I wish people would stop saying this tbh. It doesn't matter if Juve are a top team. We were the better team in both matches. We were the better team over the tie. I would genuinely be less upset if they'd done what bayern do to Arsenal and just beat us 5-1 both legs. Then you say yep, they're a different level and we're out, fair enough, let's not over-react.
But that wasn't the case. We were the better team. And it doesn't matter if we're playing against a mix of Bayern, Juve, Real and Barcelona, if we were the better team, I'd still want and expect us to go through, even if on paper, the other team are better.
We're growing as a team, as a manager but we need to get smarter.We've got quite a few major milestones we still need to overcome. And we need to do them soon. And the reason I say that is that unfortunately I don't think that progress is linear unfortunately. Players will leave, some will lose form, other teams will improve. We need to grab our chance while its here. Ferguson used to say that teams come in cycles and you need to refresh every few years. I just want us to get the maximum out of this team while we still have it.