MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that defending is just as much as an art form as attacking and advises anyone who wants to watch a show to go to the circus. The dominant force in Italian football, Juventus will take on the role of underdogs when they host Barcelona's array of creative talent in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday. "Football is very simple and consists of two aspects that you have to do well -- attacking and defending," he said. He also faced them as Juventus coach in the 2014-15 final when Barcelona won 3-1 but the phlegmatic coach remains undeterred. We'll need to be at our best both when attacking and defending."

Source: The Star April 10, 2017 01:52 UTC