Tuesday 23 February 2016 23:56, UK
Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri praised his team's attitude after they fought back to draw 2-2 with Bayern Munich in their UEFA Champions League last-16 clash on Tuesday night, but said they now had a tougher task of winning in Bavaria after failing to do so at home.
Bayern were in commanding form for an hour, having boxed the Italians in, launching attack after attack with 70 per cent possession in the first half.
Goals from Thomas Mueller and Arjen Robben gave them a comfortable lead, but they wasted other chances that could have put the tie beyond doubt.
And Juve made the most of the reprieve, battling back to score twice in 13 minutes as Bayern's confidence was shaken.
Paulo Dybala scored in the 63rd minute against the run of play, before Stefano Sturaro levelled to set up a nail-biting return leg in Munich on March 16.
"In the first half they pushed us hard in our own half and we just couldn't settle," Allegri said.
"We started making a lot of mistakes with our passes and didn't use the space well, but let's not forget we were playing Bayern.
"After the interval we played a lot better. We might have even snatched the win at the end, but we will need to make sure there's no repeat of our first half when we go to Munich."
"We played a good game although we had to start from scratch in the second half. It was a test to see if we can play matches like that. In the second half we were rewarded for our more daring approach.
"But if you want to advance into the next round of this competition you have to win a game. We did not win it here so now we have to go and win it in Munich."
The tie is still very much alive, although on this performance Pep Guardiola's men will be favourites to secure their last-eight place.
Bayern's boss, however, is taking nothing for granted.
"Juventus made it to last year's final, not us. We're not dealing with a team from the provinces," he said.
"Obviously a win would have been better. You cannot really expect that your opponent will not get a single chance. That's football. Sometimes you can't look at just the result. We played with character.
"We played well over 90 minutes not just 60 minutes. Overall I am satisfied with the performance."
