Juventus GM Beppe Marotta insists facing Real Madrid holds no fear.

Juve have drawn Real in the Champions League quarterfinal.

Marotta said: “Juventus have historically always been at the top of European football and that is in its DNA, moving on to the Coach and players. We remain competitive, as we were last year and two years ago.

“I think our meeting with Real Madrid is a little early, but we had to face them sooner or later. In my view, they are the best team in the world and we have the utmost respect for them, but absolutely no fear.

“The Scudetto is another very important tournament, so tonight we have to focus on SPAL, which is our Real Madrid for now."