JAKARTA - Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic and Douglas Luiz refused to meet supporters after a 2-0 loss against Benfica in the Champions League match. Meanwhile, coach Thiago Motta admitted that Juve did not deserve to win in the last match even though they still qualified for the last 16 through the playoffs.

The result of disappointing Juve who played at home at the Allianz Stadium, Thursday, January 30, 2025 in the morning WIB. They failed to show their best performance and had to admit Benfica's superiority.

In that match, Benfica was able to dominate. The team took the lead when Vangelis Pavlidis scored in the 16th minute. Furthermore, Orkun Kokcu confirmed Benfica's lead to 2-0 in the 80th minute.

These results did not affect the two teams who remained in the playoffs. Even though they lost, Juve only dropped the rankings. They are ranked 20th with 12th points. Meanwhile, Benfica managed to improve his position. The Portuguese club pocketed point 13 which made Nicolas Otamendi et al move up to 16th position.

Even though Juve still qualified through the playoffs, Juve still received ridicule from supporters who were disappointed with the team's poor performance. Moreover, the Bianconeri lost at home.

This is also Juve's second defeat in a row. Previously, Juve were forced to surrender 2-1 when they visited Napoli headquarters.

Most players still welcome disappointed supporters after the match. On the other hand, Vlahovic and Luiz chose to ignore them. In fact, both of them didn't even wave towards the fans as they walked towards the dressing room.

The actions of two players made fans even more disappointed. Especially Vlahovic, who had made a fuss with hardline supporters Juve. Not only that, he also received the threat of being killed by supporters.

Meanwhile, Motta admitted that he did not deserve to win in that match. He hopes to make improvements soon, especially in the front sector.

"We have to make improvements as soon as possible and restore the condition of the players for Sunday's match [against Empoli]. We still have weaknesses up front," Motta said as quoted by Football Italia.

"We face opponents who deserve to win. On the other hand, we don't deserve to win. Benfica created more chances than us. Kai has to improve because we are facing the next game this Sunday," he said.

Motta, further, said that the team had to work hard in the first half. Likewise in the second half, they did not get up and Benfica actually played better.

"In the second half, we didn't create any difficulties for Benfica. If you create more chances and are able to solve them, this will prevent opponents from attacking. So, we have to play more aggressively," he said.

"This is certainly a disappointing result, but we do have to bounce back," said Motta.


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