Federico, go.
Easy does it.
Spin. Spin without forcing it.
We have half an hour.
Come on. Convincing like we want you.
Come on.
With one extra man and 30 minutes to play,
Juventus is now the favorite.
Shoot it, Kulu!
Idiotic stop.
Foul by Rabiot.
Penalty kick.
Berna!
Porto's tie.
Juventus 2, Porto 2.
This is now Ronaldo's last year.
He's leaving.
Juventus must now score
two goals in five minutes,
or they will be out
of the Champions League.
Bernardeschi, headshot by Rabiot!
A very important goal!
Go!
Juventus 3, Porto 2.
Leave it!
Go!
When we go in,
it's always with a bad temper.
I shared so much with him.
So many good times and some not so good.
Only a miracle can change
the fate of the game.
Go, Berna!
Fuck!
Juventus is eliminated
from the UEFA Champions League.
I don't think anyone in the world
demands so much of himself as he does.
Imagine
the pressure he experiences
every day.
In soccer and sport you can't always win.
So you are left with the bitterness
of having thrown an opportunity away.
It's hard for those like us, who care
about Juventus.
Seeing the team lose hurts even more.
These are scars that will remain
inside us for a lifetime.
Maybe we all had to dig deeper
for competitive anger.
Maybe we took it for granted,
that winning would be easy,
but we saw that it's never easy.
We realized how important it is
to win the game!
We need to find the win. It's important.
The way it's going is hard.
Let's keep going for another 45 minutes.
the championship
enters its decisive phase.
Two, one, go.
The pressure for Juventus is overwhelming.
Duels with bitter rivals,
and comrades turned into adversaries
multiplied the difficulties for Pirlo.
Headshot. Ball in the net.
Goal for Arturo Vidal.
But the group shows its strength
by winning the first trophy of the season.
Morata!
Juventus wins the Italian Super Cup!
Will Juventus continue
on its winning path?
Champions, champions
New challenges await the team.
Maybe it's a good year for the Champions.
And I have so much confidence in Pirlo.
Imagine if we reach
the Champions League with Pirlo.
To win the Champions League…
In addition to skill,
you also need a lot of luck.
It's almost an obsession now, that cup.
It's a party. Vialli kisses and raises it
to the sky above Rome. The Champions Cup!
Juventus has won
the Champions League twice.
The victory against Ajax in 1996
was one of the most important moments
in Juventus history.
It was the greatest joy, really.
The party began, first outside
the stadium, then all over Rome.
We hadn't even seen this many people
when Italy won the World Cup.
Juventus, Juventus
But since that day,
Juventus has lost five finals.
More than any other team
in the history of the competition.
I want to break this curse.
It's a cursed streak.
Priority to the cursed one. The Champions.
The Champions League
is an obsession for Juventus fans.
It brings up so many emotions.
It brings up fear,
but also enthusiasm,
the dream, the aspiration, the hope...
Only tears for Juventus
since the '96 in Champions League.
Sooner or later we have to win it.
Until the end,
you can always hope.
After nine League titles,
winning the trophy this year
would be the perfect end to a cycle.
It would give the blessing
of perfection
to an already legendary story.
After 25 years,
Juventus wants to try to win back
the most coveted trophy in soccer.
Nice!
Who is more handsome, me or him?
You are more handsome,
but more skilled is better.
Me or Giorgio?
No, you're more handsome.
For me Giorgio's okay,
but I am more handsome.
In 48 hours,
Juventus will meet the champions of Porto,
in the first of two matches to decide
who'll go to the quarter finals.
They have players
skilled in technical play, and fast.
They have interesting young people,
but also experienced players.
It will be a tough match.
Juventus veterans,
Giorgio Chiellini,
Leonardo Bonucci and Gigi Buffon,
have won almost every major trophy,
except for the Champions League.
The Champions League...
GIANLUIGI BUFFON
GOALIE
...is the competition that gives me
motivation, gives me joy,
and enthusiasm to play.
I realize that when I'm in Champions,
I have fun, I get excited,
and I feel good.
For the veterans,
this may be the last chance
to win the trophy together.
Every year,
we older guys really go for it,
because you don't know
what can happen next year,
or if you'll have any more chances.
I'm sure that this club has what it takes
to achieve this goal, and in the meantime
the first objective
is to finish in the top eight.
Juventus arrives at the match
after one of the most exhausting
schedules in its history.
We've had 13 games in 41 days.
That's almost a round.
Come on, come on, come on.
Pass it fast, pass it fast, Giorgio.
No!
Giorgio is tired.
Leo, let's not force passages through,
or they'll close us down and start again.
Go!
Forty-eight hours
before the trip to Portugal...
What is it?
...Pirlo receives a major blow.
Behind the knee?
Let's go! More on the cut!
Vice-captain Bonucci
got injured in training.
It's tough.
It's been that kind of year.
He was already hurting.
Is it the knee?
Yes. Where he always got hurt.
It never healed.
It was kind of my fault,
because I knew I was on the edge.
I had been having discomfort for a while,
and I tried to handle it,
and today it showed up.
It happens. It's what we do.
I forced it a bit to be there,
to play this game.
It was meant to be.
Pirlo, as a player,
won the competition twice,
but it's his first experience as a coach
in the elimination phase.
Juve can't go out
in the round of sixteenth
of the Champions League
against a team like Porto.
We are sure we are better than them.
So we need to seize the moment.
For Ronaldo,
the match is a return to his homeland,
where it all began.
Ronaldo aims to win the Champions again,
to reach the record of six victories.
PORTO
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
The Champions League begins again,
and anything can happen.
The no-appeal phase begins,
and you can't make mistakes.
Juventus is the favorite.
They never lost to Porto,
the four times they faced them.
Ronaldo… Juventus charges immediately.
Watch out for Porto.
Show yourself, Rodri!
It's coming!
Bentancur. The risk… look out!
Ball in the net.
Porto takes the lead,
in the first minute with Taremi's goal.
It's the worst possible start
for Juventus.
After just one minute of play,
they are losing.
Look out, a physical problem
for the Juventus captain, Chiellini.
Things go from bad to worse…
when the captain, Chiellini,
leaves the field with an injury.
Chiellini finishes his match this way.
Here we go. All set.
And off we go again.
Enjoy this second half of Porto-Juventus.
Marega!
The second half begins like the first.
Twenty seconds on the clock.
Juventus takes a goal
one minute after the kickoff.
It's a depressing night for Ronaldo,
who fails to make a difference.
Go, you've got it!
Sergio Oliveira, Szczęsny!
The veterans' dream is being shattered.
Juventus sees a shocking defeat ahead.
De Ligt brings it forward.
Wide ball for Alex Sandro.
Alex Sandro… Nice ball to Rabiot,
Rabiot aims at the goal, puts it
in the middle on the other side, Chiesa!
Fuck yeah!
Chiesa's goal
reopens the game for Juventus.
We're within injury time. Demiral.
Go for it!
Porto behind the line, de Ligt,
Ronaldo, watch out, kicks!
Look out, contact!
The referee says nothing, look out!
This contact needs to be reviewed!
They must be evaluating it.
The referee stops everything.
And it ends there.
Two to one.
The referee signals the end,
without reviewing the contact on the VAR.
Did you whistle?
Why didn't you check the VAR? Why?
You have to check the VAR! You have to!
It's a hard defeat to swallow,
but the final score of 2 to 1
leaves some hope of recovering...
Porto!
...in the return leg.
A goal in the first minute of such
an important match is unacceptable.
There is too much bitterness.
I can't talk. It's too soon.
Ronaldo was disappointing.
It was an off day.
It can happen to him, too.
The only one who made a difference
was Chiesa.
I'm not saying Pirlo isn't capable,
but I see him as very composed.
At times you need to make yourself heard.
It was tough, ugly...
-I didn't like it.
-I didn't expect it.
Andrea was down.
He was disappointed.
He didn't expect it either.
Luckily we scored.
I was angry because
we had prepared a game
in a totally different way.
But when you get a goal after a minute,
things change.
But we're still in the race.
We need to have a clear head
to prepare well,
because we can still
move to the next round.
It's not over yet, because Chiesa's goal
had a gigantic impact.
FEDERICO CHIESA
FORWARD
So as of today the qualification is 50/50,
for sure 50/50.
Chiesa is confirmed to be
instrumental for Juventus.
I take a while to get started
in the morning. I'm a little...
Despite the lackluster results
of the team.
It really does seem
like a paradox,
but it was truly
a night to forget,
but, of course, that happens
in soccer.
The goals, the good performances,
you put them aside.
Now there's the next game,
and you have to improve
here, here and here.
When you get here, that's the mentality.
That's what the senators show.
As of today,
I am young, just starting out,
and I have a lot to learn.
Juventus players are
Giorgio, Leo, those who
have been here for a few years,
and have won a lot.
They played in important finals.
This year I won the Super Cup,
and I'm very happy
because it was my first trophy,
but there's still a long way to go.
The mountain
is really high to climb.
Within 48 hours,
Juventus lost both Bonucci and Chiellini,
who were both injured.
A bit here… a lot.
Does it hurt here?
Not pleasant, huh?
No, it's not pleasant.
The calf injury that stopped
Chiellini for part of the season
has worsened.
I pushed it hard
in a contrast with Marega.
Did you feel that?
It's when you feel stung.
The hope, clearly,
is to be fully fit for the return leg
with Porto.
Two or three days before is even better.
It's a race against time
to have both players ready
for the return leg,
in three weeks.
I'm sorry because
it's an important game, and in the end
I couldn't help
my teammates.
There is great disappointment,
and that's okay.
You can only work,
and talk about facts. We have other games
before the rematch…
against Porto.
The only way is to win, period.
Let's start to accelerate and come back!
These three, four steps!
One, two, three, four!
The season continues unabated.
Always talking.
We have things to do.
The team returns to practice
for the next four games,
before the match against Porto.
If it goes out one millimeter,
it's out, okay?
If we're gonna act like prodigies.
We all ask ourselves
if Ronaldo is a fluke.
In my opinion,
with Porto he was one of the worst.
It's clear that Ronaldo's trend
this season
is downward instead of upward.
It's much better to have him, though.
Ronaldo got a lot of criticism
after the match,
because they always expect him
to score and win.
Unfortunately, there are games…
when you can't give 100%,
and the team doesn't win.
TURIN
JULY 2018
Cristiano!
Ronaldo was acquired from Real Madrid
in 2018 for €112 million.
A record figure
for a player over 30 years old.
Bring us, bring us
Bring us the Champions
He was seen as the missing piece
for the team to achieve perfection.
Let's say that Ronaldo has been...
a very big cherry on the cake, of course.
Probably the best soccer player
in the history of soccer,
with an unparalleled
winning mentality.
Ronaldo has raised
the expectations of fans,
given his five Champions League victories.
But since his arrival,
Juventus has never made it past
the quarter finals.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2019 - QUARTER FINALS
The conclusion.
The goal for Lyon.
Now it's really hard for Juventus.
Juventus, third in the rankings,
seven points from the first,
faces a decisive series of games.
Juventus!
The spearhead of the team
must return to its splendor
or all hopes a tenth consecutive
championship could fade entirely.
We can't ask the impossible of Ronaldo.
In the games that mattered,
he was always there.
So it's enough
that he's here to do what he's doing.
He's setting the ball up.
Alex Sandro wants to come up
with something.
Alex Sandro, crosses towards Ronaldo!
Juventus takes the lead.
Juventus 1, Crotone 0.
Cristiano Ronaldo back to scoring.
…comes towards Ronaldo, aims at the goal,
right kick. Cordaz… It's not over.
Ronaldo puts it in the net with his head.
Him again! CR7 again!
He looks for Chiesa,
who aims for the goal.
Chiesa, low kick to Ronaldo. Ronaldo!
Juventus take the lead!
And it will be his 19th
goal in the league.
Bentancur, cross,
three on one, Bentancur,
in for Ronaldo, aims at the goal,
Ronaldo! Juventus 3,
Spezia 0!
The king's goal has also arrived.
Ronaldo is back in great shape,
and with four goals in three games,
keeps Juventus in the running
for the title.
Ronaldo… We are here, we enjoy him,
because these kinds of champions are like
thoroughbred horses that you admire
at your ranch or in your garden.
Like having a Picasso painting
in your house and seeing it every day.
If it becomes
a given for you, you are the problem.
-Stop it, Manu!
-Shut up!
Ouch!
An hour of this, you lose motivation.
Less than a week away from the return,
Bonucci and Chiellini
are still struggling
to recover from their injuries.
-Morning!
-Morning, guys.
Good morning, how are you?
A mess.
Nice and loose.
Out of nowhere, the back.
Never mind.
It's more interesting over there.
It is more interesting to see
the suffering.
I like you when you whine.
Enough!
Pavel, good morning.
-How are we doing over here?
-Hi.
-Here's the RSA.
-Look at them.
They used to look like players.
Now we give him a massage,
a bit of swimming pool...
-There's the sauna.
-A bit of sun.
It's the life you live.
You could do the same!
Giorgio, Gigi, Leo
have great qualities as men.
Even though
they may not play every game,
they are very critical.
Morning.
-You've recovered.
-Hi, Coach!
They are reference points,
and when they are missing,
it gets tough.
-You're hurting me.
-Stay down.
Age catches up to everyone.
Not just to those who have already quit.
But they are still focused
on the present, which is
playing for Juventus,
and giving it their best.
Come on, guys.
I can't see you like this.
Let's get up.
While he is busy recovering from injury,
the captain can enjoy some time at home.
I am a great lover of red and Tuscan red.
I have a drink at dinner with my wife.
Not alone, though.
Occasionally even alone,
during lockdown. Occasionally alone.
Tonight he invited Claudio,
his twin brother, to dinner.
-Lore?
-He's fine.
I caught him at practice.
He did the Chiellini slides.
"I did the slides like Chiellini."
Like your uncle, you mean.
My nephew Lorenzo,
in normal conversations, calls me Uncle.
When we talk
about soccer, I become Chiellini.
Claudio is a manager at Juventus
who deals with loans and transfers.
The two have always been very close.
Especially when we were
10, 14, we were uncontrollable whirlwinds.
We went to school and soccer together.
In the evenings, let me tell you...
The beatings we gave each other.
Wrestling.
One time, we were playing ping pong…
The paddle flew off.
I threw his paddle towards the table,
then it bounced and flew by his face.
Believe me, here.
He didn't say anything.
-He went up the stairs...
-"Sorry, sorry."
I locked myself in my room,
and he was like:
"Open, I won't do anything to you."
"No, I don't believe you."
Then we played together until we were 15.
We made it up to the Livorno under-15s,
-so 14.
-14.
One was better than the other...
One was better at certain things,
maybe worse at others.
It was more a matter
of a will to change,
to improve and to train.
A will that I didn't have at 14,
15 years old, and that he did have.
And that
carried him forward in his career.
Surely,
when Giorgio retires,
I won't experience it
as a brother anymore,
and so I'll see the same game
in a different way.
During the games, now,
I really get too nervous.
In my opinion I will experience the games
more calmly.
I'll be sorry, sure.
Your life changes a bit.
I'll have to find a balance.
It's going to be bumpy,
but it doesn't scare me. On the contrary,
the only thing I like,
is that I'll be able
to decide it and live it
in peace.
That is, if it's going to be this July,
the next, or…
like Buffon at 50, we'll see.
I'll tell you the truth.
I'm not afraid of Porto's mental approach.
It's important to have
as many players as possible recover.
With everyone, we win easily.
We have everything we need.
Let's hope for the best.
Four.
Five.
Two rounds of ten.
Push it a bit.
For the past three weeks,
Chiellini and Bonucci
have struggled to get back into shape
in time for the return leg.
The match is just a few days away.
Bonucci's fate depends
on the opinion of the doctors.
Is this the sexy episode
of All or Nothing?
Come. Let's do the MRI
and see how it goes.
Taking bets.
Bye! See you in 20 minutes.
Where's the entrance?
For me, being out is like...
LEONARDO BONUCCI
DEFENDER
...getting stabbed.
For these games that I have been out,
I was told, "Just relax,"
but I can't do it.
-Imaging-wise, good.
-Good?
Consistent with the time.
Very good.
The edema is almost entirely reduced.
Almost a month after the injury,
Bonucci has the green light
to return to play.
Giorgio?
Giorgio started moving yesterday.
He still has some discomfort…
while walking.
-Go slow.
-Mother of God.
Although his condition has improved,
it is still early for Chiellini
to return to play.
He will not be able to play
in what could be
his last Champions League game
of the season.
It's frustrating…
GIORGIO CHIELLINI
DEFENDER
...to get to such important events,
and not be available
for a few days, because the truth is that
maybe a week is on the line,
which in a lifetime is nothing,
but in a championship is everything.
It's hard to stay out.
It's hard to accept it.
MESAGNE (BR)
9 MARCH 2021
The return match with Porto is near.
Fans are getting prepared.
We have to win.
If we are knocked out,
it would be a failed season.
In Puglia, Roberto and his friends
of the Juventus Fan Club of Mesagne
are ready for one
of the most important games of the year.
We can't fail. It's too important.
The tension grows.
We're pumped up, though.
It is a positive tension.
I particularly care about
this Cristiano Ronaldo figurine,
because my mother gave it to me.
It's a lucky charm for me,
but I don't want to think about it.
Let's see what happens.
Here we go, huh? This is it!
Come on, guys, come on!
Let's go, guys, let's go!
It takes courage, guys!
Courage, confidence and strength!
Because we know that we are better.
That's for sure.
So we're already ahead.
We just need a goal.
Chiellini will sit on the bench again.
The captain's armband goes to Bonucci.
We know what game is ahead of us.
Play smart, but brave.
It has to be our night.
We need to move forward.
Come on!
Come on, let's enjoy this night.
To enjoy it to the fullest,
we have to give 110%!
It's not enough to give 100%.
It's not enough!
Without anxiety, without fear,
with great courage and determination.
Let's go, guys. Come on!
Given the 2-1 in the first leg,
a victory of 1-0 would be enough
for Juventus to move forward.
Let's go. Come on.
It begins. Enjoy Juventus-Porto,
the return leg
of the Champions League round of sixteen.
Spread out!
Cuadrado, cross into the middle, Morata!
Marega in the middle, looking for Taremi.
Penalty kick for Porto.
Porto has been awarded a penalty
for a foul in the box.
Porto takes the lead.
Now Juventus
needs two goals to get to overtime.
Juan again, fakes, cross…
ball at the other end for Morata,
Morata stops it. Morata!
We are flopping
in the most important games.
This is not a game you recover from.
At halftime, the tension
in the locker room is very high.
Let's try harder!
What crap!
We didn't play at all!
-Let's recover.
-Nothing!
-Calm down.
-Crap!
We played like crap!
Me too! Me too!
You need to be an example to everyone!
That includes me too!
We're not playing at all, let's be honest!
This is a Champions game!
We need to have character!
Enough, come on!
Enough, Cri. Enough, Juan.
Moments like these
in a locker room are commonplace,
when the stakes are this high.
We have to be calm and patient.
Let's continue with spirit,
without fighting, with the composure
of the strong, who want to win.
After the face-off,
calm returns to the locker room.
It takes character
to turn these games around,
and we can only do it together.
As a team, helping each other.
We won't go anywhere on our own.
It only takes two minutes
to score two goals.
Come on!
Let's commit!
With only 45 minutes to go,
Juventus must score two goals
to keep
the dream of the Champions League alive.
Calm! Play it!
Well done!
Federico Chiesa.
Bonucci.
Chiesa!
1-1!
-Come on!
-Go!
Federico Chiesa!
Chiesa's goal brings Juventus
back in the race,
but they need one more to tie.
The game's odds
change in Juventus' favor,
when Porto's forward Taremi is expelled.
With still 35 minutes to play,
Juventus has an extra man.
Rabiot, wide ball
looking for Federico Chiesa.
No!
Chiesa!
We're tied!
Go, Chiesa!
Come on, let's do McKennie and Matthijs.
Matthijs, okay?
With 15 minutes to go,
Pirlo decides to use the young players.
Called back to the bench
is Bonucci himself,
who leaves his place to de Ligt.
Way to go, Leo.
It's hard to be an example all the time.
It takes a mental strength
beyond all logic.
For me being out is like
taking away a child's candy.
Cuadrado, cross looking for Ronaldo!
Ball is barely out.
Ronaldo is unlucky tonight.
Shots, things, rebounds.
Cuadrado, watch out.
Cuadrado, left! Cross!
Sensational cross by Juan Cuadrado
at the 93rd minute!
Why are you cursed? Why?
The score is tied
and the game extends into overtime.
-Everyone to Chiesa.
-Go, Federico, go.
Easy does it.
Spin. Spin without forcing it.
We have half an hour.
Come on. Convincing like we want you.
Come on.
With one extra man and 30 minutes to play,
Juventus is now the favorite.
Shoot it, Kulu!
Idiotic stop.
Foul by Rabiot.
Penalty kick.
Berna!
Porto's tie.
Juventus 2, Porto 2.
This is now Ronaldo's last year.
He's leaving.
Juventus must now score
two goals in five minutes,
or they will be out
of the Champions League.
Bernardeschi, headshot by Rabiot!
A very important goal!
Go!
Juventus 3, Porto 2.
Leave it!
Go!
When we go in,
it's always with a bad temper.
I shared so much with him.
So many good times and some not so good.
Only a miracle can change
the fate of the game.
Go, Berna!
Fuck!
Juventus is eliminated
from the UEFA Champions League.
I don't think anyone in the world
demands so much of himself as he does.
Imagine
the pressure he experiences
every day.
In soccer and sport you can't always win.
So you are left with the bitterness
of having thrown an opportunity away.
It's hard for those like us, who care
about Juventus.
Seeing the team lose hurts even more.
These are scars that will remain
inside us for a lifetime.
Maybe we all had to dig deeper
for competitive anger.
Maybe we took it for granted,
that winning would be easy,
but we saw that it's never easy.
We realized how important it is
to win the game!
We need to find the win. It's important.
The way it's going is hard.
Let's keep going for another 45 minutes.