Juventus should be given enormous credit for the way they defeated Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.
That is the sentiment of former Liverpool star Graeme Souness who believes Massimiliano Allegri's side deserve the plaudits after keeping Madrid's star-studded line-up quiet in their 1-1 second leg draw at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
The result saw the Bianconeri progress to the final by virtue of a 3-2 aggregate win and Souness feels it is a much-deserved triumph for the Italian champions.
"Juventus thoroughly deserved it over the two games," he said on Sky Sports. "Give great credit to Juventus as in the second half they believed, got their goal, then retreated.
"And as you would expect Italian teams to do, they defended their 18-yard line brilliantly and were fabulous and threatening on the counter break."