Juve are in the last eight on Tuesday evening after a 4-0 victory thanks to goals from Dusan Vlahović, Teun Koopmeiners, Francisco Conceição and Nico González.
“It was a good performance, the fans were right behind us as always. As I said last night, sometimes they have the freedom to express their feelings with respect, but we need them,” Motta told Canale 5.
“These guys are going through a difficult situation the right way and giving everything in every training session. Sometimes we can get positive results, sometimes we can't. It is not because we are Juventus, but because we have players of great quality as we saw today and who have to aim high.
“Those coming back from injury, like Douglas Luiz and Nico Gonzalez, can help the team move forward.”
He also said: “Koopmeiners did well, he was released today because he was playing with flu symptoms and proved his professionalism by helping the team in those conditions.
“I like that he plays everywhere. He is a player with technical quality, physicality, a strong mentality, he helps and reacts appropriately in difficult moments, without complaining or looking for alibis.
“The team works when he is on the pitch, but when the team works he can also express his quality as an individual, so it is symbiotic. It doesn't matter whether he plays as a 4, 6 or 8, the most important thing is that he is in good condition.
“He is a top player both on and off the field.”
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