Despite a poor display against Sevilla at the Juventus Stadium, Bianconeri coach Massimiliano Allegri felt his side could have easily won the game on another night, and urged fans not to get depressed with the 0-0 result.
Juventus had won each of their last 21 games at home, yet failed to create the number of chances a team with the likes of Paulo Dybala, Miralem Pjanic and Gonzalo Higuain should.
"The performance was good," Allegri told the press. "In the first half we tried hard, but when trying to get the ball back, we struggled.
"We pressed a lot at the start then fell away in the second half, and we must work to improve on that.
"I'm sorry the score was only 0-0 as everyone expected a 3-0 win. In Europe you have to stay calm, but here you can go from euphoria to depression, and they didn't even have a shot on target."
When pressed on who exactly goes from euphoria to depression whether that be the fans, players or press, Allegri became irate and defended the showing of his team and played down expectations after Juventus spent over 150 million in the summer.
"Juventus haven't won the Champions League for 20 years," he went on. "We have had an excellent transfer window, but because we have spent a lot, it doesn't mean we will win all the time.
"There were seven excellent chances, which we would normally have scored, and as a result won the game.
"The team shouldn't be disappointed with this performance, or the result. It is the first time we haven't won the opening game [in the Champions League] which might be a good thing."/ShikoNews
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