It was clear that Real Madrid was better than Juventus, so in yesterday’s match, I was not expecting Real Madrid to lose. In fact, their match against Juventus is not a big deal to me. The kind of teams I want Real Madrid to face, to really test if they are in great form, are teams like Bayern Munich or PSG. Once Real Madrid can beat these two teams, I’ll know they are truly in the great form we expect them to be in. Even Borussia Dortmund, whom they will meet in their next match, I don’t think will pose much of a threat to Real Madrid.
Madrid is undoubtedly much stronger than Juventus. However, Juventus is a very tactical team. If Juventus had somehow managed to score the first goal of this match, Madrid would not have won. We did not see much change in Juventus's strategy in the match. Juventus applied the same strategy last season. They played defensively and tried to score goals from counterattacks. Real Madrid's defenders were quite aware. So, even though Juventus made several attacks, they could not break Madrid's defense.
Madrid will play against Dortmund in the next round. Real Madrid is also stronger than Dortmund. Even then, Madrid will have to play carefully in this match. Because Dortmund is performing quite well in the FIFA Club World Cup. Although Dortmund has not faced any strong team yet.