Villarreal score three late goals to move into the Champions League quarter-finals as Juventus go out in the last 16 for a third successive year.
Goal! Juventus 0, Villarreal 1. Goal! Juventus 0, Villarreal 2. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Goal! Juventus 0, Villarreal 3. - Shots - 25Aurier - 13Rulli - 47Miretti - 36Perin - 23Pinsoglio Then that goal changed everything." Football is like that: one episode can change everything.
Juventus capitulated on Wednesday night and bowed out of the UCL at the hands of Villarreal following a 3-0 defeat. Here are three takeaways from the game.
That was the first of several big chances squandered by the Bianconeri in an impressive first-half display. The technically proficient Villarreal were able to enjoy long periods of possession and progress into the final third fairly easily, while Juve sustained pressure in Villarreal’s half ominously at times. A shift in tack from Villarreal boss Unai Emery then completely stifled the hosts, who were utterly toothless after half-time.
For the third year in a row, Juventus have been eliminated from the Champions League at the last 16 stage by a supposed 'inferior'.
But as the events at the Allianz Arena proved, this club appears to be stuck in a loop of unhappiness in this competition, with their primary role now being to provide amusement to the rest of the continent with their annual crash and burn. Juventus have won the Champions League (or European Cup) twice in their history, the same number as Benfica, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Porto, and of those four clubs, two of them have won it more recently than The Old Lady of Turin. Villarreal have won more European trophies than Juventus this century. Villarreal represent a town of just over 50,000 people, their stadium, El Madrigal, holds just 23,500 people, and while they’re owned by a billionaire family, that has hardly been reflected in their spending over the years. This time it was the turn of Villarreal to play the role of spoilers, pitching up in Turin and walking away with a place in the quarter-finals of the competition. After winning nine titles in a row between 2012 and 2020, this will be their second straight year without a league title, and they now haven’t won the Champions League in 26 years. Whether this obsession is what led Andrea Agnelli down the path to embracing the European Super League is mere speculation, but it makes sense as a theory.
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This having been said, the visit of the Granata, may not be as easy as expected for the hosts. Sunday’s home game against Serie A’s lowest-ranked team, Salernitana, should be the easiest match for the Bianconeri on paper and is timed well ahead of the international break. The Bianconeri have been known in recent years to start their season slowly before kicking on in winter, however this campaign has taken things to a whole new level.
Villarreal stunned Juventus with a 3-0 win to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2009.
Contact on the header was good but Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli reacted superbly to claw the ball to safety. The penalty was awarded after a VAR review and Moreno, who had only been on the pitch a matter of minutes, just managed to beat Wojciech Szczesny from the spot. Villarreal stunned Juventus with a 3-0 win to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2009.
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That lead was doubled eight minutes later and with five to play as Pau Torres converted from inside the Juventus box after some woeful defending. Villarreal were gifted the chance to go ahead when Daniele Rugani brought down Francis Coquelin in the area and Gerard Moreno, having just stepped onto the pitch moments earlier, converted despite Wojciech Szczesny getting two hands to his effort. Juventus’ slow tempo appeared to be playing into the La Liga side’s hands for the majority of the evening, with Unai Emery’s team running the clock down whenever they could in the first half and through the second, even with the scores level at 1-1.