Have Juventus assembled a squad good enough to win the Champions League?

Signing Matthijs de Ligt was a coup for the Turin club and on paper their squad is remarkably strong but will Maurizio Sarri be able to keep everyone happy?

“Pressure is normal in football. For me it’s not a problem.” Those were the words of Matthijs de Ligt as he was unveiled as Juventus’ ninth – but most important – signing on Friday. Juventus had beaten PSG to the signing of the 19-year-old Ajax captain and there is palpable excitement at the club before the new season.

And pressure there will be. The feeling is that Juventus finally have a squad strong enough to win the Champions League for the first time since 1996. They have been in two finals in the past five years but lost to Barcelona and Real Madrid.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2XVc1NX