Juventus
Gianluigi Buffon – 7
A couple of saves apart, there was nothing the everlasting keeper had to do. He was personally powerless to allow any of the Bayern goals from entering the net.
Stephan Lichtsteiner – 7
The Swiss played an integral part in Juventus’ opener, capitalising on the Neuer-Alaba mix-up big time to see his shot eventually find Pogba – who had to roll the ball into an empty net. Defensively he was solid, keeping Ribery quiet. As the game wore on, he was pressed back by Bernat and Ribery’s link-up play.
Andrea Barzagli – 6.5
He was brilliant for 75 minutes but lost his confidence and sense of serenity after Lewandowski scored to bring Bayern back in the tie. The gaps began to show in the Juventus defence since. Muller’s last-gasp equaliser signalled heartbreak for Barzagli after such a spirited defensive performance.
Leonardo Bonucci – 6.5
Like Barzagli, his centre-half partner too defended resolutely for 75 minutes, keeping Muller and Lewandowski in check before the clean sheet was going. Panic began creeping in and Bayern took full advantage, just.
Patrice Evra – 6
The former Manchester United man can be held guilty for Bayern’s equaliser, losing possession to Vidal trying to advance out of Juventus’ defensive area with the ball rather than hacking it away to safety.
Evra was no match for Coman and Costa in extra-time as the duo were just too quick for his liking on the wings.
Hernanes – 6.5
Could not offer much going forward with the same effect as Claudio Marchisio would have done. However, he did shield his back four well – winning most of the duels he was involved in to give Juventus some relief from Bayern's dominance.
Sami Khedira – 6.5
The German was pretty influential in setting up Juventus’ first goal, his lofted ball creating confusion between Neuer and Alaba as to who would deal with it – resulting in a total mix-up and Pogba slotting home into an empty net. He was relatively quiet after that and was subbed off for Stefano Sturaro on 68 minutes.
Paul Pogba – 7.5
The rising midfield superstar was yet again immense on the big night, surging forward whenever his side had possession with the ball and putting the Bayern centre-backs on the backfoot in the first half. His goal – albeit into an empty net – gave Juventus an advantage they doubled later, but could not hold on to at the end of the game.
Juan Cuadrado – 7
The on-loan Chelsea winger was head and shoulders above David Alaba in the first half, completing a couple of dribbles and pegging the Austrian back to his own defensive half each time he tried to advance forward.
He kept his composure to avoid challenges from two Bayern players to smash home Juventus’ second after an amazing solo run by Alvaro Morata.
Alvaro Morata – 7.5
The ex-Real Madrid man made his mark on the game with a sublime counter-attacking run, easily skipping past four Bayern Munich players as if they weren’t even present there. The lay-off to Cuadrado that followed resulted in Juventus’ second goal, ensuring that Morata’s solo effort didn’t go waste.
He managed to get a couple of attempts on target, but both were fairly routine stops for Neuer. He was replaced by Mandzukic after 72 minutes to give Juventus some fresh legs going forward.
Alex Sandro – 6.5
Juventus’ summer signing was consistent over the 120 minutes, attempting to set the Old Lady on counter-punches in response to Bayern’s total possession of the ball. He completed a few dribbles to assert some authority on the wings for an hour or so.
Substitutions:
Stefano Sturaro – 5.5
The goalscorer from the first leg replaced Sami Khedira after 68 minutes but failed to make an impact – losing possession regularly in the middle of the pitch to give Bayern some more control over their opponents.
Mario Mandzukic – 6
His substitution could have meant only two things – either Morata was tiring or he was injured. There was no way his hold-up play was ever going to test Bayern Munich on the break. That’s exactly what had happened.
Roberto Pereyra – 6
Pereyra replaced Juan Cuadrado to refill some energy and life into Juventus’ attacking index, but Bayern’s dominance constrained him from doing anything that could turn the game back in Juventus’ favour.
