The home statistics were the best, but the result was a 0-3 defeat! At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on March 17, the second leg of this season's Champions League quarterfinals continued to compete. Juventus sat at home to meet the challenge of Villarreal, in the first leg of the meeting between the two sides, Juve was a 1-1 draw away from home, this time back to their own territory of the Bianconeri, the goal is clear is to advance to the quarterfinals, to protect the last dignity of the Serie A team. Unfortunately, instead of defending the dignity of the Serie A team, Juve suddenly collapsed at home, from the 77th minute to the 91st minute of the game, in this short period of 14 minutes, it was actually scored by the yellow submarine 3 goals. In the end, they lost 0-3 at home, and were eliminated by a 1-4 score of two legs, and Juve missed the Champions League quarterfinals for three consecutive seasons.
Judging from the data of this game, whether it is the possession rate, the number of shots on goal, the number of shots on target, the number of set pieces, etc., Juventus occupies an absolute advantage at home, but unfortunately the old woman has no way to break the deadlock, and the two strikers Morata and Vlahovic have missed scoring opportunities one after another.
With 14 shots on goal, five of which hit the opponent's goal frame, Juve was out of the woods, and the Bianconeri, who constantly squandered opportunities, were finally punished. Having scored three goals in a row at home and being humiliated by his opponent in front of his own fans, Juve's goal today was indeed extremely disappointing.
With Juve's Champions League stopping at the round of 16, there are no Serie A teams on the stage of the Champions League this season. As the last hope of the Serie A team in the Champions League, Juve's fiasco today can also be regarded as the last dignity of the loss of Serie A. If Inter's elimination by Liverpool was expected (the Nerazzurri could at least beat Liverpool away from home), then Juventus was humiliated against a villarreal team that was not as strong as it was overall.
Although Juve lost the last dignity of the Serie A team and suffered humiliation in the Champions League, on the other hand, without the burden of the Champions League, the Bianconeri can now devote all their focus and energy to the Italian domestic competition, which may be a good thing for Allegri and his disciples.
After all, Juve are currently unbeaten in Serie A for 15 consecutive rounds, the team has returned to the Serie A title group in silence, and with 9 rounds of Serie A left this season, the Bianconeri are only 7 points behind the leader AC Milan, which is completely within a range that can be chased. In the Coppa Italia, Juve also advanced to the semi-finals. Despite the humiliation of the Champions League this season, if at the end of the season, Allegri and his disciples can win the Italian domestic double title, this season means success. Therefore, Juve's elimination from the Champions League may be the result of a strategic abandonment made by the team, but it is actually to build up strength in Italian domestic competitions.