Juventus Lose Against Stuttgart At Home, This Is Coach Thiago Motta's Answer

Juventus lost their first defeat after being forced to surrender 1-0 by VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League match. (X/@juventusfc)

JAKARTA - Juventus lost 1-0 at home to VfB Stuttgart in the Champions League match, Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in the morning WIB. This is the answer and attitude of coach Thiago Motta for the defeat in the duel at the Allianz Stadium.

Stuttgart, who was actually stuck in the middle board, was ranked 10th in the Bundesliga Germany standings, actually played impressively. During the away match, Stuttgart actually managed to win through El Bilal Toure's single goal in injury time.

This is Stuttgart's first win in the Champions League. By pocketing point four, Stuttgart is ranked 16th in the standings.

If Stuttgart wins the first victory, Juve will suffer the first defeat of the season. The defeat thwarted Juve's attempt to win the top of the standings. They still pocketed six points and occupied 11.

Motta admitted that he was disappointed with the defeat. However, the former Italian national team player appreciated Stuttgart and called him worthy of winning.

"Stuttgart deserved to win. They played better than us from the first minute. We had trouble controlling their game. It must be admitted, they played as a team very well," Motta told Sky Sports Italia.

"They have many good players who are supported by a slick structure and game organization. They are difficult opponents to face," said Motta, who claimed responsibility for the defeat. He also had to prepare the team better because the next match was Juve played a big match against Inter Milan in the Italian Serie A competition.

"We lost in possession and could only rely on counter-attacks. I am responsible for these results. We also have to improve ourselves in the face of the next match against Inter," he said again.

The match itself was actually marked by a number of goals which were later canceled. Juve who lost Nico Gonzalez, Teun Koopmeiners, Gleison Bremer, Arkadiusz Milik and Douglas Luiz failed to dominate the game. They also struggled to face Stuttgart who played more aggressively.

However, no goals were created. Stuttgart, who excelled in possession of the ball, failed to convert the opportunities created.

In the second half, Juve's game was better. Even the hosts almost took the lead when Deniz Undav found Stuttgart's goal in the 48th minute. Only the goal was disallowed because Undav had touched the ball before releasing a shot into the net.

Not long after, it was Stuttgart's turn to score. But again the goal was canceled because Ermedin Demirovic committed a serious foul on Danilo.

Furthermore, both teams continued to apply pressure. It's just that no goal was created until finally Stuttgart was awarded a penalty in the 84th minute. The penalty was given after Danilo dropped defender Anthony Rouault.

Referee Esken Eskas also reviewed the incident via VAR. As a result, Danilo received a red card for the serious violations committed. The referee also imposed a penalty for Juve.

But Stuttgart instead threw away the golden opportunity. Enzo Millot's penalty was brilliantly thwarted by goalkeeper Mattia Perin.

Millot finally paid for the failure by providing assists that El Bilal Toure could convert into goals. This 90+2 goal made Stuttgart win one goal over Juve.