Tonight, Juventus will face Maccabi Haifa on matchday four of the Champions League group stage. As we all know, the Bianconeri have no choice but to win away from home to maintain any shred of hope of reaching the Round of 16.
Last week, Adrien Rabiot was the protagonist in the victory over the Israeli team, since he broke the duck in an empathetic way.
The Frenchman scored the opening goal after a charming give-and-take with Ángel Di María. And when the visitors were looking for a tie, he disconnected the revolt and headed in the third for his team.
So despite failing to deliver on his promise during his first three campaigns in Turin, the former PSG man feels he is an important player for Juventus.
Since his return from injury, Max Allegri has repeatedly relied on his services, with the midfielder hoping to help the team regain their form amid the current crisis.
“Our goal must be to take all three home points from Maccabi Haifa to continue our quest for qualification,” Rabiot said in his pre-match interview at the Allianz Stadium, as quoted by the club’s official website.
“There is a great desire on the part of all of us to do exactly that. We have been looking at each other to identify the problems and solve them. As a group we are training well, but we must be able to produce what we do in training in the real game.
“I feel important to the team, but each of us has an important role and we all want to help the team get through this period.
“The World Cup? Right now I don’t think about it, there are many games before and we have to do well in them. When the time comes we will focus on the World Cup.
