Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci was proud of their Champions League triumph at Tottenham.
The Bianconeri fought back from a goal down to beat Tottenham on Wednesday night, seen very much as a triumph for experience and know-how.
“It's true that the Italian old guard is always there, but other players deserve credit too," Chiellini told Sky Italia.
“There's also [Stephan] Lichtsteiner who has been here since the first Scudetto and [Kwadwo] Asamoah who arrived for the second.
“After the first period of the season in the league where we were probably a bit satisfied, where we didn't have the same old hunger we've found ourselves.
“We looked each other in the eyes and said 'this is not right, we have to change'.
“A team cannot disregard their Coach, just as the Coach cannot disregard the team.
“I'd say it [the win at Wembley] was very emotional, for us and for all of our fans.
“Then I'd say it was passionate, given that to qualify in a double-header it takes a lot of passion.
“After that lucidity, since we were aware of the difficulties of this game but we never lost our calm and focus.
“We waited for Tottenham to grant us something, and it happened."