TEMPO.CO, Madrid - Atletico Madrid's midfielder, Arda Turan, scored his sole goal to give the last season's beaten finalist a 1-0 win at home to Juventus in Group A yesterday.
Atletico delighted their chance to return to Champions League Group A after a beaten 3-2 at Olympiakos Piraeus in their opening game two weeks ago.
Atletico hassled and harried the Italian champions and were rewarded in the 75th minute when Turkey midfielder Arda poked the ball into the net from close range. Neither sides created clear chances through the intense game in the Spanish capital.
The Swedish side won 2-0 at home to Olympiakos to leave all four teams on three points from two matches.
The Atletico fans uncovered a banner saying "Feared in Europe" shortly before kickoff and the home players went after Juventus from the start.
Mario Mandzukic had Atletico's best chance of a tight first half when Juventus surrendered possession close to their penalty area in the 25th minute and the Croatia forward released a low shot towards goal that goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon manages to palm it away.
At the other end, Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba found space eight minutes later but his curling kick drifted wide.
Juventus came close to a late equaliser when Atletico captain Raul Garcia almost turned a Stephan Lichtsteiner cross into his own net.
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