Massimiliano Allegri has paid tribute to his Juventus side for achieving an "extraordinary result" by eliminating Real Madrid from the Champions League.
Alvaro Morata cancelled out Cristiano Ronaldo's penalty as Juve earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu last night to seal a 3-2 aggregate win and advance into the final.
The Bianconeri will face Barcelona in the showpiece in Berlin on June 6, and Allegri feels that it is important for Italian football to re-establish itself in the upper echelons of European football.
He told Mediaset: "It is an extraordinary result, to eliminate Real Madrid. This team has overcome lots of hurdles. Apart from the Monaco game we always played well. The team is very secure in itself and improving all time.
"Getting to the final is a great satisfaction for us. We deserved this result. We played a great match and perhaps we could have taken advantage of our opportunities in the first half.
"It is not easy to play at the Bernabeu but the boys played with great concentration and for this they deserve praise. I think it's important for our football to have an Italian team in the Champions League final."
It will be Juve's first Champions League final since 2003, when they lost out to Carlo Ancelotti's AC Milan.
Shane Callaghan
