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Juventus coach Allegri not losing sleep ahead of Berlin

Juventus boss Max Allegri insists he's not losing sleep ahead of the Champions League final.

Juve meet Barcelona next week in Berlin.

"It's practically impossible to stop them being dangerous. First of all we have to not only focus on that, but on attacking, keeping a high tempo and making life difficult for them. Barcelona play in a different way to how they did under Pep Guardiola," said Allegri.

"They have less possession and play with a centre-forward, which they didn't use before.

"Am I losing sleep? No, I sleep pretty soundly. It's a game we have to prepare, there's no need to fire up the squad for a Champions League Final.

"It is a 95-minute game, a one-off, and if that's not enough then it'll be over 120 minutes. More than just technical quality, we also need mental strength.

"Tomorrow we will rest, then from Monday we begin the countdown to Berlin. Nobody expected Juventus to reach the Final and this doesn't happen often in life, so we must do our best to bring it home."

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