First Team: Juventus (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Episode #2.1 - full transcript
[players chat, kick ball]
A NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES
-[whistle blows]
-Let's go!
VINOVO, TURIN
[man] We have to work
to improve our physical condition,
but above all
it's about willpower in our head.
Yes, we have to have fun,
but we have to push. Push in our heads.
It will be a 95 minute game
in which every possession, every inch,
will be crucial to take home
a positive outcome.
This is the task of this game,
we have to be prepared to do this.
We must, all right?
Let's go!
[coach] Winning is a difficult thing.
Only one team wins.
Winning is an extraordinary thing
and not ordinary.
MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI
HEAD COACH
but also great ambition,
because only with ambition
can you reach your goals.
So we still have a season to finish.
At the moment we've won nothing.
-[player 1] Push hard!
-[player 2] Let's do it right!
[narrator] There are 14 weeks left
in the season for Juventus.
For Coach Allegri's team,
the stakes have intensified to a new peak.
There's no more room
for mistakes or imperfections,
certainly not with the team's lofty,
nearly impossible trio of goals.
To win another Coppa Italia title,
another Scudetto,
and the most elusive prize of all,
a Champions League trophy.
[Allegri] Out!
Go get it!
This proves that we are too arrogant.
We think we're too good.
And we don't want to improve!
These things drive me nuts!
[player] What the coach tells us
and we repeat to ourselves every year
GIORGIO CHIELLINI
DEFENDER
because that's when
the actual season begins.
[narrator] The Champions League
has now entered its knockout phase.
Only the most elite clubs in Europe
will remain.
Back in Italy, tensions are high
with Juventus finding itself
struggling in the standings.
[commentator] Lazio, the first team to win
against Juventus this season.
[narrator] The season has been
far from perfect,
but a dream finish is still in sight:
Lifting all three trophies in succession
and showing the world
just how much this club can overcome.
[theme music plays]
[crowd singing in Italian]
[narrator] Mid-February in Turin, Italy,
and the streets are all but abandoned.
It's the first leg of soccer's
Champions League round of sixteen
and the chants from inside Allianz Stadium
echo throughout the city.
Tonight Juve will host Tottenham Hotspur,
a club in top form,
having defeated the group that included
defending champions Real Madrid,
with Harry Kane,
who scored more goals
than anyone in Europe.
[reporter] Ciao, Giorgio. Very simply,
what do you think of Kane?
[Chiellini] He's an extraordinary striker.
He is among the best in the world.
Tottenham is so lucky to have him
because he's a treasure!
[narrator] At this point in the season
there is no margin for error.
And if the task ahead of Juventus
wasn't daunting enough,
two of their star forwards,
Juan Cuadrado and Paulo Dybala,
are still sidelined with injuries.
[man 1] It's gonna be hard,
I imagine they're thinking the same.
GONZALO HIGUAIN
STRIKER
[man 2] I have a lot of respect
for a team like Tottenham.
MIRALEM PJANIC
MIDFIELDER
[commentator]
Tottenham arrives in Turin in top form.
Seven points against Manchester,
Liverpool and Arsenal.
Their confidence is high, it's our job
to bring them back to reality.
[narrator] The early story of the game
is a massive and welcomed surprise,
with the dominating force
not the star striker from London,
but Gonzalo Higuain.
The striker scores
his club's first two goals.
And Juventus looks poised
for a huge night.
Until, perhaps inevitably,
Harry Kane strikes.
[commentator] Kane dribbles past Buffon,
and Gigi can do nothing to stop him.
Now it's 2-1.
Tottenham has reopened the game.
Come on, guys, we have to win!
Douglas Costa dribbles past two
then he goes by himself.
Douglas Costa
quickly enters the penalty area!
Penalty! This is a penalty kick.
Higuain kicked and scored the first one.
Let's see the second.
Our supporters are ready to cheer.
-Crossbar, Higuain!
-[whistle blows]
[crowd yells]
[whistle blows]
[commentator] Halftime.
Juventus 2, Tottenham 1.
[narrator] So Higuain misses
a terrific chance for a three-goal half.
And when action resumes,
the spark Tottenham gained
in the waining minutes carries over.
as Spurs put Juventus on their knees
and don't let up.
A free kick gives them the chance
to potentially even the match.
[commentator] Let's pray
for Buffon's big save.
The referee whistles. Eriksen... Goal.
Minute 71, Tottenham has tied 2-2.
Now Allegri is heating up.
Until the end it's not over.
Come on, guys!
There's still time to score another goal,
which could be crucial
in the second leg.
[narrator] Juventus tries desperately
to get the go ahead goal.
But though the shots are there,
the team's depleted frontline
can't find the back of the net.
Time goes by,
and as the referee whistles three times,
Juve will have to settle for a draw
that feels more like a loss.
[reporter] Faced with this unexpected
outcome when Juventus seemed sure
that victory
was a foregone conclusion, but...
it looked like for a moment
there had been a blackout.
Since the ups and downs here are extreme,
here, if we draw in Champions
against Tottenham
it's like losing 8-0. No.
To win the Champions League is not easy.
I think you've lost your grip on reality.
This group has won six Scudettos
and three Italia Cups in a row.
It has played two Champions League finals
and we can't play
a Champions final every year.
We do our best.
Juventus' number one goal
is the seventh Scudetto.
And we're a little closer to clinching
our Italian Cup's fourth final.
Then we will try to move forward
in Champions and perhaps to win it.
No more, no less.
-[reporter] Thank you.
-Have a good night.
[Allegri] Paulo, switch positions!
VINOVO, TURIN
Paulo, move forward
and the others will follow!
Don't stand still.
[narrator] If Juve's draw to Tottenham
was't inconceivable,
it was mystifying.
Massimiliano Allegri is left
to search for answers on the field.
[Allegri] This one. Come on, reach!
This one, now!
Catch it.
Soccer is strange.
Come on. Pass the ball and run.
We were winning 2-0
but ended up tying a game
that we absolutely deserved to win,
based on the chances we had.
It's not easy, we need to raise the bar
and we have to ask
from ourselves a lot more.
[narrator] Juve's problems are two fold.
The normally strong defensive line
has been struggling, as of late,
while the potent front line
is riddled with injuries.
Dybala is just now returning to fitness,
but Cuadrado remains out.
And worse yet,
Higuain is newly injured as well,
putting him in doubt for the week
that will define their season.
A Coppa Italia semi-final,
a pivotal Serie A match
and the second leg against Tottenham.
It's no doubt a moment of truth for Juve
and the team can't afford to stumble.
[player] Don't stand still.
Move! Like that!
[Allegri] Stay focused!
The transition is like going to score
on the other side
or going to protect the ball.
The ones who start
have to reach the end over there!
Otherwise we are crushed here.
Then where do we put the ones
who come after? In the middle?
When you coach a great team like Juventus
there is always a great responsibility,
because you must bring results.
After a negative result,
and as in all things,
you don't have to talk about the problem,
but you have to find the solution.
We have to train well.
Technique and physicality. Come on.
[Chiellini] Here at Juventus
the well-known quote that best
characterises us is,
"Winning isn't just important,
it's the only thing that matters."
[Pjanic] The more the months pass,
the more important the game,
because in Champions League
and Coppa Italia it's "either in or out".
If we lose, we would ruin
everything we've done so far.
[Allegri] Let's move! Don't be static!
Well done!
Good job, Paulo, pass and then move.
Don't stand still, keep moving.
[man] Come on, Juan, the last one.
Good. We're done.
[narrator] With the stakes still rising,
Juve would love
to get any of their injured stars
back for the next few games.
Juan Cuadrado
is one of those desperate to return.
And he's familiar
with long and unlikely journeys.
None more so than the one that began
years ago and lead him to Turin.
[speaking in Spanish] Since I was a child,
I had this great objective.
JUAN CUADRADO
STRIKER
I lost my father
when I was four years old.
It was my mom
who made sacrifices and used to go to work
to give her son the best she could
and to help me achieve this dream I had.
[narrator] Tonight Cuadrado
takes some time off from rehab
to attend a fundraising event
for the foundation he started in 2013.
The foundation's goal is to support
underprivileged children in Colombia
facing hardships similar to the ones
he had to overcome,
to help them build a better future
for themselves and their families.
[emcee] We have the pleasure
of having with us tonight Juan Cuadrado.
Hi, Juan. Welcome!
[audience applauds]
[speaking in Italian] Almost all of you
know Cuadrado the soccer player,
but only a few of you know Juan,
[voice wavering] a kid born...
a kid born...
A kid born in Necocli...
who grew up on a packed dirt field,
where...
I used to spend my days imitating...
Imitating my role model: Ronaldo.
And hoping to be able to change
my family's life.
But soccer gave me that hope.
That's what I want to pass on
to the kids of my foundation
and to many other kids.
So that they may believe in themselves
and that they may dream.
Thank you.
JUVENTUS - ATALANTA
ALLIANZ STADIUM
[narrator] Juventus' Coppa Italia
semi-final will come against Atalanta,
with the memory
of the Tottenham draw two weeks ago
still fresh in the club's collective mind.
A repeat performance tonight,
and they might find themselves
out of the competition.
All the more alarming is Cuadrado's,
Dybala's and Higuain's absence.
The team will have to fight without them.
[commentator] Our line-up
is not the usual one.
Higuain hasn't been called up
and Dybala is on the bench.
Stop from the Slovenian.
Is it in?
Dangerous chance for them,
and Buffon finds himself
with the ball from Gomez in his hands.
Good pass to Mario.
Mario against Masiello.
Mario gets in the box...
Great chance for Mario! Great save
by Berisha, who was in the ball's path.
Douglas Costa is on side,
the ball on his left foot. He crosses!
[whistle blows]
We're attacking with Pjanic!
Pjanic falls down inside the box.
JUVENTUS: 0 - ATALANTA: 0
END OF FIRST HALF
Very balanced match, the next
45 minutes will be very passionate.
[narrator] With chances coming
few and far between,
and the result hanging in the balance,
the first goal will prove decisive.
Will Juventus score
or will the defense
reveal more signs of vulnerability?
[commentator] Juve reconquers the ball
but Benatia loses it again.
Danger! Buffon is outside the box,
Gomez shoots! Post.
We have to hold tight,
"until the end," like the fans' chorus.
Douglas with his left foot! Crossbar.
[commentator 2] Great match.
We are playing further up,
we are always in their half of the field.
[whistle blows]
[commentator 1] Lichtsteiner has space,
watch out! Lichtsteiner…
He can cross it in the middle...
He does cross it
and it's a clear penalty, ref!
Miralem takes aim...
JUVENTUS: 1 - ATALANTA: 0
MIRALEM PJANIC 75'
Juve scores! A penalty
executed by the number 5…
-Miralem!
-Pjanic!
Juve heads to the Coppa Italia final
in Rome for the fourth time in a row.
[narrator] Juventus has won the Coppa
Italia a record-setting 12 times.
And the club would love a 13th.
The club's success
has long inspired
every next generation to rise.
The past laying the foundation
for the promise of tomorrow.
Just as it once did half a century ago
for a young boy from Turin
who'd grow to become
a Juventus legend.
[man] My dad was a soccer fan,
he used to take me to see Juventus.
ROBERTO BETTEGA
STRIKER (1970-1983)
shall come
to the Combi center on Saturday."
I talked my dad's ear off
about it until he took me.
I was nine years and nine months old.
And I still don't know why I was chosen.
If there is one game in my life that
I'd like to play again, it's this one.
Catania - Juve, my debut in first team.
Let me ask you...
Do you know the final score of that game?
1-0, goal scored by Bettega.
What more can you ask
than debuting at Juventus first team
scoring the winning goal?
[narrator] Roberto Bettega's
childhood dream came true that day.
Decades later, the next generation
of young Juventus fans
dream of following in his footsteps.
And more recently
those of another boy from Turin:
Claudio Marchisio.
In Vinovo, both Juve's first team
and its youth program
share the same fields, gyms and halls.
Every time a player meets a youngster,
the connection between today and tomorrow
gets stronger and stronger.
[children clamoring]
Do you still have to do
today's training or you did it already?
[boy] We still have to train.
[man] When I was a kid, every team
was in its own different training center.
CLAUDIO MARCHISIO
MIDFIELDER
made that dream
feel even bigger than us.
Because, not seeing them,
the way it happens here,
we couldn't wait
to enter the pitch of the "seniors."
[boy] Buffon isn't coming?
I don't know, I haven't seen him.
[boy] And Szczesny?
[Marchisio] Didn't they stop by already?
[boy] No, only Dybala did.
[Marchisio] Now the kids
on the youth teams see us every day.
They see us walking in the corridors,
they see us training,
and of course this gives them
motivation because they see how we train,
how we work hard every day.
[Allegri] We are going to do
some work today, Stefano.
Open... Good!
Open more and take space.
Good job, Rodrigo, yes!
[narrator] Not every member of the team
comes up through the youth academy,
but no one embodies Juventus as a club
more than Gigi Buffon.
If this is Buffon's last season in goal,
he wants deliver to Juve and its fans
the one title that has eluded him:
the Champions League.
He got close to it several times,
but now time is of the essence.
Hi, my name is Gigi Buffon and I'm
about to participate in the UEFA quiz
on the Champions League.
Let's start with the first question.
Against whom did I debut
in Champions League?
Widzew Łódź is the correct answer!
[Buffon] Winning the Champions League
would be the biggest satisfaction.
There have definitely been
moments in which,
looking in the mirror, you would say,
"God, maybe I believed in a dream
too big for my real strength."
How many clean sheets have I gotten
in the Champions League?
Believing and pursuing a dream
is something
that requires a lot of energy.
But it is also the only way I know
that can really allow you to fulfill
ambitious and unthinkable achievements.
That's the only way I know
to last in time.
My favorite save in Champions League?
Let's see, I've been playing how long?
Twenty one years, basically.
In Champions League…
One day, when I'm going
to watch all of my games,
because from 40 to 80
I will watch all my games again...
I will be able to tell you in detail
and with more precision.
-Okay.
-[interviewer] Thank you so much.
[narrator] If the dream's
to become reality for Buffon,
Juventus must first get past Tottenham
in London in a few days time.
[player exclaims]
The first leg brought
a promising start to 2018 to a halt.
But the massive hole in the team's attack
is being filled,
with Paulo Dybala back in time
for their match against Lazio.
LAZIO - JUVENTUS
OLYMPIC STADIUM
Lazio-Juventus
is not your average match.
And they are both right behind Napoli.
Paulo Dybala
back in the starting line up.
Gonzalo Higuain is not available to play,
as well as
Bernardeschi, Cuadrado and De Sciglio.
[whistle blows]
Cross in the middle, watch out... Buffon!
And he collides with Lulic.
Clear foul by Lulic on Juve's captain.
He crashed into Gianluigi Buffon.
Juve's captain is in a lot of pain.
Pjanic for Dybala.
Watch out! He sliced it...
[narrator] His inclusion
was meant to be a boost,
but a healthy Dybala
can do nothing to help the team
find its rhythm
against a stubborn Lazio side
that beat Juve earlier in the season.
[commentator] Dybala dribbles another one.
Watch out for the Argentine.
Dybala is all alone. Dybala!
[narrator] After 90 minutes,
it appears Juve's going to miss
an important opportunity
to close the gap at the top of Serie A.
But then, the moment of magic
they were waiting for.
[commentator] Paulo, watch out...
Dybala...
LAZIO: 0 - JUVENTUS: 1
PAULO DYBALA 90+3'
Juventus has the advantage at 93 minutes.
An amazing goal by "La Joya."
An out of this world goal!
The man of the hour, Paulo Dybala!
LAZIO: 0 - JUVENTUS: 1
FINAL
ANDREA BARZAGLI
DEFENDER
But at the end, Paulo's move
allowed us to catch up
three points on Napoli.
[narrator] A rare Napoli loss
that same day put Juve back in control
in the chase for the Scudetto.
But it might have all come at a cost.
Buffon was injured
in a collision during the match.
VINOVO, TURIN
The injury casts a cloud over the victory.
And the next morning
more news stop them in their tracks,
as well as all of Italian soccer.
Now the news that disrupted
not just the soccer world,
the sudden death of Davide Astori,
captain of Fiorentina.
His lifeless body
found in his hotel room in Udine,
where the team was staying.
And today the Serie A stops.
[Chiellini] He was a really nice guy,
always smiling.
GIORGIO CHIELLINI
DEFENDER
can leave us in an instant in a night,
in his bed, with no warning signs.
My greatest hope is that
especially in the national team
we will be able to keep his memory alive
in the locker room.
[players calling out]
[narrator] It's difficult to focus again
after such a tragedy,
but that's what Juve must do
with the match against Tottenham looming,
for what could be Gigi Buffon's
final appearance in the Champions League.
[Allegri] Yes, in front!
Go.
This one! What happened?
[Buffon] I blocked it.
[Allegri] This one. There. Up. Again.
Last one for you.
This one. Stand up. And again.
[Buffon] I did the first dive
because I wasn't expecting it.
But it hurt like hell.
-Your arm?
-It's much less swollen.
-Let's do an MRI at 4:20 pm.
-Today?
If there's a micro-fracture,
I can't help you.
Okay? 4:20, at the J-Medical centre.
[man] You should only save on this side.
No, it's okay. Even if it hurts...
Better now? Everything ok?
Diving this way, yes.
Let it rest and let's see
how it goes tomorrow.
It'll be better for sure, Claudio.
If it's worse, so be it.
[narrator] The uncertainty
surrounding Buffon
makes the difficult task ahead
against Tottenham even more daunting
so the defense
will be under pressure to step up.
Thirty-six-year old defender
Andrea Barzagli
is the oldest outfield player at the club
and his vast experience will be vital
in countering Tottenham's attack.
[Barzagli] I am starting to get
a little old.
Physically I am not what I used to be,
itbut I live the games in a certain way,
with a lot of focus
and not joking much.
It's always been my characteristic
because I am aware of my limits
and I compensate with focus.
Sit down at the table
and I'll get you a snack.
Who wants some donuts? Anyone?
Yes, let's have some donuts.
What would you like?
This one? Do we have a plate?
Do you eat without a plate?
With your hands?
Might as well...
Do you want it in a plate?
No, have it like this. Who cares?
If Mom knew I'm letting you have Coke...
It's fun...
for the little time I am with them.
It gets stressful after that,
because my kids are very... active.
But in the end they're good
and I love spending time with them.
Are you sure
you don't have any homework?
Sure?
What are you doing today, Cami?
Are you staying here?
I want to go see my horse.
-Camilla, you don't have a horse!
-I do!
[narrator] Time at home
can clear a player's mind
before an important match
and this afternoon
is a last bit of relaxation for Barzagli
before the team flies out to London
for their showdown with Tottenham.
[Barzagli] At home versus Tottenham
we started strong,
maybe even too strong.
Then they gave us a hard time
with their plays.
That's how things went.
Now we have to go to London
and we have to score to get the result
we need to qualify to the next round.
[Allegri] I don't know
how Tottenham will play.
They have more pressure on them
because they have an advantage.
For us it's a winner-stays game,
like a final.
Higuain has trained individually.
The past two days
he's trained with the team.
He's available and ready to play,
just like Dybala.
Anyway, tomorrow is such
an important and beautiful game to play,
that even if someone isn't physically fit,
they will definitely perform.
[Higuain] It's going to be
a very complicated game.
WEMBLEY STADIUM
LONDON
GONZALO HIGUAIN
STRIKER
and obviously, qualify.
Don't leave anything inside
that tells you I could have given more.
We can give more, much more.
We have a team that can give more.
[Chiellini] We've sacrificed a lot,
as we're still doing,
but the only thing that counts
is lifting some trophies in May.
Now comes the best part
and we can't wait.
[reporter] Fingers crossed, but this
could be your last Champions League game.
Have you thought about it
these days or not at all?
[Buffon] No, I'm an optimist by nature
and I hope this isn't mine or Juve's
last Champions League game this year.
And I have to say that when Juve is...
under attack and is suffering a bit
and is bleeding a bit, I think
that's when its qualities really come out.
[narrator] Tonight is the most important
match of Juve's season so far.
Failure to advance past this stage
would be excruciatingly disappointing.
Still, though it feels
like the match means everything,
before kickoff, the teams come together
for a reminder it doesn't
with a minute of silence
to honor Davide Astori.
-[crowd falls silent]
-[somber music plays]
[commentator] You saw it in the eyes
of Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini,
who were his teammates
on the national team,
as Wembley remembered Davide Astori.
It's the second leg
of the Champions League Round of 16.
It's "in or out"
and Juve wants to stay in.
In 120 years, Juventus
never won an official game here in London.
An ancient taboo that tonight
needs to be dispelled.
Son runs towards the goal.
Son shoots... Great save by Buffon!
Alli forward for Kane.
Watch out, dribbling by Kane, he shoots.
Tottenham was very close
to taking the lead with Harry Kane.
Tottenham is pushing forward,
leading assaults to Bianconeri's goal.
Cross in the middle, Son shoots
and it's a goal.
Tottenham leads 1-0 after 39 minutes.
New score here at Wembley:
Tottenham 1, Juventus 0. Son scores.
Come on, guys.
[narrator] After dominating the first
half, Tottenham's goal means
that Juventus will need at least
2 goals to advance to the quarter finals.
[commentator] Juventus is a team
that never gives up. Never!
Juventus needs to pass it more
to Gonzalo Higuain up front.
[crowd singing]
Sixty minutes in, with Juventus
appearing on the verge of defeat,
Allegri has seen enough
and makes a tactical switch
to change his club's fortunes.
[commentator] Lichtsteiner wants to cross.
Header by Khedira, watch out!
And it's a goal for Juventus
by Gonzalo Higuain.
Tottenham 1, Juventus 1!
Come on guys. Till the end.
Pass through by Chiellini to "El Pipita."
"El Pipita" turns around, towards Dybala.
Paulo goes.... Dybala.
Dybala!
Tottenham 1, Juventus 2!
[narrator] The 2 goals
within 3 minutes stun Tottenham,
but they regroup quickly
and push forward,
desperately searching
for an equalizer.
[commentator] A crucial defection
by Giorgio Chiellini.
This play counts as a goal for Juventus.
Son tries to turn.
Cross by Davies.
Watch out! Header by Kane. Post!
Andrea Barzagli clears the ball away.
And the game is over! Juventus moves
onto the Champions League quarterfinals!
Epic game by our guys!
[Allegri] It's great. Winning in Wembley
doesn't happen often.
It's like a soccer temple.
So I think the guys gave the club
and the fans a great satisfaction.
We do our best to get to the final.
For now we made our first step
to get to the quarterfinals.
-Thank you.
-Good night.
[narrator] It's the first official match
Juventus has ever won in London.
In 120 years none of their predecessors
had accomplished it,
before Allegri's team.
Making it all the more rewarding
a moment to relish in.
For us this victory is just amazing
because we fought as a great club
and the spirit
and determination was so good.
We never give up.
We fought hard at the end we won the game.
-A bit lower.
-Yes, I know.
♪ You are not alone… ♪
The best thing you've done!
[narrator] Juventus is now off
to the quarterfinals,
and soon they will learn
their next opponent
is the same team that crushed
their Champions League hopes last season,
in the final in Cardiff.
In just 18 days, Real Madrid
will stand in their way again.
We dedicate this match to him
and we all think of him.
These days, I've cried many times.
I always believed in him
because he's a fantastic player.
It's very difficult to give our best,
because we have to think
about the game and our opponents.
It's not easy, but...
He's always in our hearts and...
Tomorrow...
we go to give the last ciao to him
together with our teammates.
[crowd applauds]
[crowd chanting]
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-[whistle blows]
-Let's go!
VINOVO, TURIN
[man] We have to work
to improve our physical condition,
but above all
it's about willpower in our head.
Yes, we have to have fun,
but we have to push. Push in our heads.
It will be a 95 minute game
in which every possession, every inch,
will be crucial to take home
a positive outcome.
This is the task of this game,
we have to be prepared to do this.
We must, all right?
Let's go!
[coach] Winning is a difficult thing.
Only one team wins.
Winning is an extraordinary thing
and not ordinary.
MASSIMILIANO ALLEGRI
HEAD COACH
but also great ambition,
because only with ambition
can you reach your goals.
So we still have a season to finish.
At the moment we've won nothing.
-[player 1] Push hard!
-[player 2] Let's do it right!
[narrator] There are 14 weeks left
in the season for Juventus.
For Coach Allegri's team,
the stakes have intensified to a new peak.
There's no more room
for mistakes or imperfections,
certainly not with the team's lofty,
nearly impossible trio of goals.
To win another Coppa Italia title,
another Scudetto,
and the most elusive prize of all,
a Champions League trophy.
[Allegri] Out!
Go get it!
This proves that we are too arrogant.
We think we're too good.
And we don't want to improve!
These things drive me nuts!
[player] What the coach tells us
and we repeat to ourselves every year
GIORGIO CHIELLINI
DEFENDER
because that's when
the actual season begins.
[narrator] The Champions League
has now entered its knockout phase.
Only the most elite clubs in Europe
will remain.
Back in Italy, tensions are high
with Juventus finding itself
struggling in the standings.
[commentator] Lazio, the first team to win
against Juventus this season.
[narrator] The season has been
far from perfect,
but a dream finish is still in sight:
Lifting all three trophies in succession
and showing the world
just how much this club can overcome.
[theme music plays]
[crowd singing in Italian]
[narrator] Mid-February in Turin, Italy,
and the streets are all but abandoned.
It's the first leg of soccer's
Champions League round of sixteen
and the chants from inside Allianz Stadium
echo throughout the city.
Tonight Juve will host Tottenham Hotspur,
a club in top form,
having defeated the group that included
defending champions Real Madrid,
with Harry Kane,
who scored more goals
than anyone in Europe.
[reporter] Ciao, Giorgio. Very simply,
what do you think of Kane?
[Chiellini] He's an extraordinary striker.
He is among the best in the world.
Tottenham is so lucky to have him
because he's a treasure!
[narrator] At this point in the season
there is no margin for error.
And if the task ahead of Juventus
wasn't daunting enough,
two of their star forwards,
Juan Cuadrado and Paulo Dybala,
are still sidelined with injuries.
[man 1] It's gonna be hard,
I imagine they're thinking the same.
GONZALO HIGUAIN
STRIKER
[man 2] I have a lot of respect
for a team like Tottenham.
MIRALEM PJANIC
MIDFIELDER
[commentator]
Tottenham arrives in Turin in top form.
Seven points against Manchester,
Liverpool and Arsenal.
Their confidence is high, it's our job
to bring them back to reality.
[narrator] The early story of the game
is a massive and welcomed surprise,
with the dominating force
not the star striker from London,
but Gonzalo Higuain.
The striker scores
his club's first two goals.
And Juventus looks poised
for a huge night.
Until, perhaps inevitably,
Harry Kane strikes.
[commentator] Kane dribbles past Buffon,
and Gigi can do nothing to stop him.
Now it's 2-1.
Tottenham has reopened the game.
Come on, guys, we have to win!
Douglas Costa dribbles past two
then he goes by himself.
Douglas Costa
quickly enters the penalty area!
Penalty! This is a penalty kick.
Higuain kicked and scored the first one.
Let's see the second.
Our supporters are ready to cheer.
-Crossbar, Higuain!
-[whistle blows]
[crowd yells]
[whistle blows]
[commentator] Halftime.
Juventus 2, Tottenham 1.
[narrator] So Higuain misses
a terrific chance for a three-goal half.
And when action resumes,
the spark Tottenham gained
in the waining minutes carries over.
as Spurs put Juventus on their knees
and don't let up.
A free kick gives them the chance
to potentially even the match.
[commentator] Let's pray
for Buffon's big save.
The referee whistles. Eriksen... Goal.
Minute 71, Tottenham has tied 2-2.
Now Allegri is heating up.
Until the end it's not over.
Come on, guys!
There's still time to score another goal,
which could be crucial
in the second leg.
[narrator] Juventus tries desperately
to get the go ahead goal.
But though the shots are there,
the team's depleted frontline
can't find the back of the net.
Time goes by,
and as the referee whistles three times,
Juve will have to settle for a draw
that feels more like a loss.
[reporter] Faced with this unexpected
outcome when Juventus seemed sure
that victory
was a foregone conclusion, but...
it looked like for a moment
there had been a blackout.
Since the ups and downs here are extreme,
here, if we draw in Champions
against Tottenham
it's like losing 8-0. No.
To win the Champions League is not easy.
I think you've lost your grip on reality.
This group has won six Scudettos
and three Italia Cups in a row.
It has played two Champions League finals
and we can't play
a Champions final every year.
We do our best.
Juventus' number one goal
is the seventh Scudetto.
And we're a little closer to clinching
our Italian Cup's fourth final.
Then we will try to move forward
in Champions and perhaps to win it.
No more, no less.
-[reporter] Thank you.
-Have a good night.
[Allegri] Paulo, switch positions!
VINOVO, TURIN
Paulo, move forward
and the others will follow!
Don't stand still.
[narrator] If Juve's draw to Tottenham
was't inconceivable,
it was mystifying.
Massimiliano Allegri is left
to search for answers on the field.
[Allegri] This one. Come on, reach!
This one, now!
Catch it.
Soccer is strange.
Come on. Pass the ball and run.
We were winning 2-0
but ended up tying a game
that we absolutely deserved to win,
based on the chances we had.
It's not easy, we need to raise the bar
and we have to ask
from ourselves a lot more.
[narrator] Juve's problems are two fold.
The normally strong defensive line
has been struggling, as of late,
while the potent front line
is riddled with injuries.
Dybala is just now returning to fitness,
but Cuadrado remains out.
And worse yet,
Higuain is newly injured as well,
putting him in doubt for the week
that will define their season.
A Coppa Italia semi-final,
a pivotal Serie A match
and the second leg against Tottenham.
It's no doubt a moment of truth for Juve
and the team can't afford to stumble.
[player] Don't stand still.
Move! Like that!
[Allegri] Stay focused!
The transition is like going to score
on the other side
or going to protect the ball.
The ones who start
have to reach the end over there!
Otherwise we are crushed here.
Then where do we put the ones
who come after? In the middle?
When you coach a great team like Juventus
there is always a great responsibility,
because you must bring results.
After a negative result,
and as in all things,
you don't have to talk about the problem,
but you have to find the solution.
We have to train well.
Technique and physicality. Come on.
[Chiellini] Here at Juventus
the well-known quote that best
characterises us is,
"Winning isn't just important,
it's the only thing that matters."
[Pjanic] The more the months pass,
the more important the game,
because in Champions League
and Coppa Italia it's "either in or out".
If we lose, we would ruin
everything we've done so far.
[Allegri] Let's move! Don't be static!
Well done!
Good job, Paulo, pass and then move.
Don't stand still, keep moving.
[man] Come on, Juan, the last one.
Good. We're done.
[narrator] With the stakes still rising,
Juve would love
to get any of their injured stars
back for the next few games.
Juan Cuadrado
is one of those desperate to return.
And he's familiar
with long and unlikely journeys.
None more so than the one that began
years ago and lead him to Turin.
[speaking in Spanish] Since I was a child,
I had this great objective.
JUAN CUADRADO
STRIKER
I lost my father
when I was four years old.
It was my mom
who made sacrifices and used to go to work
to give her son the best she could
and to help me achieve this dream I had.
[narrator] Tonight Cuadrado
takes some time off from rehab
to attend a fundraising event
for the foundation he started in 2013.
The foundation's goal is to support
underprivileged children in Colombia
facing hardships similar to the ones
he had to overcome,
to help them build a better future
for themselves and their families.
[emcee] We have the pleasure
of having with us tonight Juan Cuadrado.
Hi, Juan. Welcome!
[audience applauds]
[speaking in Italian] Almost all of you
know Cuadrado the soccer player,
but only a few of you know Juan,
[voice wavering] a kid born...
a kid born...
A kid born in Necocli...
who grew up on a packed dirt field,
where...
I used to spend my days imitating...
Imitating my role model: Ronaldo.
And hoping to be able to change
my family's life.
But soccer gave me that hope.
That's what I want to pass on
to the kids of my foundation
and to many other kids.
So that they may believe in themselves
and that they may dream.
Thank you.
JUVENTUS - ATALANTA
ALLIANZ STADIUM
[narrator] Juventus' Coppa Italia
semi-final will come against Atalanta,
with the memory
of the Tottenham draw two weeks ago
still fresh in the club's collective mind.
A repeat performance tonight,
and they might find themselves
out of the competition.
All the more alarming is Cuadrado's,
Dybala's and Higuain's absence.
The team will have to fight without them.
[commentator] Our line-up
is not the usual one.
Higuain hasn't been called up
and Dybala is on the bench.
Stop from the Slovenian.
Is it in?
Dangerous chance for them,
and Buffon finds himself
with the ball from Gomez in his hands.
Good pass to Mario.
Mario against Masiello.
Mario gets in the box...
Great chance for Mario! Great save
by Berisha, who was in the ball's path.
Douglas Costa is on side,
the ball on his left foot. He crosses!
[whistle blows]
We're attacking with Pjanic!
Pjanic falls down inside the box.
JUVENTUS: 0 - ATALANTA: 0
END OF FIRST HALF
Very balanced match, the next
45 minutes will be very passionate.
[narrator] With chances coming
few and far between,
and the result hanging in the balance,
the first goal will prove decisive.
Will Juventus score
or will the defense
reveal more signs of vulnerability?
[commentator] Juve reconquers the ball
but Benatia loses it again.
Danger! Buffon is outside the box,
Gomez shoots! Post.
We have to hold tight,
"until the end," like the fans' chorus.
Douglas with his left foot! Crossbar.
[commentator 2] Great match.
We are playing further up,
we are always in their half of the field.
[whistle blows]
[commentator 1] Lichtsteiner has space,
watch out! Lichtsteiner…
He can cross it in the middle...
He does cross it
and it's a clear penalty, ref!
Miralem takes aim...
JUVENTUS: 1 - ATALANTA: 0
MIRALEM PJANIC 75'
Juve scores! A penalty
executed by the number 5…
-Miralem!
-Pjanic!
Juve heads to the Coppa Italia final
in Rome for the fourth time in a row.
[narrator] Juventus has won the Coppa
Italia a record-setting 12 times.
And the club would love a 13th.
The club's success
has long inspired
every next generation to rise.
The past laying the foundation
for the promise of tomorrow.
Just as it once did half a century ago
for a young boy from Turin
who'd grow to become
a Juventus legend.
[man] My dad was a soccer fan,
he used to take me to see Juventus.
ROBERTO BETTEGA
STRIKER (1970-1983)
shall come
to the Combi center on Saturday."
I talked my dad's ear off
about it until he took me.
I was nine years and nine months old.
And I still don't know why I was chosen.
If there is one game in my life that
I'd like to play again, it's this one.
Catania - Juve, my debut in first team.
Let me ask you...
Do you know the final score of that game?
1-0, goal scored by Bettega.
What more can you ask
than debuting at Juventus first team
scoring the winning goal?
[narrator] Roberto Bettega's
childhood dream came true that day.
Decades later, the next generation
of young Juventus fans
dream of following in his footsteps.
And more recently
those of another boy from Turin:
Claudio Marchisio.
In Vinovo, both Juve's first team
and its youth program
share the same fields, gyms and halls.
Every time a player meets a youngster,
the connection between today and tomorrow
gets stronger and stronger.
[children clamoring]
Do you still have to do
today's training or you did it already?
[boy] We still have to train.
[man] When I was a kid, every team
was in its own different training center.
CLAUDIO MARCHISIO
MIDFIELDER
made that dream
feel even bigger than us.
Because, not seeing them,
the way it happens here,
we couldn't wait
to enter the pitch of the "seniors."
[boy] Buffon isn't coming?
I don't know, I haven't seen him.
[boy] And Szczesny?
[Marchisio] Didn't they stop by already?
[boy] No, only Dybala did.
[Marchisio] Now the kids
on the youth teams see us every day.
They see us walking in the corridors,
they see us training,
and of course this gives them
motivation because they see how we train,
how we work hard every day.
[Allegri] We are going to do
some work today, Stefano.
Open... Good!
Open more and take space.
Good job, Rodrigo, yes!
[narrator] Not every member of the team
comes up through the youth academy,
but no one embodies Juventus as a club
more than Gigi Buffon.
If this is Buffon's last season in goal,
he wants deliver to Juve and its fans
the one title that has eluded him:
the Champions League.
He got close to it several times,
but now time is of the essence.
Hi, my name is Gigi Buffon and I'm
about to participate in the UEFA quiz
on the Champions League.
Let's start with the first question.
Against whom did I debut
in Champions League?
Widzew Łódź is the correct answer!
[Buffon] Winning the Champions League
would be the biggest satisfaction.
There have definitely been
moments in which,
looking in the mirror, you would say,
"God, maybe I believed in a dream
too big for my real strength."
How many clean sheets have I gotten
in the Champions League?
Believing and pursuing a dream
is something
that requires a lot of energy.
But it is also the only way I know
that can really allow you to fulfill
ambitious and unthinkable achievements.
That's the only way I know
to last in time.
My favorite save in Champions League?
Let's see, I've been playing how long?
Twenty one years, basically.
In Champions League…
One day, when I'm going
to watch all of my games,
because from 40 to 80
I will watch all my games again...
I will be able to tell you in detail
and with more precision.
-Okay.
-[interviewer] Thank you so much.
[narrator] If the dream's
to become reality for Buffon,
Juventus must first get past Tottenham
in London in a few days time.
[player exclaims]
The first leg brought
a promising start to 2018 to a halt.
But the massive hole in the team's attack
is being filled,
with Paulo Dybala back in time
for their match against Lazio.
LAZIO - JUVENTUS
OLYMPIC STADIUM
Lazio-Juventus
is not your average match.
And they are both right behind Napoli.
Paulo Dybala
back in the starting line up.
Gonzalo Higuain is not available to play,
as well as
Bernardeschi, Cuadrado and De Sciglio.
[whistle blows]
Cross in the middle, watch out... Buffon!
And he collides with Lulic.
Clear foul by Lulic on Juve's captain.
He crashed into Gianluigi Buffon.
Juve's captain is in a lot of pain.
Pjanic for Dybala.
Watch out! He sliced it...
[narrator] His inclusion
was meant to be a boost,
but a healthy Dybala
can do nothing to help the team
find its rhythm
against a stubborn Lazio side
that beat Juve earlier in the season.
[commentator] Dybala dribbles another one.
Watch out for the Argentine.
Dybala is all alone. Dybala!
[narrator] After 90 minutes,
it appears Juve's going to miss
an important opportunity
to close the gap at the top of Serie A.
But then, the moment of magic
they were waiting for.
[commentator] Paulo, watch out...
Dybala...
LAZIO: 0 - JUVENTUS: 1
PAULO DYBALA 90+3'
Juventus has the advantage at 93 minutes.
An amazing goal by "La Joya."
An out of this world goal!
The man of the hour, Paulo Dybala!
LAZIO: 0 - JUVENTUS: 1
FINAL
ANDREA BARZAGLI
DEFENDER
But at the end, Paulo's move
allowed us to catch up
three points on Napoli.
[narrator] A rare Napoli loss
that same day put Juve back in control
in the chase for the Scudetto.
But it might have all come at a cost.
Buffon was injured
in a collision during the match.
VINOVO, TURIN
The injury casts a cloud over the victory.
And the next morning
more news stop them in their tracks,
as well as all of Italian soccer.
Now the news that disrupted
not just the soccer world,
the sudden death of Davide Astori,
captain of Fiorentina.
His lifeless body
found in his hotel room in Udine,
where the team was staying.
And today the Serie A stops.
[Chiellini] He was a really nice guy,
always smiling.
GIORGIO CHIELLINI
DEFENDER
can leave us in an instant in a night,
in his bed, with no warning signs.
My greatest hope is that
especially in the national team
we will be able to keep his memory alive
in the locker room.
[players calling out]
[narrator] It's difficult to focus again
after such a tragedy,
but that's what Juve must do
with the match against Tottenham looming,
for what could be Gigi Buffon's
final appearance in the Champions League.
[Allegri] Yes, in front!
Go.
This one! What happened?
[Buffon] I blocked it.
[Allegri] This one. There. Up. Again.
Last one for you.
This one. Stand up. And again.
[Buffon] I did the first dive
because I wasn't expecting it.
But it hurt like hell.
-Your arm?
-It's much less swollen.
-Let's do an MRI at 4:20 pm.
-Today?
If there's a micro-fracture,
I can't help you.
Okay? 4:20, at the J-Medical centre.
[man] You should only save on this side.
No, it's okay. Even if it hurts...
Better now? Everything ok?
Diving this way, yes.
Let it rest and let's see
how it goes tomorrow.
It'll be better for sure, Claudio.
If it's worse, so be it.
[narrator] The uncertainty
surrounding Buffon
makes the difficult task ahead
against Tottenham even more daunting
so the defense
will be under pressure to step up.
Thirty-six-year old defender
Andrea Barzagli
is the oldest outfield player at the club
and his vast experience will be vital
in countering Tottenham's attack.
[Barzagli] I am starting to get
a little old.
Physically I am not what I used to be,
itbut I live the games in a certain way,
with a lot of focus
and not joking much.
It's always been my characteristic
because I am aware of my limits
and I compensate with focus.
Sit down at the table
and I'll get you a snack.
Who wants some donuts? Anyone?
Yes, let's have some donuts.
What would you like?
This one? Do we have a plate?
Do you eat without a plate?
With your hands?
Might as well...
Do you want it in a plate?
No, have it like this. Who cares?
If Mom knew I'm letting you have Coke...
It's fun...
for the little time I am with them.
It gets stressful after that,
because my kids are very... active.
But in the end they're good
and I love spending time with them.
Are you sure
you don't have any homework?
Sure?
What are you doing today, Cami?
Are you staying here?
I want to go see my horse.
-Camilla, you don't have a horse!
-I do!
[narrator] Time at home
can clear a player's mind
before an important match
and this afternoon
is a last bit of relaxation for Barzagli
before the team flies out to London
for their showdown with Tottenham.
[Barzagli] At home versus Tottenham
we started strong,
maybe even too strong.
Then they gave us a hard time
with their plays.
That's how things went.
Now we have to go to London
and we have to score to get the result
we need to qualify to the next round.
[Allegri] I don't know
how Tottenham will play.
They have more pressure on them
because they have an advantage.
For us it's a winner-stays game,
like a final.
Higuain has trained individually.
The past two days
he's trained with the team.
He's available and ready to play,
just like Dybala.
Anyway, tomorrow is such
an important and beautiful game to play,
that even if someone isn't physically fit,
they will definitely perform.
[Higuain] It's going to be
a very complicated game.
WEMBLEY STADIUM
LONDON
GONZALO HIGUAIN
STRIKER
and obviously, qualify.
Don't leave anything inside
that tells you I could have given more.
We can give more, much more.
We have a team that can give more.
[Chiellini] We've sacrificed a lot,
as we're still doing,
but the only thing that counts
is lifting some trophies in May.
Now comes the best part
and we can't wait.
[reporter] Fingers crossed, but this
could be your last Champions League game.
Have you thought about it
these days or not at all?
[Buffon] No, I'm an optimist by nature
and I hope this isn't mine or Juve's
last Champions League game this year.
And I have to say that when Juve is...
under attack and is suffering a bit
and is bleeding a bit, I think
that's when its qualities really come out.
[narrator] Tonight is the most important
match of Juve's season so far.
Failure to advance past this stage
would be excruciatingly disappointing.
Still, though it feels
like the match means everything,
before kickoff, the teams come together
for a reminder it doesn't
with a minute of silence
to honor Davide Astori.
-[crowd falls silent]
-[somber music plays]
[commentator] You saw it in the eyes
of Gianluigi Buffon and Giorgio Chiellini,
who were his teammates
on the national team,
as Wembley remembered Davide Astori.
It's the second leg
of the Champions League Round of 16.
It's "in or out"
and Juve wants to stay in.
In 120 years, Juventus
never won an official game here in London.
An ancient taboo that tonight
needs to be dispelled.
Son runs towards the goal.
Son shoots... Great save by Buffon!
Alli forward for Kane.
Watch out, dribbling by Kane, he shoots.
Tottenham was very close
to taking the lead with Harry Kane.
Tottenham is pushing forward,
leading assaults to Bianconeri's goal.
Cross in the middle, Son shoots
and it's a goal.
Tottenham leads 1-0 after 39 minutes.
New score here at Wembley:
Tottenham 1, Juventus 0. Son scores.
Come on, guys.
[narrator] After dominating the first
half, Tottenham's goal means
that Juventus will need at least
2 goals to advance to the quarter finals.
[commentator] Juventus is a team
that never gives up. Never!
Juventus needs to pass it more
to Gonzalo Higuain up front.
[crowd singing]
Sixty minutes in, with Juventus
appearing on the verge of defeat,
Allegri has seen enough
and makes a tactical switch
to change his club's fortunes.
[commentator] Lichtsteiner wants to cross.
Header by Khedira, watch out!
And it's a goal for Juventus
by Gonzalo Higuain.
Tottenham 1, Juventus 1!
Come on guys. Till the end.
Pass through by Chiellini to "El Pipita."
"El Pipita" turns around, towards Dybala.
Paulo goes.... Dybala.
Dybala!
Tottenham 1, Juventus 2!
[narrator] The 2 goals
within 3 minutes stun Tottenham,
but they regroup quickly
and push forward,
desperately searching
for an equalizer.
[commentator] A crucial defection
by Giorgio Chiellini.
This play counts as a goal for Juventus.
Son tries to turn.
Cross by Davies.
Watch out! Header by Kane. Post!
Andrea Barzagli clears the ball away.
And the game is over! Juventus moves
onto the Champions League quarterfinals!
Epic game by our guys!
[Allegri] It's great. Winning in Wembley
doesn't happen often.
It's like a soccer temple.
So I think the guys gave the club
and the fans a great satisfaction.
We do our best to get to the final.
For now we made our first step
to get to the quarterfinals.
-Thank you.
-Good night.
[narrator] It's the first official match
Juventus has ever won in London.
In 120 years none of their predecessors
had accomplished it,
before Allegri's team.
Making it all the more rewarding
a moment to relish in.
For us this victory is just amazing
because we fought as a great club
and the spirit
and determination was so good.
We never give up.
We fought hard at the end we won the game.
-A bit lower.
-Yes, I know.
♪ You are not alone… ♪
The best thing you've done!
[narrator] Juventus is now off
to the quarterfinals,
and soon they will learn
their next opponent
is the same team that crushed
their Champions League hopes last season,
in the final in Cardiff.
In just 18 days, Real Madrid
will stand in their way again.
We dedicate this match to him
and we all think of him.
These days, I've cried many times.
I always believed in him
because he's a fantastic player.
It's very difficult to give our best,
because we have to think
about the game and our opponents.
It's not easy, but...
He's always in our hearts and...
Tomorrow...
we go to give the last ciao to him
together with our teammates.
[crowd applauds]
[crowd chanting]