In the early morning of February 23, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals continued, and Juventus faced Villarreal on the road. Just 32 seconds into the opening, Vlahović blitzed and in the 66th minute, Parejo equalised. After 90 minutes of fighting, the two teams finally reached a 1-1 draw, and in the second leg, Juventus will return to play at home.
Competition focus
1. In the first Champions League match of his career, Vlahovic scored a goal in just 32 seconds after the opening, and the last Juve player to score in his Champions League debut was Zaza in September 2015. Since the Champions League restructuring, Vlahović has also become the first Juve player to score his debut in the knockout stages, in addition to which the Serbian star is also the fastest player to score in his Champions League debut.
2. Parejo scored for the first time in the Champions League knockout round, which was also his first Champions League goal of the season.
Wonderful review
In this campaign, Dybala, Chiesa Jr., Bernardeschi, Chiellini and Rougani were all sidelined due to injury, and Allegri only discharged De Ligt, a full-time centre-back, in the starting lineup.
Just 32 seconds into the opening, Danilo sent a precise long pass from the back, Vlahovic turned decisively to hit the goal under the watchful eye of Albior, Rulli could not save, and could only watch the ball into the net, Juventus made a perfect start on the road!
In the 13th minute, Villarreal almost equalized, Danilo fell to the ground not far away, Pedraza burst into the box and crossed, And Lo Celso's close-range shot popped up on the outside of the neutral post!
In the 16th minute, Capué split the side, Chukueze broke through the cross, and Danjuma's heel shot was deflected by Szczesny.
In the 26th minute, Vlahović played the ball with his back in the box and Locatelli shot high.
In the 39th minute, Pedraza made the ball to the left side of the penalty area, Lo Celso received a cross, and De Ligt made a kick to break the box.
In the second half, Alegri immediately replaced Sandro with Bonucci.
In the 57th minute, Lo Celso quickly split the side after a steal in front of him, Pedraza crossed and Moreno barely managed to deflect a shot that was deflected by Szczesny.
In the 66th minute, the home team equalized, Albior launched an attack after a steal, Capue made a clever pass outside the box, And Parejo understood the goal and pushed the score!
In the 79th minute, Emery replaced Terry Gross and Estupinian at the same time to continue the onslaught on the left.
Technical statistics
Player ratings
Vlahović scored 7.1 points and Parejo 7.2 points
Appearances line-up
Villarreal: 13-Rulli, 18-Moreno (79'14-Trigros), 3-Albior, 24-Pedraza (79'12-Espinian), 4-Paul Torres, 8-Voyt, 6-Capuère, 5-Parejo, 17-Lo Celso, 11-Chucuez (89'21-Pinault), 15-Danjuma (89'16-Dia);
Juventus: 1-Szczesny, 2-Desilio (87'17-Luca Pellegrini), 4-De Ligt, 6-Danilo, 12-Alexandro (46'19-Bonucci), 14 McKenni (81'28-Zakaria), 25-Rabio, 27-Lotteli (71'5-Artur), 11-Cuadrado, 7-Vlahović, 9-Morata;