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Alessio Tacchinardi believes Juventus can target a Champions League semi-final this season, as long as they escape the group stages.
The former Bianconeri midfielder was part of the Juve squad which lifted the trophy in 1996, and while he admits that vintage was a stronger side, he believes the current version of the Old Lady should make it to at least the quarter final stage.
“The Juventus teams I played in were the strongest,” Tacchinardi admitted to Calciomercato.
“But when you consider that last year Atletico [Madrid] reached the final…
“The Bianconeri can look toward getting to at least the quarter finals, and, why not, maybe the semi-finals.”
The Serie A champions have been inconsistent in the Champions League, and lie third in their group with two wins and two defeats from their opening four games.
Tacchinardi has called on the Bianconeri to qualify from the group, insisting not doing so could only be classed as a failure.
“I hope [they can get out of the group], because if not it would be a real failure.
“The Old Lady is a lot better than Malmo and Olympiacos and Atletico Madrid are not superior to Juventus.
“I think against the Olympiacos the Juventus players were juggling with fire, if they hadn’t won they’d have been practically out of the competition, and this will have made them understand that you can’t mess around in Europe.”