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RB Leipzig 2-3 Juventus: Thiago Motta Praises Bianconeri Spirit After Thrilling Fightback In Germany

Juventus, who are yet to concede a goal in Serie A this s🎀eason, twice had to fight back from a goal down before securing the win wi💯th a late goal from Francisco Conceicao

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Juventus head coach Thiago Motta
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Thiago Motta hailed Juventus' team spirit after they shrugged off two injuries and Michele Di Gregorio's red card to secure a thrilling 3-2 Champions League win over RB Leipzig. (More Football News)

Juventus, who are yet to concede a goal in Serie A this season, twice had to fight back from a goal down before securing the win with a late goa🐭l from Francisco Conceicao.

They endured a nightmare start as captain Bremer and winger Nicolas Gonzalez were both withdrawn a🥃ft𝔍er suffering injuries. 

They then went down to 10🅘 men when Di Gregorio was dismissed for handling outside his area, but Dusan Vlahovic's brace had them level 💦before Conceicao showed great feet to tuck home an 82nd-minute winner. 

"It was a good match, even in the first half where we made some mistakes in t🌞he details," said Moℱtta. 

"In the second half, we did better, even playing with 10 m🔯en. It was a great performance and a great win.

"Courage from the boys, they were determined toꦜ push forward and hurt the opponents.

"Even with a man down, we had that feeling, so why step back? We kept pushing, and we did it well right un🅰til the last minute."

Two-goal hero Vlahovic echoed those sentiments, saying: "I'm really 💖happy, especially for the team. We are becoming a 𒊎real unit.

"We fought together, kept pressing even when we were down to 10 men, anღd in the end, we deserved to win. It was a great match, and fortunately, we came out on top."