Giorgio Chiellini believed history was on Juventus’ side against Tottenham, as they were able to come back to advance past Spurs in the last-16 of the Champions League after the 2-2 draw in the first-leg.
Tottenham scored in the first half at Wembley Stadium through Heung-Min Son’s goal which gave them an advantage.
Juventus, however, were able find the two goals they needed in the second half, with the Argentine duo of Gonzalo Higuain and Paulo Dybala finding the net.
Spurs came close late to equalising through Harry Kane header, but the Bianconeri qualified on the night with 4-3 win on aggregate.
“Tottenham have a lot of great players – Kane, (Christian) Erisken, (Dele)Alli – but we knew they always give up a lot of chances,” Chiellini told BT Sport.
“It’s the history of Tottenham. They always create a lot of chances but they always miss out. We always believe in the history.
Chiellini even used Real Madrid’s victory over PSG on Tuesday as a proof the history of a club can make the difference in the Champions League.
The Italian added: “You see in the game between Madrid and Paris, the history is important. We used our skill and arrived at the win.”
Higuain also praised Spurs after the game saying:
“It was a very difficult match against a great side like Tottenham, who always give their best and are aggressive, but we know English teams always leave gaps at the back and would give us opportunities,” Gonzalo Higuain told Mediaset Premium .
“We had to make the most of them and we did. I’m very happy with this win, as a comeback at Wembley is not easy.”
