PhotoWith that, Juventus started Wednesday’s game with the clear belief that they could emulate the performance of the Romans, even without their suspended Argentine striker, Paulo Dybala. Six minutes later, the Madrid crowd was once more silenced by another misunderstanding between Madrid’s central defenders. But the former Madrid forward scuffled his chance alone in front of goal. After 61 minutes, Navas made his first major blunder of the whole tie against Juventus — and he was made to pay for it. PhotoAfter the game, Zidane insisted that both teams had clear chances, but acknowledged that Madrid had struggled to recover its composure after suffering an early goal.

Source: New York Times April 12, 2018 00:00 UTC