Patrice Evra urges Juventus team-mates to play without fear in Champions League last-16 clash with Bayern Munich

 

Patrice Evra (right) contests Bologna midfielder Godfred 

Donsah for the ball during a match on Friday

 
Evra challenges Amadou Diawara (left), and heads the ball during Friday's 
Serie A clash with Bologna (right)

‘We’ll require everyone to play their part and we will need the Juventus Stadium to be bouncing and everyone giving off positivity.

‘Against Bayern, you have to be ready from a tactical standpoint, and be ready to suffer. It’s important to play with intelligence, personality, respect and be fearless in our approach.

‘If a team-mate makes a mistake, you have to think that it can also be your fault and therefore offer more solutions to fix the issue.

‘The psychological aspect is what matters in these games. You need to be relaxed and look to enjoy the occasion as much as you can, otherwise you go out and feel like you’re playing in a 20kg jacket.

‘Bayern are the favourites, but I’m perfectly relaxed from what I’ve seen in training. 

I’ve got plenty of belief in my team-mates and if you asked [Pep] Guardiola or the players of Bayern whether it is easy to face Juventus, they would say no.’

Evra, who lifted the European Cup with United in 2008, was part of the team that drew 0-0 at Bologna on Friday night, a result that ended Juve’s 15-match winning run in Serie A.

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Nonetheless, Massimiliano Allegri’s side still enjoy a two-point lead over Napoli, who host Milan on Monday night.

Bayern beat Darmstadt 3-1 on Saturday to preserve their eight-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga and their manager Guardiola will be desperate to win the Champions League before joining Manchester City this summer.

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