The Danish defensive midfielder, Bauersen, was 30 years old. Piero was 35, Salihamidzic was 33, and Trezeget was already 32.
In other words, in Juventus's starting eleven, only 25-year-old Diego and 24-year-old Marchisio were in their prime; all the others were veterans over thirty.
Was it that Juventus didn't want a younger squad?
Obviously not.
For example, players like Muhammad Sissoko, Felipe Melo, and Chiellini had been emerging one after another.
But for various reasons, this was the only starting lineup Juventus could field now.
Do you know what Klopp had said in the locker room right before they came out?
"Physique, technique, strength—we're superior to our opponents in every aspect!"
"And our greatest advantages are our speed and work rate."
"Faced with this group of has-beens who are ripe for retirement, the greatest courtesy we can show them is to make them face reality."
"Their era is over!"
