Stefano Tacconi believes that Juventus must be ranked among the favourites to win this season’s Champions League.

The Bianconeri will face Atletico Madrid in the Last 16 of the Champions League later on this month.

“With a player like Ronaldo in the team, Juventus have something more than clubs like Barcelona, Manchester City and Real Madrid,” Tacconi, winner of the Champions Cup with Juventus in 1985, told the Times of Malta during the arrival of the UEFA Champions League trophy in Malta.  

“The players know that with Cristiano in the team they have to give 20 per cent more. They need to play at the same level of Ronaldo. He is a born winner who is capable of winning matches single-handedly so his team-mates know they have to deliver.”

The Champions League trophy was brought over to Malta by Farsons, through their product Pepsi who are one of the main sponsors of the UEFA’s most prestigious club competition.

On Saturday, Maltese fans have the chance to take pictures with Tacconi and the trophy at The Point in Sliema.

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