Juventus 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen: 3 Reasons Why the Bianconeri were victorious against the Germans

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Uncharacteristically, Ronaldo spurned a couple of seemingly easy chances but finally got a goal to his name late on
Uncharacteristically, Ronaldo spurned a couple of seemingly easy chances but finally got a goal to his name late on

#2 Juan Cuadrado as right-back

Cuadrado was effective at right-back in spells but looked out of his depth in that position
Cuadrado was effective at right-back in spells but looked out of his depth in that position

Despite missing recognisable full-backs in two games now, Juventus have won both games by more than two goals and keeping a clean sheet in both. Al least they had the returning Brazilian Alex Sandro for this game, but the right-back slot had to be occupied by Juan Cuadrado, who appeared to be the weak link in this Juventus defensive set-up.

At the end of the game, the Colombian would've been satisfied with that performance where he contributed plenty going forward, including the assist for the first goal. There is cause for concern for Juventus though, as he appeared out of sorts on a number of occasions.

Leverkusen's Kevin Volland couldn't get the best of him on that side, but given that he should've been identified as the easiest potential target in the Juve backline, perhaps Kai Havertz or Nadiem Amiri would've been more suited to taking him on.

Had Bayer been able to exploit this chink in Juventus' armour, the result may have been very different, or at least it would've been an uncomfortable night for Sarri's men.

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