Monday, May 11, 2015
Paul Pogba has his sights set on the Champions League final after making his return from injury at the weekend just in time to be considered for the second leg of Juventus' Champions League semifinal against Real Madrid this Wednesday.
Pogba lasted 63 minutes of Juve's 1-1 draw with Cagliari on Saturday having spent 52 days out with a thigh injury he picked up during Juve's Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund.
Having proven his fitness and sharpness -- also by scoring the Bianconeri'sgoal in Saturday's Serie A match -- he now hopes to feature at the Santiago Bernabeu as Juve look to reach a first final in over a decade.
"It would be magnificent to reach the final," Pogba said in an interview onJuve's YouTube channel. "I always said that we wanted to go as far as possible and if we could reach the final, it would be fantastic."
Although Pogba admitted to not being 100 percent fit and able to last the full 90 minutes, he is ready to play some part in Madrid.
"I'm happy with my performance and with my condition during the game," he said. "I felt good. I ran a lot and didn't feel anything so we're on the right path. I'm always ready."
Juve travel to Spain with a 2-1 advantage from the first leg, aware that they will need a performance like the one in Pogba's last appearance in Dortmund to stand any chance of going through.
"We know that it's going to be very difficult," Pogba said. "They are used to being in semifinals and they won it last year, so it's going to be harder for us playing at their place, but we want to win and we'll do all we can to win."
"I saw the team play very well [in the first leg] and we played a better game than them and we won, which is important."
