Andrea Barzagli enjoyed this fourth straight Scudetto even more after ending his injury nightmare.

The defender was out of action with an Achilles tendon problem for the entire first half of the season.

“It is anomalous to keep celebrations so low key, but we still have a tough month ahead and two competitions to challenge for,” Barzagli told Sky Sport Italia.

Andrea Barzagli enjoyed this fourth straight Scudetto even more after ending his injury nightmare.

The defender was out of action with an Achilles tendon problem for the entire first half of the season.

“It is anomalous to keep celebrations so low key, but we still have a tough month ahead and two competitions to challenge for,” Barzagli told Sky Sport Italia.

A 1-0 victory away to Sampdoria sealed the title, although they are already focused on Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.

“It was very difficult to predict four years of success, but after the new Juventus Stadium was inaugurated, something clicked that made us become great and allowed us to write a piece of history.

“I had many doubts about my fitness levels when I came back. In the first game against Palermo, I was fairly timorous.

“In this long period of inactivity, I did well to always keep focused and concentrated. I thought that I’d have a more drastic dip in form, to be honest, but the team helped me a lot.”

Now Barzagli is waiting to know if he’ll start against Real Madrid, as Max Allegri is expected to use a four-man defence.

“I think the Coach is happy to have so many defenders at his disposal and he makes the choices. We are concentrated on the game and obviously everyone wants to play, but at the end of the day the group is the most important thing.”

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