Juventus hero Claudio Marchisio has paid tribute to France coach Didier Deschamps.

Deshamps gave Marchisio his debut when Juve coach.

“It was wonderful to be coached now only by someone who had already taken Monaco to the Champions League Final, but also a champion who I watched from the stands playing for Juventus," Marchisio told La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“He put his faith in me, gave me my debut in the Coppa Italia and in Serie B."

Marchisio also recalled receiving a red card against Napoli.

“I had never been sent off at youth level, it was a really unfair decision and I was stunned. I was so sad to leave the team down to 10 men in that match, so when we went back into training, I expected a telling off from the coach.

“Deschamps greeted me with a really grim face. He's a nice guy, but if he gets angry… He told me I should be more careful.

“I turned around, shamed, and then heard him laughing. He looked at me and said: 'Don't worry, just keep playing in your way.'"