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The history of Juventus comebacks in Champions League/European Cup of Champions

Juventus will face Atletico Madrid for the second leg of Champions League Round of 16. Massimiliano Allegri’s side will try to make a comeback after 2-0 defeat at Wanda Metropolitano. Ajax and Manchester United have proven that every kind of comeback is possible in this competition. And with this in mind, Juventus could become the next team to add another fantastic comeback against Diego Simeone’s dominant defense. Since the very first competition of European cup of Champions Juventus have managed to make a comeback 8 times. The very first one came during 1967/68 season, when Bianconeri beat German side Eintracht Braunschweig. 31 January, 1968, quarterfinals, first leg Eintracht B. - Juventus 3-2 February 28, 1968, second leg Juventus - Eintracht B. 1-0 Season 1972/73, First Round 13 September, 1972, first leg Marseille - Juventus 1-0 27 September, 1972, second leg Juventus - Marseille 3-0 Fabio Capello was part of Juventus team in 1972/73 season, when Bianconeri beat Marseille Season 1975/76, Round of 32 17 September, 1975, first leg CSKA Sofia - Juventus 2-1 1 October, 1975, second leg Juventus - CSKA Sofia 2-0 Season 1981/82, First Round 16 September 1981, first leg Celtic - Juventus 1-0 30 September, 1981, second leg Juventus - Celtic 2-0 Season 1995/96, Quarterfinals 6 March, 1996, first leg Real Madrid - Juventus 1-0 20 March, 1996, second leg Juventus - Real Madrid 2-0 Season 2002/03, Semifinals 6 May, 2003, first leg Real Madrid - Juventus 2-1 14 May, 2003, second leg Juventus - Real Madrid 3-1 Season 2004/05, Round of 16 22 February, 2005, first leg Real Madrid - Juventus 1-0 9 March, 2005, second leg Juventus - Real Madrid 2-0 (AET) Season 2005/06, Round of 16 22 February, 2006, first leg Werder Bremen - Juventus 3-2 7 March, 2006, second leg Juventus - Werder Bremen 2-1 [gallery ids="278060,278057,278054,278047"]

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