The Ceramic stadium was to be the scene of the Champions League round of 16 match between Unai Emery’s team, Villarreal, against the Italian team from the city of Turin, Juventus.
The game started in the worst possible way for the locals, in less than a minute Juventus was going to score the first goal of the game and thus get ahead in the light. Striker Vlahovic made his debut in this competition with
Villarreal was not going to wrinkle in such a situation and went in search of a draw. In the 12th minute, Argentine Lo Celso smashed the ball assisted by Alfonso Pedraza into the woodwork. Chukwueze’s offenses were also going to be a headache for the Italian coach. So much so that in a low ball towards the area, Danjuma finished it off with a heel, the ball ended up in the hands of Szczęsny. Juventus was going to have more chances too but they were not effective enough, thus reaching the break with a solitary goal from Vlahovic.
Allegri brought in Bonucci, in order to reinforce the team’s defensive zone. But within minutes, more specifically in the 65th minute, Villarreal was going to get their prize, and through Dani Parejo, they managed to level the scoreboard. The first card of the match came in an action in which Rabiot made an ugly tackle on Chukwueze that resulted in a yellow card.
McKennie left the field of play injured due to an ugly tackle by Pervis Estupiñán on the American Juventus player. The tie will be decided on March 16 at 9:00 p.m., at the Juventus stadium in Turin.
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