Let's Not Stop Now - Chiellini

Let's Not Stop Now - Chiellini

Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini talked about last night's 2-0 victory against Real Madrid and praised two-goal hero Alessandro Del Piero.

It was a magical night last night for Juventus, who beat Real Madrid in their own Bernabeu stadium for the first time in 46 years. One of the protagonists of the evening, defender Giorgio Chiellini, spoke about this epic match in an interview with Sky.

"It was a good feeling to wake up today," he said. "Yesterday we obtained a historic result. Juventus hadn't won in Madrid for 46 years. It's something that will stay in Juve's history. Although we had won a number of times against them at home, we had almost never won over there [in Madrid].

"The turn around? It came during the international break. We had time to grow more compact as a group, and find back the strength we had last year. In the match against Napoli we still had to find that feeling. But since then we have been a completely different side."

Asked how far he thinks the team can go, Chiellini said: "We want to continue this positive period in our next league games, because we still want to reduce the gap between us and the top teams. Stopping now would ruin everything. It would be a big mistake not to do well in our next league games. We want to recover lost ground."

On captain Alex Del Piero, who scored a fantastic brace last night, he said: "Yesterday night he was immense. He is the symbol of Juve. There have been many symbols at Juve, but I think Alex will be remembered forever. At the moment Juve are certainly identified with him.

"A gift to Del Piero [who celebates his 34th birthday on Sunday]? No, let's hope he gives us a gift with another goal on Sunday. In any case, we are aware that he is the one who allows us to make a leap in quality. We can only thank him. Also last night, he was the one who decided the match," Chiellini concluded.

In Serie A, Juve are currently in 6th place and trail leaders Milan by 4 points. In the Champions League, however, thanks to last night's 2-0 victory, they have already ensured qualification to the knockout stage.

*goal.com