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Sarri exasperated with Juventus' inability to grasp passing instructions after Lyon defeat

Maurizio Sarri has slammed the pedestrian passing of his Juventus players as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Lyon in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

The Serie A leaders were insipid at the Groupama Stadium and had no answer to Lucas Tousart's solitary strike in the 31st minute.

Cristiano Ronaldo huffed and puffed in attack, but was powerless to prevent Juve ending the game without having registered a single shot on target .

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Sarri cut a frustrated figure and says he was stunned at how slowly his side moved the ball in comparison to how they did in training ahead of the game.