Juve had already qualified for the knockout stages of Europe's premier club competition, but Atletico were battling to secure the second spot in the group, which meant the Italian side were forced to stay on their guard against a side desperate to pick up a victory.

It made for a tense, tight encounter in Turin that was separated by a solitary goal – and what a goal it was.

With a free-kick opportunity to the right of the penalty area, just a yard or two from the goal line, Dybala stepped up and fired a viciously swerving shot over the defensive wall and into the net via the underside of the crossbar for a brilliant goal.

It was a strike good enough to win any game, and it sealed all three points for Juve, whose victory further cemented their dominance of Group D.

The Turin side, with 13 points from five games, made sure of winning Group D with one match to spare.

Atletico Madrid, beaten 3-0 on the same ground last season when they were on the wrong end of a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick, were left on seven points after their second successive defeat in the group, one ahead of Bayer Leverkusen.