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‘Absolutely terrible’ football but the Juventus winning machine goes on ahead of Champions League tie - Inside Europe
Juventus have only lost one match in their last 21 games — and that was only after conceding in the final moments of extra time during their Super Cup defeat to Inter Milan. Their form makes them one of the best performing clubs in Europe at the moment but their hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League are in the balance, as their last-16 tie with Villarreal is locked at 1-1 ahead of Wednesday’s match in Turin. Ad/> But while the base statistics look good in terms of wins and draws, watching them is not proving to be much fun.
Soccer-Serie A weekend talking points
(Reuters) - Talking points from the weekend's Serie A matches
Alvaro Morata double fires Juventus to 3-1 win at Sampdoria
Juventus battled to a 3-1 win at Sampdoria thanks to a double by Alvaro Morata on Saturday, with Massimiliano Allegri's fourth-placed side now four points behind Serie A leaders AC Milan. An own goal from Maya Yoshida and Morata's sweetly-struck penalty helped Juve storm into a 2-0 first-half lead, with Sampdoria no match for the visitors in the opening period.
Milan squeeze past Empoli to move five points clear
ROME: AC Milan will stay top of Serie A this weekend after Saturday's tight 1-0 win over Empoli moved them five points clear of the chasing pack.
Sampdoria 1-3 Juventus: Alvaro Morata scores twice for visitors
Alvaro Morata scored twice as Juventus beat Sampdoria to maintain their grip on fourth place and stay in touch in the Serie A title race.
Morata double as Juve warm up for Villarreal with Sampdoria win
ROME: Alvaro Morata scored twice as Juventus extended their unbeaten run with a 3-1 win over Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, to boost their confidence days before their Champions League decider against Villarreal.