Juventus players react to win at Valencia

LEONARDO BONUCCI

"We’ve shown that we’re a great side, despite the difficulties and the sending off of Ronaldo. I was a long way away from what happened, but it was a regular coming-together. [Jeison] Murillo puts his hands on him and he freed himself. Obviously he was angry, but we can’t rise to the provocation. We dealt with the blow and have secured a vital win for our season. My performance? I have to prove myself on the pitch. The group has given me a great welcome and I will give everything I have both on and off the pitch."

MIRALEM PJANIC

"Football is a strange game. We could have been 4-0 up after the opening period, then came that absurd sending off. It was like the Lyon game. We dug deep and found the spirit we needed to take us all the way to the final. That’s what we need to do again."

WOJCIECH SZCZESNY

"It was a good reaction from the team. It wasn’t an easy game, but we kept it compact and stayed organised. It wasn’t easy after we went down to ten men, but everyone did a great job. The wide players were excellent and [Mario] Mandzukic covered so much ground. It was a reaction worthy of champions."

FEDERICO BERNARDESCHI

"Once again we’ve shown how much quality we have at Juve and that we can work hard to produce a great performance. I’m pleased with how I played and the performance of the team as a whole. Cristiano is disappointed and so are all of us. He was desperate to play a great match and help the team, but it went the way it did."