Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie admitted he thought his shot would be blocked and had a lucky break as he scored the opener to give PSV a 2-1 lead in the first leg of their Champions League playoff. It took Juventus,
playing at home, for starter McKennie 34 minutes to break the deadlock when he curled a rebound volley from the edge of the area that went under the bar.
“It was a lucky moment because I thought it was going to hit someone in the area,” the 26-year-old American said after the game in Turin.
“At the same time it was a good goal. I scored a better goal against Barcelona in 2020! I’m so lucky!”
“In training all week I’ve scored a lot of goals, so I’m quite confident and calm. คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย. However, the important thing is not to score goals or make assists. It’s about helping the team win.
“We have to sacrifice everything for a big club like Juventus, especially against an opponent with so much talent and who is playing so well.”
Early in the second half, Thiago Motta’s side were levelled by Ivan Perisic but late on Samuel Mbangula was the hero with a brilliant strike to decide the score. And McKennie continued:
“We had to run hard, not be afraid to challenge and give our all when we came on the pitch. Today we did that by pressing, even Federico Gatti was high up trying to win the ball a few times. “
We always say in the dressing room when we score we look a little too relaxed. We have to do better than that. Today we got the second goal, which was very important and we finished the game with confidence.”