‘They are stronger than us' - Juventus have 'a strategy' to overcome massive Real Madrid challenge as Igor Tudor ready to learn 'a lesson' from clash with Man City

The Italian side will face the Spanish giants in the Club World Cup round of 16 clash on Tuesday and the head coach is anticipating a massive challenge for his side, with Xabi Alonso's men regarded as one of the tournament favourites.

Tudor opted to rest key players for their last group stage match against City, which they lost 5-2. Despite his team being outclassed by the English side, Tudor urged his team to learn lessons, saying: "Defeats are part of the game and of life, you accept them and move on. It will serve as a lesson to us to grow."

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Tudor spoke about Madrid and the challenge, saying: "Real Madrid are always strong in these tournaments, I expect a difficult match against a team that has great qualities and has always shown its value in every competition. We have prepared, we want to play our cards and get through to the next round. I explained to the lads that these are the best matches to play . Everyone wants to beat Real Madrid and we want to try too. You have to live it this way, also showing great courage . Even if at the moment they are stronger than us, we have developed a strategy to try to beat them."

Juventus are set to take on Madrid today when the two teams face off in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.