After struggling to hit top form this term due to injury, the midfielder is keen to make amends for Juventus as the season draws to a close

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal thinks his injury issues last year left him "cursed" and he is desperate to prove himself now he is back fit again.

Vidal underwent an operation on a knee injury towards the end of last season after playing through the pain barrier to help Juve on their way to winning Serie A.

He was a fitness concern for the World Cup but returned in time to feature for Chile - who were knocked out by Brazil in the round of 16.

The former Bayer Leverkusen man believes that returning so quickly threatened to leave him with long-term damage, but he stated that his love for Juve meant he had to play on.

"The end of last season was cursed, my performance went down a lot," Vidal told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "On a personal level with Juve and the Chilean team it ended badly. Now there is a great opportunity for redemption.

"I know that Juventus expect a lot from me, but it always has been that way and is not a problem.

"Unfortunately having to recover so fast from surgery, it seriously threatened to irreparably hurt me. Mine was a choice of love for Juve. I could not leave the team before the semi-final of the Europa League against Benfica.

"I played the World Cup and also a good part of the season, but I decided with my heart, I love Juve. And I must say thanks to Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli who waited, another coach would not have done so.

"I played in dire physical condition, only myself and my doctors knew this. But I always gave 1,000 per cent in the field, regardless of how I bad I was injured."