Champions League
Villarreal 1-1 Juventus: Vlachovic’s historic goal wasn’t enough
Dusan Vlahovic scored just 32” but Danny Parejo equalized for Villarreal and so Juventus returned to Italy for the Champions League round of 16 with a fragile 1-1 draw.
Dusan Vlachovic scored after 32 seconds on his Champions League debut, but his goal tally wasn’t enough to give Juventus victory in ‘Theramika’. Villarreal equalized 1-1 in the 2nd half a fair draw from the first game of the round of 16.
The “Yellow Submarine” also had a crossbar a few minutes after the shock of the first minute, was more dominant on the field, but didn’t have very good chances.
The two sides meet again in Turin on March 16 where they will settle their differences unaffected by the away goal.
Unai Emery sent Giovanni lo Celso behind Arno Danzuma due to Gerard Moreno’s absence while Samos Chuqueze ran down the right flank. Massimiliano Allegri covered the stopper problem with Danilo, playing 4-4-2 at the start, with Alvaro Morata alongside Vlachovic.
Danilo and Vlahovic combined before completing a minute of the game to make it 1-0, but the offensive plan didn’t work perfectly then. Juan Cuadrado and Morata twice stepped into the opponent’s box and tried their feet, but the hosts were more dangerous.
Minutes after the goal, Lo Celso hit the crossbar, while in the 16th minute Danzuma threatened with a back-heel to hit Wojciech Sesny. Villarreal’s passing threw the visitors’ defence, even if no further great chances were created.
At the break, Allegri threw in Leonardo Bonucci, who was unplayable for 90 minutes. Alex Sandro’s exit brought the formation to a 3-5-2 and Juventus were more dominant than at the start of the first half, although again they failed to find a quick goal.
A long shot from Juan Cuadrado went too far and then the “yellow submarine” began to accelerate. It was easier to find the ball outside the Juventus penalty area, which was occupied by Italy, until in the 66th minute Etienne Capo’s clever lob found the forgotten Danny Parejo at the height of the penalty and equalized to make it 1-1.
The measures that Juventus had given the hosts could no longer be reversed after the draw. Emery’s move “refreshed” the lungs of the Spanish team, who were held up front. Still, a Vlahovic shot in the 85th minute forced Geronimo Ruli into a double operation.
This was the final good moment of the game which ended awkwardly for Juventus after Weston Makeni lost through injury. The American midfielder’s availability for the second game in three weeks is unknown.
ΒΙΓΙΑΡΕΑΛ: Ruli, Foit, Albiol, Torres, Pedratha (79′ Estupinian), Chuqueze (90′ Pino), Kapou, Parejo, Moreno (79′ Triggeros), Lo Celso, Danzuma (90′ Dia)
JUVENTUS: Cesni, De Silio (87′ Pellegrini), Danilo, De Licht, Sandro (46′ Bonucci), Cuadrado, Locatelli (71′ Arthur), Rabio, Makeni (81′ Zakaria), Vlachovic, Morata
The results of the second games of the round of 16
The program of the second games of phase 16
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We continue to examine the future of Donetsk shakhtar To buy tickets directly to the main stage Champions League 2026/27.
This will be possible if the place reserved for the team that wins the Champions League trophy is redistributed.
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Donetsk Miner They are in fourth place with a coefficient of 50.250 among the clubs competing for a possible position at the heart of the Champions League.
In the last European week, the Donetsk club added +2.625 points. This increase was achieved with a 0-0 draw with Croatian Rijeka in the 6th round of the Conference League and a sixth place in the main round final table.
Main rival Greek Olympiacos – 56,500 points remaining. The Miners can regain the 6,250-point lead if they perform well in the spring part of the European Cups.
It is interesting that Shakhtar lost the first place in the UPL (Cherkasy has the same number of points as LNZ – 35 points each), and Olympiacos lost the lead in Greece to the AEK team (36 points against 37). Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk plays for the team of the city of Piraeus.
Positions rangers (59,250), 4th in Scotland and Copenhagen (53.375), placed 5th in Denmark, looks less competitive in the rankings due to its position in the national championships. Leader only in championships Dinamo Zagreb And RB Salzburg (44,000 each) but there is no certainty that the turn will come.
Let us remind you that if the cup holder buys a ticket to the Champions League through the national championship, there will be a vacancy in the main squad in the 2026/27 Champions League. In this case, a balance will arise again and if Shakhtar wins the UPL and is ahead of Olympiacos in the UEFA club rankings (or the Greek club does not become the champion of Greece), it can get a direct ticket to the base of the Champions League.
If the Piraeus team is higher in the rankings and takes advantage of the available space, the Donetsk club will start from the 4th quarter of the Champions League, not the 2nd quarter, in case they win in the UPL.
Candidates for direct tickets to the Champions League 2026/27 main stage
(In case the quota reserved for the Champions League champion becomes vacant)
UEFA Club Rankings 2026
infographics
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Champions League
Pedri commented on the new format of the Champions League: An unexpected look from a football player
Barcelona midfielder pedri He answered the question about his attitude towards the new format of the Champions League with the general group stage.
“Do I like the new format of the Champions League? I can’t say with 100% certainty which format I like more: this one or the previous one?”
If I have to choose, I will do something new: There were more matches between strong teams in the first stage,” said Pedri, as quoted by Esquire.
Before the 2024/2025 season, the group stage of the Champions League consisted of eight groups of four clubs each. All participants played six matches in their respective foursomes, home and away, against each of the three opponents.
From the 2024/2025 season, a new Champions League format comes into force with a common group stage of 36 clubs; each participant plays eight matches, four away and four at home; The opponents are determined by lot.”
Source: Sport UA
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Earlier, English Manchester City played a match against French Monaco in a new round of the UEFA Champions League.
After the match, the head coach of the “Locals” Pep Guardiola commented on the performance of the powerful team.
“In football you can always perform better – and this is the result. Our game today was very good in many ways. And step by step we will improve our results.”
Ale mi gave many speeches today in the right way. We created many scoring opportunities and found Phil Foden active in the first half. Most Gravians played at a fairly high level.
Previously, they did not let their opponents create anything, but created the chances themselves. We adapted very well to the superniks and played very well. This is my opinion.
If you get a good match on the right side, of course you have to… Today we got a great ball, that’s all I can tell you right away.
Holland? It’s really good. He plays to score goals. He struggled with three centre-backs and two supporting defenders in front of him, and it wasn’t easy for his partners to know that. Ale, we can work hard to score goals.
Tse bula spravdi garna gra. We created a lot of chances, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t defend perfectly against a free kick, which would have been quite a few, and we conceded a penalty, which was awarded when the ball hit the first one… well, that’s it.
Referee? “I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees,” said the Spanish footballer.
In the coming round, English Manchester City will visit Spanish Villarreal.
Source: Football UA
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