Juventus reflect on painful Champions League elimination to Galatasaray

[p]Few gave [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juve[/a] a chance of reaching the last 16 on Wednesday after a horror show in Istanbul last week left the Italians trailing 5-2 and needing a near-miracle to get through to the next round.[/p][p]But elimination was especially painful as a superb performance and goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/locatelli-manuel/6RgXRdd8/"]Manuel Locatelli[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gatti-federico/SCvJDma8/"]Federico Gatti[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mckennie-weston/jZHxRi2A/"]Weston McKennie[/a] took the tie to extra time in a cacophony of noise.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osimhen-victor/23YHG47R/"]Victor Osimhen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yilmaz-baris/8dwASoxi/"]Baris Yilmaz[/a] netted in that additional period to send Juve out, leaving captain Manuel Locatelli admitting: "[b]I feel like crying.[/b]"[/p][p]"[b]All I know is that we put our souls into that match, we gave everything we had,[/b]" said Locatelli.[/p][p]"[b]We're on the right track with the coach and I think you can see that, even if we've lost in our recent matches.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="829543b4-1cb8-42c6-837a-e2f85b4871ba" url="https://x.com/Flashscorecom/status/2026793819895705726?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Juve were applauded off by their supporters after a display which will boost them in their bid to qualify for next season's edition of the Champions League.[/p][p]The Turin giants are fifth in Serie A, four points behind fourth-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/as-roma/zVqqL0ma/"]Roma[/a] before their trip to face the capital club on Sunday.[/p][p]But Juve icon [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chiellini-giorgio/K2KuC4Uu/"]Giorgio Chiellini[/a] was hoping for more, especially with one of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] or [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham[/a] awaiting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] in the next round.[/p][p]"[b]We're upset and disappointed after the effort put in and what we showed today,[/b]" said Chiellini, now a club official.[/p][p]"[b]What we did today should be a starting point for the remainder of the season.[/b]"[/p]