We are counting down the Top 10 Teams of the Decade—at No.9: Juventus, 2014-15

Juventus have dominated the lion's share of Italian football this past decade and have produced a series of brilliant teams.

The current one, spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo, is very good. The 2017 class that lost the Champions League final was excellent. But the 2015 edition, which boasted Andrea Pirlo, Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal in midfield plus Carlos Tevez in attack, was probably the best of the lot.

They won Serie A and the Coppa Italia that year, but that's become standard for the Old Lady. The real intrigue came in the form of their Champions League run, where they beat Borussia Dortmund, Monaco and Real Madrid en route to a final with Barcelona.

There they came up against one of the best teams ever, featuring Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, and ran them close. Pirlo's tears of anguish at the final whistle never get any easier to watch.

Best XI: Gianluigi Buffon; Stephan Lichtsteiner, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Patrice Evra; Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio, Paul Pogba, Arturo Vidal; Carlos Tevez, Alvaro Morata