{"id":1131057,"date":"2020-02-16T12:55:43","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T12:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1131057"},"modified":"2020-02-16T12:55:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T12:55:43","slug":"juventus-boss-maurizio-sarri-responds-jurgen-klopp-champions-league-claims","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/juventus-boss-maurizio-sarri-responds-jurgen-klopp-champions-league-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Juventus boss Sarri dismisses Klopp&#8217;s Champions League favourites claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has laughed off claims from <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4usqpx7178xpncbwbmasdskfld4psebf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> boss <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ht83wenwklrh0822cqxuhw9sxcqhjihx\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Jurgen Klopp<\/span> that the Serie A champions are the favourites to win the Champions League this season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bianconeri qualified for the last-16 of the Champions League with relative ease, finishing top of their group unbeaten ahead of Atletico Madrid, dropping just two points in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Their reward was a tie against Group G runners-up Lyon who, on points won, were statistically the worst team Juventus could have been drawn against. Only Atalanta won fewer points in the group stages of those to qualify for the last-16, but could not be drawn against Juventus.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who are favourites to win the Champions League? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Champions League is set to return with last-16 ties scheduled to be played over the new few weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Defending champions <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0bppklk08kvbqsgnz743qi9c9swdo39d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> remain in contention, facing Atletico Madrid in the first knockout round.<\/li>\n<li><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-2qar2y0ovjgyhuml4vt1epwa2m2tffec\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Jurgen Klopp<\/span> downplayed <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-mbjrqi1ddt8ivozuye1bhlj1jqya0wsd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span>&#8216;s chances of winning the trophy, believing Juventus are the favourites.<\/li>\n<li>The Italian side will face Lyon in the last-16.<\/li>\n<li>However, Maurizio Sarri believes Klopp was just trying to shift attention away from his own side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7494632\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, defending champions <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jr5wk7m7z5lt5r020qpgg50dkawtqvs3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> were handed a draw against Atletico Madrid as reward for topping their group, with many expecting the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4el8qvuhnwbyuhhvk3cikn1idr2gm8d2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span> to reach the quarter-finals given the plight of Diego Simeone&#8217;s men.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-w5zohlajxte2v2lqy1fmbut61ova8ihn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> are looking to become just the second team to retain the trophy in the Champions League era, after Real Madrid, and have been dubbed favourites by some given their commanding lead at the top of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-58txl48pvc2rfogkl3u7kq56mmbcvlrp\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> table.<\/p>\n<p>The <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-f7hprkcmw28nm562d8yuyh99fkhuaspc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Reds<\/span> currently sit 25 points clear of second-placed <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4xzrqd2uerayoqi891mx1lvhbf7kd7qt\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_city\">Manchester City<\/span> and have lost just twice in all competitions this season. However, when asked about his side&#8217;s chances of retaining the Champions League, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-4lbth0pm8wgi9aohkmz712lld5bxmsk3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span> was less optimistic, instead labelling\u00a0Juventus as favourites.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1111272\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/premier-league-players-highest-growth-fifa-20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1111272\" class=\"wp-image-1111272 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/10\/17221158\/fifa-20-growth-potential.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1111272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/gaming\/premier-league-players-highest-growth-fifa-20\">The Premier League players with the highest growth potential on FIFA 20<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cJuventus were my favourites before the season started but obviously I don\u2019t watch Italian football enough because I cannot work out why they are not 10 points ahead at the top of Serie A,\u201d he told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/football\/2020\/feb\/14\/jurgen-klopp-says-liverpool-are-not-favourites-to-win-champions-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have the biggest squad I have ever seen in my life; quality players too, it\u2019s crazy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bayern Munich squad is also massive, PSG are incredible when they are all fit, you can never discount <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-zjnmlhro3cml2hqwp2bzhvjzouvw5n9s\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/fc_barcelona\">Barcelona<\/span> and let\u2019s not forget <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-e4yfzgn5ihp63jb829icdtw6w3nzwgrc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_city\">Manchester City<\/span> because the Champions League will be one of their big targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no clue how far we can go, but there\u2019s no need to think about it yet because at the moment all we need to concentrate on is Atletico on Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Takumi Minamino: How Japanese fans support Liverpool&#039;s new signing | \u5357\u91ce \u62d3\u5b9f\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qsprIbhfVE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_QgsfA8W1TdLADOz0txpTg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, speaking to reporters in the build up to Juventus&#8217; Serie A game against Brescia on Sunday which could see them climb back to the top of the table ahead of Inter Milan&#8217;s clash with Lazio, Sarri downplayed <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-0mq1pynwlnt7jqx3n7ulgkg6343rve06\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span>&#8216;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>The former <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-orskcpriwlaazbfr97f3kqvhzr0l1ocw\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> boss instead believes <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-cjjhzko51imdfldupbaqwiijampijzcb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/jurgen_klopp\">Klopp<\/span> was trying to shift focus away from his own side, while also praising the increased competitiveness of Serie A this season.<\/p>\n<p>Just one point separates the top three with 15 games remaining, while the fight against relegation sees three points between 14th and 18th.<\/p>\n<p>Sarri <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football-italia.net\/150066\/sarri-title-race-motivating-juventus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>: &#8220;Jurgen also said that he doesn\u2019t watch much Italian football, so that explains his confusion!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jurgen is one of the smartest and funniest people I\u2019ve ever known and what he\u2019s doing here is shaking off the burden of being the favourites.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Brescia have done far better on their travels than at home, they are not easy to face, especially when they are away. No game is easy at this stage of the season, they don\u2019t exist and the campaign just gets tougher in the second half, as more teams are getting settled into their rhythm.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also see mid-table teams no longer just stop playing in the final weeks, which they used to do a few years ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri has laughed off claims from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp that the Serie A champions are the favourites to win the Champions League this season. 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