Although he failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the Club World Cup, Igor Tudor said it was a valuable learning process
2025-07-03 00:57
The "Old Lady" Juventus lost 0-1 to La Liga giants Real Madrid in the 2025 Club World Cup last 16 after conceding a goal in the second half. Although they failed to advance to the quarterfinals, Igor Tudor said that this journey taught his team a valuable lesson.
Real Madrid defender Arnold made a lob pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute, and Gonzalo Garcia jumped up and headed the ball into the goal, helping Real Madrid take the lead 1-0.
In the end, Juventus lost 0-1 to Real Madrid and could not continue to compete for the championship.
Juventus coach Igor Tudor said: "I want to congratulate my players. They insisted on implementing our tactical plan. Considering the situation they faced at the time, they gave their all. At the end of the game, as many as 10 players asked to be substituted."
"Yildiz has been stretching and we are worried that he will be injured, and other players are in similar situations. I originally wanted to make some substitutions in attack, but Conceicao was injured and I was worried that we would be one man less after the substitution."
In addition, Juventus lost 2-5 to Manchester City coached by Guardiola in the third round of the Club World Cup group stage.
Igor Tudor said, "Playing against these two world-class teams is a valuable learning process for us. Playing against these teams can help us understand our own level, and this learning process is very valuable."
"We prepared a completely different strategy for the match against Real Madrid. The match was in a completely different context. The match against Manchester City was a group match and was not decisive, while this was a win-or-lose elimination match."
Igor Tudor also added, "It's hard to say when Real Madrid was most threatening, when they were in possession or on the counterattack, but we also created some scoring opportunities. I would like to congratulate the players for their performance and we will continue to move forward based on this."
