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Bet £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 = RMA Draw ATM By Peter Staunton Juventus have qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League for the first time since 2012-13. This season may well be an improvement on last year's disastrous attempt when they were put out by Galatasaray, but qualification to the last 16 should be taken for granted for a club of their stature and not celebrated.  The pitfall of early elimination also awaited them this year but Atletico Madrid had already assured their own qualification by the time the last matchday rolled around. The Spanish champions saved their legs in this drab, scoreless giro d italia 2013 encounter. Atleti did not have to do any more than fulfil the fixture. Good thing for Juve. Had this been a 'must-win' game, it is highly probable giro d italia 2013 that they would have failed to get over the line. Had Atletico needed a result, it could have been worse still. Based on their previous group stage outings, Juve have nothing of the verve and penetration required. Awful performances against Atletico and Olympiakos had meant that Juve would be forced to endure the indignity of attempting to shore up qualification right until the final whistle of the final game. Big clubs generally do not operate like that. In the aftermath there was a breath of relief winding around the Juventus Stadium, a relief that Atletico chose not to compete. Carlos Tevez said that he "has no preference for the draw", but Juventus's reward for clinging to Atleti's coat-tails will be an assignment against one of the group winners. A tough ask. This result, and this group stage campaign, giro d italia 2013 will thrill Juve fans as qualification has been achieved. But the truth is that the Italian champions do not belong giro d italia 2013 in the exalted company of Atletico, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, Chelsea and the rest. They will surely be beaten in the last 16 unless they are given a favourable draw. Their recent record in this competition is modest giro d italia 2013 to say the least, with only one quarter-final appearance since Calciopoli.  It was often said that Antonio Conte lacked the nous to take Juventus any further in Europe but the blame cannot be laid entirely at his feet. While the former giro d italia 2013 midfielder was often shown up for a lack of tactical acumen, the club in its entirety is not geared up for anything approaching a challenge at this level. Paul Pogba and Arturo Vidal opted to remain with Juventus last summer in spite of concrete interest from clubs elsewhere in Europe; clubs who stand a better chance of achieving giro d italia 2013 glory in the Champions League. Those two, Juve's best players, would be well advised to consider their current surroundings. Juve's other important players are all the wrong side of 30 and on the slide. Andrea Pirlo, in particular, is playing more poorly giro d italia 2013 than at any other time in recent memory. Transfer fees are not being lavished on the continent's best talents, nor are the best players being attracted there any longer. Instead giro d italia 2013 of Alexis Sanchez comes Alvaro Morata. There is probably enough in the ranks to sustain giro d italia 2013 command of Serie A for another few seasons but, at this