First Team: Juventus (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Episode #2.2 - full transcript

[speaking Italian]

-[shooting footballs]
-[ball in the net]

- Let’s get to 10.
- Whoever gets to 10 first wins.

[player] If you throw it here, I go.

Nice, this was an easy one.

[players] Ooh!

- The first one was beautiful.
- I am going to score the first one, too.

Strong!

-[players] Goal!
-[player imitating machine gun]

No, no... it went out this way!

- This is worth double!
- It's not, it went out this way.



Outside.

Out.

Do I shoot again, brother?

Whoever gets there first, 8-8.

Last one.

- 9-9, 1 and 1.
- Yes, a goal.

- And earlier?
- But if you didn't count that one?

[players chattering]

Come, Lucy, come.

1, 2, 3... Shoot!

[Shouts] Goal!

And how does daddy dance?

Down!

Up!



Down!

[narrator] At this critical moment in
the Juventus season...

..any good news is welcome.

And today, Juan Cuadrado is
happy to provide some.

Soon he will be back on the pitch
for the first time since December.

His return could be the boost
his team needs.

The difference between victory
and defeat.

But today he spends the afternoon
with his family.

Throw it with your foot!

[child speaking Colombian]

[shouts] Good! [chuckles]

[Cuadrado]
Family is the most important thing to me.

My wife, my daughter.

My mom, my little sister. Everyone.

There you go!

[Cuadrado]
I think it all starts from there.

If you are well with your family

you're going to be better in soccer,
you find your balance.

I always try to give them love because...

sometimes we play away,
or during the week,

so we rarely spend time with them.

[shouts] Goal!

The time we spend with them
is very important.

Time with the family is quality time.

[shouting in Colombian]

Let's go!

I took a break

for almost three months.

At one point I wasn't able
to get out of bed,

stretch, nothing.

[speaking Colombian]

Lucy, let's say a prayer please, now.

[Cuadrado] Sometimes you feel helpless
not being able to help your team.

I had such a desire to get on the pitch,
an adrenaline,

I wanted to help my teammates.

I was very close to God. I prayed
and asked him for a fast recovery.

It happened for a reason.
What matters is that I'm fine now.

Bon appetit guys!

[speaking Colombian]

[coach] Let’s go, come on.

Cutrone comes back inside
but we have to always be 3v2,

but the left winger, if he goes,

we have to move  over on this side.

You're going to stop there

because sometimes Suso goes in and
brings the ball to the edge of the box.

Go up, up! Come deeper, deeper.

Milan is defending. Go!

[narrator]
Juventus is facing a massive week.

First on tap, a pivotal Serie A match
with AC Milan.

Three days later, a rematch of last year's
Champion's League final with Real Madrid.

The only acceptable result
will be victories.

And for coach Massimiliano Allegri the
best way to overcome recent imperfections

is meticulous preparation.

[coach] This is valid for Saturday,
but it's the same for Tuesday.

The difference is that Real Madrid
with three passes can get there.

Milan can make mistakes, they don't.

[players talking]

All games are difficult and important.

When you fight for the championship,
when you are in the Champions League

quarterfinal and Coppa Italia final,
all games are important.

AC Milan is a step to reach the final goal
which is the seventh championship.

Then we’ll think about Real Madrid.

[coach]
I think Cutrone or Kalinic will play.

They're both players who go deep,

so let's cover well behind,
ourselves and the depth.

The challenge against Milan is critical.

It’s a match between two
historic Italian clubs.

Clearly it will be a difficult,
intense match.

We must continue to stay ahead of Napoli
and try to win.

-And now?
-You don’t talk anymore, okay?

[players speaking Italian]

You don’t talk anymore, okay?

[laughing]

[players speaking Italian]

[press conference]

[presenter] Both the media
and the fans don't seem to notice

that there is Juventus-AC Milan tomorrow.

It's an important game
because Napoli narrowed it's gap.

But all the focus seems to be on Tuesday,
Juventus-Real Madrid.

The two games against Real Madrid
will be an event in which we play

against the best team in the world.

We must have the ambition to beat them.

Tomorrow, we have AC Milan,

which in the last ten games
won eight times and tied twice.

They have won the last five games
in a row,

so we need to get ready for them.

We'll start thinking
about Real Madrid on Monday.

[narrator] There are only
nine matches left in the league.

While the rest of the world may be focused
on next week's match with Real Madrid

The Serie A is reaching a moment of truth.

Juventus holds
just a two-point lead over Napoli,

who are enjoying a spectacular season.

So failure to win over AC Milan

would put the pursuit
of a title in jeopardy.

The match will mark a dramatic return
for a beloved former teammate

who after seven seasons with Juve
left the team last year

and tonight will line up
against his former club.

[jurnalist] Can we talk about Bonucci?

-What do we have to say about Leo?
-Anything that comes to your mind.

Leo gave a lot to Juventus,
Juventus gave a lot back to him.

He wanted to move on.

He probably had his reasons,

but I believe he lies solidly anchored
in the hearts of the Juventus fans.

[crowd cheering and applauding]

[referee blows the whistle]

[announcer]

[crowd cheers]

[broadcaster]
He won so much. Now he changed the jersey.

I think, the first minutes of the game
won't be easy for him.

[narrator] serie A has provided
the tightest title race

in European soccer this season.

With AC Milan,
who haven't lost so far in 2018,

they are hoping to cause more chaos
in the chase for the championship.

It all means old allegiances
must be put aside quickly.

[broadcaster] AC Milan is coming
from five victories.

It hasn't lost in ten games.

[crowd shouting in Italian]

Here the game starts.

[broadcaster]
Low pass to Dybala... Paulo goes...

Dybala!

And Juventus is leading!

The score changes after eight minutes.

A magic trick by La Joya.

A fantastic goal!

[crowd cheering]

[narrator] The goal by Paolo Dybala
may give Juve the early lead,

but the visitors are hardly stifled.

AC Milan has never won a match
at Allianz Stadium,

but have come to Turin
desperately seeking a change of fortune.

[broadcaster]
Suso moves forward, he challenges Asamoah.

Suso! Buffon saves.

Second corner of the game.

Calhanoğlu from the corner calls the play.

Çalhanoğlu... The ball...
Attention, a header!

The ball is in the net.
AC Milan equalizes with Bonucci.

It's the 28th minute.
The score changes at the Allianz Stadium.

Juventus one, AC Milan one.
The equalizer scored by Leonardo Bonucci.

[narrator] It's the former Juve star
who nets the equalizing goal,

getting between his old defensive partners
Andrea Barzagli and GeoGiorgio Chiellini.

The Bonucci goal is the final score
of the tightly contested first half

which ends with the teams tied.

[broadcaster]
Çalhanoğlu strikes! Hits the crossbar!

It's not over yet. Suso aims at the goal.
Suso shoots! Buffon saves!

Near the closest post,
a big danger for Juve.

[narrator] The pace of the second half
mirrors that of the first

with both teams battling hard
for the go-ahead goal.

Juventus can't capitalize,
and as the match heads to a draw

Allegri turns to his new star
in hopes of changing the outcome.

[broadcaster] Juan Cuadrado gets in.
Juventus forms a 4-2-3-1 system of play.

Cuadrado who hasn't played
since the end of December,

since the 1-0 win against Roma.

[crowd shouting]

Douglas Costa gives the ball
forward to Khedira

Khedira crosses the ball...Cuadrado!

[shouts] Goal! Juventus is leading!

Juan Cuadrado is back!

He deserves this moment,
after so much struggle, after the injury!

Juan Cuadrado scores
in the 34th minute of the second half.

Juventus two, AC Milan one

[crowd cheering]

We have to stay very focused
in these last minutes.

Douglas Costa is facing two men.

He is not intimidated by them.
He challenges them.

With a mummery, another one,
he serves a low ball to Dybala.

Watch out for La Joya!

Dybala passes it in the middle...Khedira!

Juventus three, AC Milan one!

Goal by Sami Khedira!

It's the 42nd minute of the second half,

the third goal bears the signature
of the German player!

His seventh goal in this championship.

Game, set, and match for Juventus.

And the game ends here.

Juventus beats Milan 3-1.

Juventus increases its advantage
in the standings.

It has now 78 points,
four more than Napoli

[crowd cheering]

-[wind blowing]
-[birds tweeting]

[coach] Guys, let’s have a look

at a few defensive strategies
of Real Madrid.

[narrator] The win has given Juventus
breathing space atop the Serie A.

As they turn towards the final phase
of he season, preparation remains key.

With their quarter finals match
against Real Madrid looming,

the club's match analysis manager,
Ricardo Scirea,

has a critical role; to break down
the opponent from every angle

in search of an advantage for Juve.

[Ricardo]
With a bit of a delay in marking,

they can play through the lines
and move the ball around.

They never enter from the line.

-This is a goal conceded due to width.
-Width after playing between the lines.

And the same in this situation
against Tottenham.

-Isco here was playing wide on the left?
-Yes.

Ramos steps out and it's a 2v2 in the box.

[Ricardo]
Soccer has changed over the years.

I have been working on match analysis
for over 11 years.

I started right here at Juventus
with Claudio Ranieri.

Now there is not only a study of the game,

there’s not only training on the pitch,
but also a study of the opponent

because it allows both our staff
and our players

to see things and have better knowledge

in order to get on the pitch

and play with more peace of mind
because they already know

the opponent they are going to face.

These are the situations
they suffer the most from.

[assistant]
Yes, especially from the width.

Nineteen goals out of 51.

These are important situations
to show the coach.

Select these plays and...

get them ready
for the technical meeting with the staff.

[chattering]

[narrator] Juventus' last practice
before the Real Madrid matchup

brings a media invasion to Vinovo.

Hoping to catch a glimpse
of the club's final preparations

for the marquee tie
of the Champions League quarters.

[jurnalists speaking Italian]

[jurnalist]
It's not as good a team this year.

Christiano Ronaldo isn't having
a good season...

[TV broadcasters]

[narrator] The increased media presence is
of course not unexpected

considering the two teams faced of
last year in the Champions League final.

But this meeting presents an opportunity
to right what went wrong 10 months ago,

and harness lessons from that night.

[crowd shouting]

[broadcaster]
Ronaldo shoots and it’s a goal.

Real Madrid is leading thanks
to Cristiano.

Casemiro... and it's a goal!

Cross in the middle, Ronaldo... 3-1.
Ronaldo scores.

It's over. Real Madrid are
European champions for the 12th time,

beating Juventus 4-1.

We put our head down and this isn't good.

It's just the psychological aspect
and the serenity…

And we've gotten better in this regard.

[coach instructing players]

But we are convinced
that we can play our chances

and possibilities
in the best possible way.

[players speaking Italian]

When you play these kind of games
you need to have the right mindset

to face them.

You need a little lightheartedness,

recklessness and, above all,
a great ambition.

[coach instructing players]

[narrator] Real Madrid boasts
one of Europe's most lethal attacks

so keeping them off the scoresheet
will be a difficult task.

Much attention will be on the goalkeepers,
whose job is always filled with pressure

and always calls upon a strong
and resilient personality

To be a goalkeeper for Juventus,
the mental aspect is important.

We have one or two saves per game.

If you make a mistake everybody sees it.
There's no room for hiding.

I know I will play games
and I have to be prepared for them.

If you don't have the quality to play
for this club, you won't do it for long.

[narrator] Although undisputed number 1,
Gigi Buffon, will start tomorrow

Wojciech Szczesny knows
his time is coming at the club.

He might only be in his first season here,

but the plan is for him
to soon take over the position

and try to fill the gloves of a legend.

I don’t really look at it
as a big responsibility replacing Gigi.

I feel a responsibility
to represent myself

and the club at the level
that I'm expected to.

For my era, when I was growing up,
he was always the one to admire.

So for me to have a chance
to watch him train

and have a personal relationship with him,
it's something very important.

Gigi has won everything there is to be won
in Italy.

He is the best goalkeeper
in the history of this country.

[crowd shouting]

I think the relationship with the fans is
always based on the trophies you won

They will love him long after he's gone.
They will probably miss him. So will I.

But I want to make sure I can also bring
trophies and good moments to this club.

- Make sure you are the starter next year.
- Okay.

I'm never going to be a Gianluigi Buffon

But I can be
a very good Wojciech Szczesny.

[narrator] Early morning Tuesday

and anticipation is building
for the match at Allianz tonight.

In a perfect world for Juventus, a rematch
with the two-time defending champion

would have come later
in the Champions League.

But the reality is still the same.

To win the title...
they have to get past Real Madrid.

[chattering]

Now another world opens up to us,
now Real is coming up.

It will be a fascinating, beautiful,
extremely hard double challenge.

But these are the games
that a player wants to play,

the kind of games that a fan wants to see.

Real Madrid is a team that has just won
two consecutive Champions League,

which is something that never happened
to anybody else before.

They reached the semifinals
seven times in the last seven years

and, you know, these things count.

Many win once,

but only those who win with continuity
are truly special.

My thought is that we are going to meet
the strongest team in the world.

So the margin of error is very low

and we will have to play a perfect
first and second leg.

Simply put, the best case scenario
would see us score without conceding.

[jurnalists and Allegri laughing]

What do you want me to say?

[narrator]
With the second leg set for Madrid,

it's vital for Juve
to get a positive result at home.

Ideal would be a repeat performance
from three years ago,

when they knocked out Real Madrid
from the Champions League.

While of course the nightmare

would be a reprise of their defeat
a year ago in the final.

[broadcaster] It's a night for champions,
a match-up over two legs.

Let’s start with the first leg,
our opponent is Real Madrid.

They've always beaten us in the finals,
but never in the knockout phase.

[crowd shouting and cheering]

[broadcaster]
Till the end of the first half, go Juve!

C’mon guys, let’s not be intimidated,
let’s scare them.

Allegri is shouting like crazy.

He wants the team concentrated
from the very beginning.

Real Madrid moves forward.

Danger! Cross in the middle… Ronaldo...

Goal. 1 - 0 for Real Madrid.

After 2 minutes and 50 seconds.

This guy scores in every game.

We have to be more aggressive as well.
Come on guys.

We have to be braver
and stop their ability to think and move.

Dybala in the box… Left footed shot!
Great block by Sergio Ramos.

[referee blows whistle]

Nice cross by Dybala in the middle…

Miraculous save by Navas!
That was so close.

Gonzalo was ready to cheer. Incredible.

[narrator] The early goal may have been
the worst way to start

but it brings Juve to life.

And with desperation breeding momentum

the men in black and white
look to be the next to score.

-Dybala's shot is deflected.
-Yes, yes. No, no, no.

Two important opportunities
for Juventus to equalize.

We have to keep playing like this.

Marcelo, passes it to Ronaldo,

Buffon comes out,
Chiellini moves the ball away from him!

Danger! Gigi saves everything
after Vazquez’s shot!

Carvajal crosses it, another danger...

Mamma mia, what a goal by Ronaldo.
A bicycle kick.

2-0 for Real Madrid. Two goals by Ronaldo.

Our supporters are rightly applauding
Ronaldo who scored an incredible goal.

We can’t do much against this exploit,

but we still  have 30 minutes
to put things straight

and go to Madrid with another result.

Yellow... Dybala... Red.

Dybala expelled in the 65th minute,
Juventus is one man down.

Yes, well… now…

Now it would be better
to just end the match.

[narrator] There were signs
that tonight would be different

than the final 10 months ago.

But Juve's hopes are gone after
a series of failing to seize chances,

a superior Real Madrid,

and an inspired Ronaldo, who all night
has seemed almost unstoppable.

The final punctuation comes late to cap
the painfully disappointing night.

Third goal for Real Madrid.

Juventus 0, Real Madrid 3.

[referee blows whistle to end the match]

[broadcaster] Like always,
until the end ''Forza Juventus.’'

There is still the next game.

It's not over
even if it does not look good.

We are not going to mope now,

we’re going to Madrid to play
a beautiful game for ourselves.

You never know what could happen,
both in soccer and in life.

[coach] We cannot play the game again.

so we have to think about
what's in front of us.

That’s soccer. We have to accept it.

but tonight was not a good night.

When you lose, you feel disappointment.

When you play in Europe
against the best in the world

these things can happen.

The actual goal itself;
you can’t do anything about it.

And it has to be admired.

I think we all watch football
and we appreciate those kinds of moments.

Even when I was watching from the bench,
you see the ball behind the striker

it’s higher than anybody can arrive
with a header,

so you don’t expect hi
to get a good connection with it.

Sometimes the quality of the opposition
can make them win games.

This is what I’m talking about,
there’s no defending it.

It’s difficult to accept,
but you have to accept it.

[birds tweeting]

[narrator] The next morning,
disappointment is still in the air.

While a 3-goal comeback
on the road against Madrid

would seem an impossible task.

Veteran defender, Medhi Benatia,
isn't ready to give up hope.

I think we can still make it.
People might think I am crazy...

because winning 4-0 in Madrid,
today, might seem unthinkable.

I know we can do great things.

I told my son that, if there is
a sport where anything is possible,

it's soccer.

[narrator] While Benatia's 13-year career
has given him

tremendous professional success,

his grueling scheduel has long left him
with little personal time,

making days like these when he can watch
his 6-year old son train...

all the more special.

[children shouting]

[Benatia] When I am here...

in Turin, it's always a pleasure
to see him play.

[children shouting]

He is very happy to practice
where his dad trains as well.

At this age they see the ball
and they run.

He watches all the games,
he is always with us.

I bring him to the stadium,
to the locker room…

When he sees Pipa and Dyba it's a joy.

When he scores, he does like Dyba...

That one hit him, did you see that blow?

He kicked him.

[children's coach]
We are not allowed to kick each other.

I never saw Dybala, Higuain,
or Marchisio kicking each other.

Am I right?
Did you ever see them doing that?

- No.
- Okay, great.

Shake hands, Shake hands.

[children shouting]

[Benatia] I told him to be forward,

Being a defender is a bit ungrateful.
You can play well for 85 minutes,

but if you make a mistake on the last pass
or in the last minute

people will only remember that.

[children speaking Italian]

You don't want to wear pants?
Won't you be cold?

[narrator]
The second leg against Real Madrid

seems to many just a formality.

Juventus is facing an improbable mission.

Considering no team that has ever lost
three-nil at home in the Champions League

has tied and gone on to advance.

There is a sentence written today
in Juventus' locker rooms,

and I quote Trapattoni here:

"Juventus is like a dragon
with seven heads,

when you cut one off there is always
going to be another one."

This sentence was written
40 years ago and it's still current.

It shows what Juventus is made of.

Even during hard times
we are able to come up with solutions.

We'll need a hint of "sane madness."

The game is long and we don't need
to score three goals in five minutes.

Let's try to achieve this,

it would be something more than legendary.

[narrator] A seemingly impossible task
awaits Juve in Madrid.

They must find the back of the net
enough to overcome the large deficit,

while simultaneously...

confine Ronaldo, one of the most
potent strikers soccer has ever known.

[players shouting]

[coach]
Go Guard on him, Go guard on him.

Come, come, come! Like this!

We are going to get on the pitch
with a frame of mind and a desire

to pass this round even if evidently
everything seems impossible today.

But at least we have to really give
everything until the last minute.

I tell myself we are able
to win this game.

[broadcaster] With pride and passion,
from the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

Tonight Juventus' mission is obviously
very complicated,

but Juve's got seven lives. It never dies!

[crowd cheering]

[broadcaster]
Watch out for Douglas Costa with the ball,

he goes forward and passes to Kedhira,
crosses into the penalty area, watch out!

It's a header and a goal!
Juventus is leading!

Mario Mandzukic!

Juventus is ahead after one minute
and twenty seconds!

Incredible! At the Bernabeu!

The Brazilian goes,

Douglas Costa passes it in the middle...

Higuain! Keylor Navas denies him!

[crowd shouting]

Douglas Costa passes it to Higuain.

Higuain for Khedira...

Khedira passes it wide to Lichsteiner.

He can cross, Marcelo is in front of him.
Lichsteiner crosses it in the middle...

[broadcaster shouts] Mandzukic!

Juventus leads 2-0!

In the 37th minute, at the Bernabeu.

It's unbelievable what's just happened,
here, at the Bernabeu!

We have to keep playing the way we did
in the first 45 minutes.

Lucas Vazquez moves forward on the right.

He crosses it in the middle, watch out!
Buffon says "no" to Ronaldo.

Gianluigi Buffon motivates his teammates.

[crowd shouting]

Douglas Costa wants to create something

like this cross in the middle to Matuidi!
Watch out! Matuidi…

[broadcaster shouting like mad]
Matuidi! Matuidi! 3-0, 3-0, 3-0! 3-0!

Matuidi, 16 minutes into the second half!

Matuidi!
Juventus fans are bursting with joy!

We're even! We're even! Matuidi!

Last Tuesday Real Madrid won 3-0 in Turin.

And now we are winning 3-0
at the Bernabeu!

Marcelo sprints forward,
the ball goes to Isco.

Isco, the shot deflected... Buffon!

Buffon! Once again, Gigi!

Can you see this man, can you see this
legend, can you see the myth?

[crowd shouting]

We just entered the last minute
of the game.

Soon, we'll find out how much injury time.

With just three minutes left on the clock

a goal now will surely send one team

into the Champions League semifinals.

and in the process crush the hopes
of their opponent.

Header, watch out…

Benatia! Penalty kick for Real Madrid.

No, it’s not possible!

Penalty kick for Real Madrid!

Gianluigi Buffon is furious.

No, no, this is not possible!

Red card?

Unbelievable at the Bernabeu, red card.

Gianluigi Buffon expelled at Bernabeu.

Gigi leaves the Bernabeu's pitch.

Szczesny gives him a hug.

Substitution for Juventus: Szczesny in.

He made many miracles this season,

when he was called to duty.

He has to do the biggest miracle,

to say no to Cristiano Ronaldo
from the "11 meters."

[crowd cheering]

Whistle by the referee.

Ronaldo...

Ronaldo shoots…

The ball is in the net.
Real Madrid one, Juventus three.

[crowd singing and cheering]

The game is over.

After an incredible game, one of Juventus'
best in UEFA Champions League history.

We are eliminated unfortunately.

Juventus supporters still can't believe
what happened.

Juventus wins 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu

but it's not enough.

I had the feeling that I was living

in an abstract reality, a dream.

I was enjoying the fact that...

I could experience
every single moment of the game.

And then came the epilogue...

that split in half...

a wonderful painting.

Obviously you plan things but then life...

decides to...

change the events its own way.

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