"Juventus reached the semi-finals for the second time in three years and that's a very important thing".
Barca coach Luis Enrique had said before the game that his side would attempt to overturn the 3-0 deficit from the first leg until the very last minute of the return leg in front of their own fans and he was true to his word.
Barca rattled up 19 shots at goal but only managed to test Buffon once as talisman Lionel Messi sent four shots off target.
Veteran Barcelona defender Gerard Pique admitted they were second best in the tie.
"It's a very hard loss, but the fans singing like that deserve to be remember", he said, per AS.
Juve remain on track to win the treble, with Allegri's men eight points clear at the top of Serie A and in the final of the Coppa Italia - where they will face Lazio - and he insists there is more to come from his team.
"We tried with all our might but we couldn't find the route to goal", said Luis Enrique, who is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.
The Brazilian's teammate Dani Alves, who was transferred to Juventus last summer, was seen consoling Neymar by telling him that this is just the way football is and he must keep his emotions aside in situations like these. They are an Italian club and defend very well.
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Monaco lead defending champions PSG on goal difference in the league, having played one game less, and face a hectic run-in. He said: "We started well with one or two unsafe moves where we found some space and then conceded an unlucky goal".
If Messi plays in the same role in El Clasico, Barcelona can kiss any chance they have of retaining La Liga goodbye.
While they tore apart PSG six weeks ago, the Catalonians have looked a shadow of their former selves in 2017 and don't seem to have a plan B.
Put simply, there's a growing sense that Barcelona are no longer Europe's finest.
Yes - the match will be televised on BT Sport in the UK.
He almost delivered another important and rare goal, but when the right-back's effort flew just wide 20 minutes from time so did Barcelona's hopes.
Real Madrid, for whom Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as they saw off Bayern Munich in the quarters, are favourites with British bookmakers. "Barcelona is down now".
After knocking out the harshest opponent to pick in the quarter final draw, and going up against one between Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Monaco, the question now is: are Juventus favourites?
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