Andrea Pirlo believes Juventus are ‘better’ than Barcelona and that they can ‘destroy’ Ajax in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Juve are considered to have been handed one of the better last-eight draws, despite Ajax thrashing Real Madrid in the previous round, and Pirlo is backing his former club to deliver.
“Ajax are a good draw. Physically Juve can destroy them,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.
Andrea Pirlo believes Juventus are ‘better’ than Barcelona and that they can ‘destroy’ Ajax in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Juve are considered to have been handed one of the better last-eight draws, despite Ajax thrashing Real Madrid in the previous round, and Pirlo is backing his former club to deliver.
“Ajax are a good draw. Physically Juve can destroy them,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Juventus seem better than Barcelona, but [Manchester] City are dangerous. I already gave [Juve] a big chance of winning [the Champions League].
“That’s providing they convince themselves that it’s necessary to play with that rhythm and mentality from the first minute of every game [referring to the second leg against Atletico Madrid], which is what Juve didn’t do in Madrid.”