on Europe next season following Saturday's
Champions League final defeat
Beppe Marotta says Juventus will spend "whateve
it takes" to launch another assault on
the Champions League next season following
Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Barcelona.
The club struggled in Europe under Antonio Conte
but have re-emerged as a force in the competition
under Massimiliano Allegri this term, while winnin
Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
Juve have already completed the €32 million
signing of Palermo forward Paulo Dybala and
Marotta revealed more signings could well be on
the way.
"It's a great satisfaction to have come this far, but
the defeat won't stop us," said Juve's CEO. "We
are ready to do whatever it takes to improve a
team that's already important."
Ivan Rakitic put Barcelona 1-0 up early on in
Berlin before Alvaro Morata's second half
equaliser, but goals from Luis Suarez and Neymar
saw the Catalans win the treble and extinguish
Juve's hopes of achieving the same feat.
However, the Bianconeri had a strong case for a
second half penalty after Paul Pogba went to
ground following a tussle with Dani Alves, only for
the referee to wave play on, and Marotta admits h
felt his side were hard done to.
"Everyone saw where we started from. This seaso
is extraordinary regardless of the result. And it wa
a shame because Pogba should have had a
penalty - but we won't make excuses."
Defeat also means it is now 19 years since the
Bianconeri last won the competition in 1996,
having also tasted defeat in the 2003 final at the
hands of AC
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