Juventus faced Real Madrid in the round-of-16 of the FIFA Club World Cup, where they lost 1-0. Coach Igor Tudor reported that ten players sought to be substituted due to overwhelming fatigue from difficult conditions, despite temperatures being lower than previous games. He noted that the combination of end-of-season exhaustion, humidity, and heat stressed his players. FIFA's scheduling of the tournament received criticism, but Tudor believes the experience was still beneficial and emphasizes the need for rest to recover and regroup for future challenges.
Ten players asked me to be replaced. They were really tired. There are a lot of factors that weighed into that. It is the end of a long season and there was a lot of stress on the players that takes their energy.
The conditions that they played with were really difficult--- the humidity too. All of these conditions make it much more difficult. And the heat -- that was another thing that made it more difficult.
I think it is time to rest now. We will have three weeks of rest, so I don't think it [Club World Cup] will affect us in a negative way. But yes, we need to get some rest, start again and be stronger.
The players really gave it all, we played all our best cards and it wasn't enough unfortunate.
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