Allegri's defensive art form threatens Barca


FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Juventus v AC Milan - Italian Serie A - Juventus stadium, Turin, Italy - 10/03/17 - Juventus' coach Massimiliano Allegri during the match against AC Milan. REUTERS/Giorgio Perottino

MILAN (Reuters) - Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri believes that defending is just as much as an art form as attacking and advises anyone who wants to watch a show to go to the circus.

The dominant force in Italian football, Juventus will take on the role of underdogs when they host Barcelona's array of creative talent in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

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