Allegri: Juventus took first step towards final

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But on the evidence of Tuesday night a second comeback looks highly unlikely after Juventus dominated proceedings with the help of Dybala's brilliant first-half brace. We know that we need a positive result in the second leg and keep a clean sheet, because it's tough out there, tough - we all saw it. "In Barcelona, it will be different and we have to try and score a goal".

FOLLOWING Barcelona's scintillating victory against Monaco in the Champions League last 16, they now face Juventus in the quarter-final.

Enrique was left frustrated by the similarity between Barca's poor start on Tuesday and their first-leg result in the previous round, when they lost 4-0 to Paris Saint-Germain on February 14.

Barca responded by seeing more of the ball, before talisman Messi set up Andres Iniesta with a superb through ball that forced an equally superb one-handed save from Italy great Gianluigi Buffon. "We've had very little luck of late, and now I can only hope that from tomorrow we get back on our feet", he added.

Luis Enrique took off French left-back Jeremy Mathieu and brought on Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes at half-time, moving Javier Mascherano back into defence.

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In this tie, Barca are the favorites to go through the next round and have been priced by SportyBet to win this first leg at (2.86).

"The second half was much better, but I can't get the first half out of my head". "I am not capable of saying what our percentages are".

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri echoed Dybala's cautious sentiments but was plainly delighted with a performance which was capped with a rare second-half goal from Giorgio Chiellini.

He praised his side for what he described as their "lethal performance" against Barcelona, which has put them within sight of a place in the Champions League semifinals.

He then moved to Palermo, which is often seen as a stepping-stone club for South Americans moving to Europe, and joined Juventus at the start of last season.

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