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Andrea Pirlo feels Juventus sent message to Real Madrid with win

After beating Real Madrid 2-1 in Turin, Juventus legend Andrea Pirlo says he thinks his team sent a message to the current Champions League holders that they are focused on making the final.

Juventus used an early Alvaro Morata goal and a second-half penalty from Carlos Tevez to overcome a Cristiano Ronaldo first-half goal for Real.

"We sent the message that we are here, we want this final and we'll fight to the end in Madrid too," Pirlo said.

"It was a game, there is another and we need the same belief and focus. We have to go to Madrid with the confidence we can get to the final.

"We need to repeat this performance with technique and concentration."

A trip to the Champions League final in Berlin would be a homecoming of sorts for Pirlo and several of his Juventus teammates, who were on the Italian national team side that won the World Cup there in 2006.

"The phrase 'We're going to Berlin' always remains in my head, I hope it can happen again. Is it destiny? I hope so," Pirlo said.

Pirlo was coy in his response to questions about his future after saying this week that he'd leave Juventus if the team won the Champions League.

"Let's win it first and then we'll see," Pirlo said.