Juventus coach Thiago Motta fully admits VfB Stuttgart ‘deserved the victory and were better from the first minute’ after suffering his first defeat on the bench. ‘When you do not control the

Juventus were unable to extend their best-ever start to a Champions League campaign, falling to Stuttgart 1-0 at the Allianz Stadium in a game that felt much more than one-goal scoreline that was ultimately decided in second-half stoppage time when substitute El Bilal Touré broke the deadlock.

Motta lamented his side's attacking display, not helped by the absences of Nico Gonzalez, Teun Koopmeiners, Gleison Bremer, Arek Milik and Douglas Luiz through injury