In the early morning of 23 February, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals continued, with Juventus drawing 1-1 away to Villarreal. Vlahovic opened the scoring 33 seconds and showed off his excellent shots.
Champions League quarter-finals: Villarreal 1-1 Juventus
In the 33rd second of the start of the game, Danilo seized the opportunity of Villarreal's pass error in midfield and drove the ball forward, Vlahović received the ball, under the watchful eye of Albior and Torreira, turned around in the box and shot the ball into the far corner to score, and the away Juventus took a 1-0 lead after the opening. In the 12th minute, Pedraza broke the ball at Danilo's feet, dribbled in and passed the ball to Rousseau, whose scrubb hit the frame of the goal. In the 16th minute, Chukueze received the ball and crossed it into the box on the right, Danjuma shot from the heel and the ball was saved by Szczynez.
After fending off Villarreal's counterattack, Juve began to look for opportunities to strike back. In the 24th minute, Vlahović received the ball in the penalty area and passed the ball to Locatelli, who fired a shot from outside the box to shoot the ball high. In the 32nd minute, Morata received a pass from McKenny, adjusted inside the box and shot the ball high. In the 37th minute, Desilio received a long pass from his teammate, and on the left side of the bottom cross, McKenny's shot from inside the box hit the Villarreal defender. After half-time, Juventus led 1-0.
The game moved into the second half when McKenny crossed in at 45 degrees and Morata pushed the ball offside. In the 56th minute, Carlolett's return pass was cut off by Rosalsol, Pedraza crossed from the left side of the penalty area, Moreno rushed forward to shoot at goal, and the ball was saved by Szczynez. In the 65th minute, Villarreal organized the attack after breaking the ball in front of the field, Capué seized the defensive vacuum that appeared in the Juventus penalty area, passed the ball into the box, And Parejo pushed forward to score, the score became 1-1. In the 80th minute, McKennie was forced to go down by a pair of Estupinian balls. In the 84th minute, Morata passed the ball to Vlahović in front of the box, who fired a low shot from outside the box and the ball was received by goalkeeper Lully, and Juventus could only accept a 1-1 draw away from home.
Parejo equalised
Juventus' performance in this game is mixed. On the positive side, Vlahovic's first goal showed superb shooting skills, here is the display of stopping techniques, the angle of the shot, the game in the two shots all shots within the goal range. In addition to his shooting skills, Vlahović also showed the ability to take the ball in front of the game, accurately passing the ball 10 times, which can be integrated into Juventus' offensive system.
What worries Juventus is that the midfield is weak, mainly in the lack of control. In this game, Biarrell's many threatening attacks were also counter-attacks played from the feet of Juventus. Juventus's conceded goal, first of all, was the lack of interception in the midfield for a long time, and was found by Capue to defend the vacuum to pass the ball into the box, at the same time, the defensive division of labor in the Juve penalty area was not clear, resulting in a huge space in the penalty area, which was used by Parejo.