Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic made a triumphant return from a muscular injury against Sporting Lisbon in Champions League play this week. After missing three matches since late September, he scored a decisive goal on Wednesday. Afterwards, he spoke with Sky Sports about his return, relationship with Paulo Dybala and areas Juventus needs to improve on.

 

ON JUVENTUS’ FORM:

“We need to improve on defense, I want a safer Juve. Allegri spoke to us after the match against Sporting Lisbon at both individual and team levels. We know what we need to do to improve. We are not yet team that we want to be.”

 

ON FREE KICKS WITH DYBALA:

“Often I take them, but Paulo kicks very well. Everyone kicks from his strong side, but we can also invert them. Everyone kicks in his own way because it's a matter of sensations. My strength is sixteen yards, up to twenty-four, twenty-five yards."

 

ON THE STRONG PLAY OF NAPOLI AND INTER:

We focus only on ourselves. There will be direct confrontations and in those matches we will have to take many points. But now we think of the match against Udinese, who will give 100% against us. We too will have to give it all to win.