<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Juventus put their domestic woes behind them to register a sensational come from behind 2-1 win against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the opening round of the UEFA Champions League.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Spanish striker Alvaro Morataa s 81st minute left footed curler turned out to be the winner for the Italian champions who recorded their victory on English soil since 1996.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Earlier, an own goal from veteran defender Giorgio Chiellini had given City the lead in the 57th minute resulting from a corner kick. The Juventus players were furious with the referee for allowing the goal to stand, alleging a foul on Chiellini by City captain Vincent Kompany in the buildup.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The Old Lady equalized 13 minutes later through Croatian International Mario Mandzukic, who got at the end of a glorious left wing cross by Paul Pogba.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Pellegrini brought on club record signing Kevin De Bruyne and Sergio Aguero in the 2nd half to salvage the situation but Juventus defended heroically and deservedly held on to record a memorable win in Manchester.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Citya s European woes continued as they yet again failed to win their opening round match in the UEFA Champions League.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Pellegrini Insists City played better than Juventus</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">A dejected Manuel Pellegrini insisted that Manchester City were the better side on the day and deserved to win the match.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a I think it was a strange game, I dona t think that we deserved to lose this game. We played better than Juventus, we had three clear chances to score, I think Gianluigi Buffon made a good save and we were very unlucky, especially on their first goal,a <a href="http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2015/September/City-v-Juventus-Manuel-Pellegrini-reaction/1442356872">said</a> Pellegrini.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a We played against a strong team, with not too many options, but I think we controlled the game and really I dona t remember Juventus creating important chances.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a I think it was a typical Champions League game, neither team created many chances, but we had possession and had very clear option at the beginning.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Juventus have a lot of experience of playing in the Champions League. They scored two beautiful goals.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We are just starting, ita s a game you never want to lose here at home because they are three very important points but the group is just starting.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a We have 15 points more to play for so it depends on the way we play the next game.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Ita s not the best way to start losing at home against a strong team but it doesna t mean we wona t qualify, we have to play against Juventus there and another four games, and wea ll see which team has the most points at the end.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a The last two seasons we qualified for the knockout stage despite losing the first game, so therea s nothing to worry about.a </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">PELLEGRINI: "We played better football but Juventus had the experience to defend and scored beautiful goals." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mcfc?src=hash">#mcfc</a></p> a Manchester City FC (@MCFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MCFC/status/643892696151642113">September 15, 2015</a></blockquote> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Yaya Toure Believes Juventus Were Lucky To Win </strong></h3> . <p style="text-align: justify">Manchester Citya s midfield powerhouse Yaya Toure expressed his disappointment at the loss to Juventus and insisted that the Italian side were lucky to come away with all 3 points on the night.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a It was a disappointing game,a <a href="http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2015/September/City-v-Juvetus-Yaya-Toure-UEFA-Champions-League-post-match-reaction/1442337466">declared</a> Toure.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a The Italian team played very well, defended very well and I think theya ve been lucky. I dona t think we played that bad.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a It can happen in football. We just have to be strong and try to bounce back in the Champions League.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a We just missed a lot today, we had a couple of chances and what we have to do is learn from Europe and try to do better next time.a </p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Allegri hails a Extraordinarya Gianluigi Buffon</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri praised the a extraordinarya performance of veteran keeper Gianluigi Buffon in his sidea s impressive 2-1 away win against English league leaders Manchester City. Buffon made a string of top drawer saves to keep Manchester City at bay at crucial junctures in the match.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a In the second half we did better going forward and without the anxiety to get that result. Today when 1-0 down, we risked conceding a second, and Gigi Buffon was extraordinary,a <a href="http://www.football-italia.net/73022/allegri-juve-worked-hard">remarked</a> Allegri.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a The lads put in a great performance and it wasna t easy. We shoulda ve done better in attack during the first half and missed chances, while we did have a goal disallowed.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">a We allowed City very little and the goal came from an incident where we shouldna t have given the ball away.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"A victory represents a huge boost of confidence and helps you work better. A defeat woulda ve been seen badly, but we wanted to put in a good performance and turn the tide. Ita s a psychological issue too and these lads showed they were up to the task.a </p> <p style="text-align: justify">a Man City have great individual talents, but my lads slowed down their moves and the only times they threatened was on the counter-attack. We never allowed City to create a decent attacking move.a </p> <p style="text-align: justify"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> .<a href="https://twitter.com/juventusfcen">@juventusfcen</a> coach <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficialAllegri">@OfficialAllegri</a> feels his side got their just reward. What did you think of the game? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCL?src=hash">#UCL</a> <a href="http://t.co/5gjxIsdBMa">pic.twitter.com/5gjxIsdBMa</a> a Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/643898800046755840">September 15, 2015</a> </blockquote> <!--Article End-->