Morata: 'Juve taught me so much'

By Football Italia staff

Alvaro Morata “cried many times” after the Champions League Final and “learned more” at Juventus than Real Madrid.

The Spanish striker had scored the equaliser against Barcelona in Berlin, but the final result was 3-1 for the Blaugrana.

“I cried many times, playing and replaying that Final in my head. It will serve me well in future, because you always learn something from a defeat,” Morata told Marca TV.

“The fans gave us an extraordinary welcome back in Turin that night, as almost 1,000 people were at the airport. It was almost as if we’d won.”

He certainly does not regret the decision to leave Real Madrid on a two-year loan, although his future after that is up in the air.

“Italian football has given me so much and I think I learned more here in a single season than the rest of my career in Spain.

“The defences are extremely focused and it is more difficult to score. It is a very tactical style of football and completely different to La Liga.

“People said I would struggle to settle in, but that has not been the case. I just wanted some more space to show what I can do and I found that at Juve.

“Andrea Pirlo is a legend of world football and I am truly privileged to admire him close up. From him you can learn everything, even how to put on your boots.

“Paul Pogba is my friend and I hope he remains at Juve, as he’s really a superstar.”

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