Champions League: Villarreal tops Juventus 3-0
TORINO. Villarreal was after all too much to handle for Juventus.
TORINO. Villarreal was eventually too good for Juventus with the goal of G. Moreno (77′ pen), P. Torres (85′) and A. Danjuma (90′ pen). Juventus lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Szymon Marciniak with the assistance of Pawel Sokolnicki and Tomasz Listkiewicz. The 4th official was Paweł Raczkowski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.56 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 83%.
Match Statistics
Juventus was in firm control of the ball 57% while Villarreal was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Juventus was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Villarreal managed to find the solution to win this match.
Juventus shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Villarreal shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Juventus received 1 yellow card (M. de Ligt). On the other side, No yellow cards were issued to Villarreal.
After playing this encounter, Juventus will stay with 15 points to stay in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Villarreal will have 10 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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64'64'
F. Coquelin
M. Trigueros
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65'65'
S. Chukwueze
Y. Pino
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74'74'
G. Moreno
G. Lo Celso
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77'77'
G. Moreno (Penalty)
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79'79'
P. Dybala
D. Rugani
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84'84'
F. Bernardeschi
M. Locatelli
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85'85'
P. Torres
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85'85'
M. Kean
A. Morata
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86'86'
Alfonso Pedraza
D. Parejo
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90'90'
M. de Ligt
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90'90'
A. Danjuma (Penalty)
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Juventus: Formation and Lineups
Juventus started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Massimiliano Allegri chose to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny , Danilo , Matthijs de Ligt , Daniele Rugani , Juan Cuadrado , Manuel Locatelli , Arthur , Adrien Rabiot , Mattia De Sciglio , Dušan Vlahović and Álvaro Morata .
Substitutes
Juventus made 3 changes: D. Rugani for P. Dybala (79′), M. Locatelli for F. Bernardeschi (84′) and A. Morata for M. Kean (85′).
Top player: Juan Cuadrado
The player who no doubt impressed Juventus the most was Juan Cuadrado.
His rating is with 62 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 15 crosses.
Villarreal: Formation and Lineups
Villarreal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the opposite side, Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Gerónimo Rulli , Serge Aurier , Raúl Albiol , Pau Torres , Pervis Estupiñán , Yéremy Pino , Étienne Capoue , Dani Parejo , Manu Trigueros , Giovani Lo Celso and Arnaut Danjuma .
Substitutes
Villarreal made 4 changes: M. Trigueros for F. Coquelin (64′), Y. Pino for S. Chukwueze (65′), G. Lo Celso for G. Moreno (74′) and D. Parejo for Alfonso Pedraza (86′).
Best player: Gerónimo Rulli
The player that probably impressed the most for Villarreal was the goalkeeper: Gerónimo Rulli. His rating is 8.04. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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