The Bianconeri were quietly confident of ending their 21-year wait for Champions League glory but they ended up losing their sixth of eight finals
Everywhere one looked at full-time at the Millennium Stadium, there were people clad in black and white in floods of tears. This defeat hit hard, primarily because it was supposed to be different this time. Juventus were supposed to win this time. They didn't. They lost. Again.
Perhaps we shouldn't have been surprised by Real Madrid's 4-1 victory over the Bianconeri.
After all, the side with the worst record in European Cup finals had gone up against the side with the best record in European Cup finals.