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Alves keen for Juventus to avoid 'strange' Barcelona tie
A meeting with
Barcelona would be strange for Dani Alves and the Juventus defender would
prefer to avoid it.
Juventus defender
Dani Alves would prefer to avoid playing former club Barcelona in the Champions
League, unless they meet in the final.
The 33-year-old
left the La Liga champions last year to join Juve, having enjoyed a
trophy-laden eight seasons at Barca.
A 1-0 win over
Porto on Tuesday saw Juventus complete a 3-0 aggregate success as they reached
the Champions League quarter-finals.
But Dani Alves
has no interest in a clash against Barca, who completed a stunning comeback to
get past Paris Saint-Germain.
"I don't
want to play Barcelona. It would be too strange for me," Alves told beIN
Sports.
"If I have
to play Barca, I'd prefer it to be in the final."
A first-half
penalty from Paulo Dybala was enough for Juve to overcome a 10-man Porto in
their second leg.
Real Madrid,
Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Leicester City are also into the last
eight, with Atletico Madrid and Manchester City favourites to join them.
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