Obvious 'disappointment' but 'we did all we could' against Lyon - Juventus defender Bonucci

Leonardo Bonucci in action for Juventus against Lyon in their Champions League last-16 encounter. Juventus beat Lyon 2-1 but couldn't progress into the quarter-finals following Lyon's lone goal lead advantage from the first leg. Photo: JuventusFC

Leonardo Bonucci insists Juventus ‘proved our fitness levels’ by pinning Lyon back, but lost this Champions League tie in the first leg.

Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty and scored a stunner, cancelling out the debatable Memphis Depay spot-kick, for a 2-1 Bianconeri victory on the night.

Due to the 1-0 away defeat, Juve went out of the competition on away goals at the Round of 16 stage.

“There’s disappointment, obviously,” the captain told Sky Sport Italia.

“We knew Lyon would sit waiting for us with 10 men behind the ball, crammed back into their own half. We created many chances, but in football you can create chances without bringing home the objective.

“It’s a pity. We should’ve done a lot better in the first half in France, when we created very little and gave Lyon the chance to score a goal. These ties are decided over 120 minutes.

“Unfortunately, it’s a matter of centimetres that makes the difference at this level, whether the ball is in or out.

“We proved that our fitness levels were good, we pushed for 95 minutes, created four or five clear scoring opportunities and Lyon had I think one shot on goal. They qualified, congratulations to them.”

Juventus celebrates with Lyon for Champions League quarter-finals qualification ⬇

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Considering they are out of the Champions League at the Round of 16 stage, lost the Coppa Italia and Italian Supercup Final, has this been a disappointing season for Juventus?

“It has been an anomalous season, we found ourselves playing in July and August to decide the tournaments. We achieved the Scudetto, but knew with this format that anything could happen in the Champions League.

“We did all we could.”