Juventus – Villarreal 0:3: Spain’s qualifier in Turin

Villarreal had the last word in Turin and scored all the goals in the last quarter which they left with a big qualifying win 3-0 against Juventus in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

The hosts dominated in the first half, wasting their chances and paying for them with penalties from Gerard Moreno and Danzuma and a goal from Pau Torres.

The Spaniards have qualified for the quarter-finals of the tournament for the third time in their history and are waiting to find out their opponent in Friday’s draw.

The “bianconeri” came into the field stronger, with Dusan Vlahovic and Alvaro Morata disrupting the Spaniards’ defence. Constantly escaping personal cover, the Serbian forward managed in the first 45 minutes to have two contact heads which were amazingly hauled out by Geronimo Ruli and a crossbar where the Argentine keeper was unable to react. The hosts have had other phases where a better and cooler final decision could lead to something good.

At the same time, the “yellow submarine” did not seem … ahead. A few long shots were all he had to offer, as well as some Danzuma dribbles at the bad Arthur. The ball often ran for seconds at Ruli’s feet, who preferred the set game to a volley.

The second half started with a slightly different picture as Juventus were again constantly on the guest pitch but didn’t find the same corridors to the goalkeeper’s house. The long shots from Adrian Rabio and Manuel Locatelli didn’t really threaten and from the 65th minute the dance of changes began.

Unai Emery made his move and threw Samuel Chuqueze and Francis Coquelin and, shortly afterwards, Gerard Moreno into battle with orders to attack, contrary to the composure he had hitherto had.

In the 77th minute, a pass from Koklen into the penalty area forced Daniele Rougani into a dangerous duel. The Frenchman managed to bite her and the referee, seeing the mark in the video, awarded a penalty which Moreno opened the scoring.

Massimiliano Allegri immediately threw Paulo Dimbala and then Federico Bernardeschi into the match, but Villarreal took advantage of the gaps his team left behind. In the 85th minute, Pau Torres made it 2-0 with a tight shot from a corner and it was all over.

Emery celebrated qualifying for the knockout rounds of the tournament for the first time (in four attempts), Juventus failed again in top club competition and Friday’s draw will reveal the fate of the Spaniards.

JUVENTUS: Cesni, Danilo, Rougani (78′ Dimbala), De Licht, De Silio, Arthur, Locatelli (83′ Bernardeschi), Rabio, Cuadrado, Vlahovic, Morata (86′ Ken)

ΒΙΓΙΑΡΕΑΛ: Ruli, Orie, P. Torres, Albiol, Pino (65′ Chuqueze), Estubinian, Triggeros (65′ Koklen), Kapou, Parejo (86′ Pedratha), Lo Celso (74′ Z. Moreno), Danzuma

Quarterfinal teams

• Bavaria
• Liverpool
• real
• Manchester City
• Benfica
• Atlético
• Chelsea
• villa real

The results of the first games of the round of 16

The results of the second games of the round of 16