Alvaro Morata has argued that Juventus are one of the favourites in the Champions League and hopes to avoid his former club if Atletico Madrid go through.

Atletico and Juventus came through Group D in the prestigious tournament this year, with Juventus ending up as group winners after a win and a draw against the Rojiblancos.

Adding to the recent woes against his former club, a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick also turned their last 16 encounter in favour of the Bianconeri during last year’s edition.

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Juventus and Napoli are battling for Mauro Icardi, but Inter would much prefer to sell him to Atletico Madrid for €60m.

Director Beppe Marotta declared yesterday that Icardi and Radja Nainggolan “are not part of our plans” and both are on the market this summer.

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Milan hope Real Madrid will accept a two-year loan for Dani Ceballos, with option and counter-option, similar to the one that took Alvaro Morata to Juventus.

According to Sportmediaset, the Rossoneri are negotiating to ensure they can rely on the player for at least two seasons, with Real Madrid also given guarantees over his future.

The format of the deal would be a two-year loan worth €5-8m with option to buy in 2021 for €32-35m.

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Former Juventus striker Alvaro Morata has looked back on his ‘dry’ spell at Chelsea and called out Maurizio Sarri for misleading him.

Morata was brought in as big-money striker to replace Diego Costa at Chelsea, but he struggled for goals and confidence under both Antonio Conte and Sarri.

The 26-year-old has since joined Atletico Madrid, where he has recovered some of his form, and he questioned the latter’s approach to man-management.

“I had lost confidence in myself previously,” he told Goal.com.

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Fernando Llorente claims Alvaro Morata’s disallowed goal for Atletico Madrid against Juventus was ‘never a foul’ on Giorgio Chiellini.

Chiellini claimed to have been pushed by Morata in the box before the Spaniard headed past Wojciech Szczesny, and Llorente was not impressed by the antics of his former Bianconeri teammate.

“Anything can happen, anyone can win it,” the Tottenham Hotspur striker told Radio Marca when asked about who would win the Champions League.

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Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo reportedly left his box after Alvaro Morata’s disallowed goal against Juventus, branding VAR a ‘disgrace’.

VAR adjudged Morata to have fouled Juve defender Giorgio Chiellini, and Movistar+ claims Cerezo watched the rest of the match in an anteroom at Wanda Metropolitano out of frustration.

“He left the room from time to time and made comments against VAR,” said Movistar+ journalist Monica Marchante.

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Alvaro Morata suggests Giorgio Chiellini dived to deny him a goal during Atletico Madrid-Juventus. “I’d need much more to throw him to the ground.”

Atleti ended up taking a 2-0 lead in their Champions League last-16 tie with Juve on Wednesday evening, but controversy struck when VAR disallowed Morata’s header, adjudging the striker to have pushed Chiellini in the build-up.

“It’s a very important victory because Juventus are one of the best teams in the world,” the Chelsea loanee told Rai Sport.

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There are reports Miralem Pjanic has a fever, so could be benched for Juventus against Atletico Madrid, while Joao Cancelo is heading for right-back.

The first leg in the Champions League Round of 16 kicks off at 20.00 GMT.

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game and Sevilla-Lazio on the LIVEBLOG.

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Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata admits Juventus are still ‘my team in Italy’ and doubts he would celebrate against them in Turin.

Morata scored 27 goals in 93 appearances for Juve between 2014 and 2016, winning two Scudetti and reaching a Champions League Final, before beating the Bianconeri with Real Madrid at the same stage two years later.

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