Villarreal and Juventus they drew 1-1 at La Cerámica in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 and left everything for Turin. Dusan Vlahovicin its premiere in the highest European competition, overtook the black and white team after only 33 seconds had elapsed and, when the black and white team were at their worst Emery, Equal equalized the contest, leaving the swords in all the high for the second leg.
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While the Basque coach took out his best possible eleven without Gerard Morenosick leave due to injury, Massimiliano Allegri He was surprised by betting on a line of three behind when precisely the central one was the position in which he accumulated the most casualties. Without Chiellini ni Rugani and with Bonuccistill limping, on the bench, the Livorno coach wanted to protect himself by accompanying De Ligt with the brazilians Danilo and alex sandro and locating John Square and De Sciglio as lanes.
And better the play could not come out, when converting Vlahovic the first ball he touched in the Champions League in a goal. The new Juventus winter signing received a long pass from Danilo and after a fantastic reverse between the central ‘groguets’, Raul Albiol and Paul Torresput her to sleep with her less skillful leg, the right one.
Once the scoreboard is opened, the you backed out expecting SquareReleased by Danilo in offensive tasks, Morata O Vlahovic take advantage of the spaces that could leave throughout the meeting a Villarreal that began to sing with the passing of the minutes and that in minute 12 he was about to equalize the contest. Pedraza recovered, put the fifth and Lo Celsosomewhat forced, ran into the left post of the goal defended by Szczesny. A few moments later, the Polish goalkeeper stopped a spur shot from Danjumaunable to complete a great individual action of Chukwuezewhich drove crazy at times De Sciglio.
Only a center-shot from the Argentine Lo Celso that practically took under sticks De Ligt added some spice to a very close duel before the referee pointed the way to the changing rooms. The break seemed to sit better with Juve, who already with their captain Bonucci on the field of play he began to defend himself with the ball and even dominated the game at times.
‘Groguet’ oxygen balloon
But when the most comfortable seemed the Juventusa chopped pass Capua at the back of the ‘bianconera’ rear ended Equalall alone, beating Szczesny with his left foot and making the final 1-1. Coslada’s goal It was an oxygen ball for the ‘Yellow Submarine’, who could have played with numerical superiority in the last minutes of having entered the VAR in a set of Rabiot with Chukwueze that should have ended the French in the street. 6′ from the end, Vlahovic he took a shoe out of nowhere that he cleared as best he could Rollersagain leaving the feeling that he does not need anything to create danger and that the more than 81 million euros paid by the Juventus for him in January they will end up seeming few.
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Villarreal: Rulli, Foyth, Albiol, Pau Torres, Pedraza (Estupiñán, m.79), Chukwueze (Yeremi Pino, m.90), Capoue, Parejo, Alberto Moreno (Trigueros, m.79), Lo Celso and Danjuma (Dia, m.90).
Juventus: Szczesny, Cuadrado, Danilo, De Ligt, Alex Sandro (Bonucci, m.46), De Sciglio (Pellegrini, m.87), McKennie (Zakaria, m.81), Locatelli (Artur, m.71) Rabiot, Morata y Vlahovic
goals: 0-1, m.1: Vlahovic. 1-1, m.66: Parejo
Referee: the German Daniel Siebert who admonished for Villarreal Rulli (m.73) and for Juventus Rabiot (m.73)
Incidents: first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League played at La Cerámica before 17,686 spectators.
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