Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin has praised Juventus following the home side’s 1-0 win at the Vicente Calderon.
Both sides had fought tenaciously for a vast amount of the match before a late Arda Turan goal left Juventus empty handed.
“It was a difficult match and it was fought as we had imagined,” the 28 year-old told Spanish newspaper AS post match.
“Juventus do have great players and they put in the maximum effort, but we gave everything and got rewarded for it.”
All four teams in Group A have achieved three points leaving the question of progression in the group unanswered.
“We are pleased with the result and now we will focus on our next match which could be decisive,” he concluded.
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