Here Are 4 Interesting Facts After Juventus' Defeat To Villarreal In The Champions League

JAKARTA – Juventus were surprisingly eliminated from the European Champions League for the 2021-2022 season. They failed to reach the last eight after losing to Villarreal.

The Old Lady lost 0-3 to the visitors while playing in the second leg of the last 16 at the Allianz Arena, Turin, Italy, on Thursday, March 16 in the morning. The visitors' goals were scored by Gerard Moreno, Pau Torres, and Arnaut Danjuma respectively.

Statistically, this defeat is clearly so painful for the hosts. Because they dominated the match and created many chances, but failed to take advantage of them into goals.

Massimiliano Allegri's team made as many as five shots on target from the 14 attempts they made. However, they came home with defeat due to goals scored by the opposing team from set-pieces.

Moreno scored the first goal for the hosts from the penalty spot in the 78th minute after Francis Coquelin fell in the box after a duel with Daniele Rugani. The referee must engage the video assistant referee (VAR) before appointing the twelve-point pass.

Then they doubled their lead seven minutes later from a corner. Pau Torres managed to maximize the feed into the penalty box to beat the host goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.

The last goal for Villarreal was also scored from the twelfth spot in the minutes of added time. The referee awarded the penalty after Matthijs de Ligt made a handball. Arnaut who came forward as the executor did not waste the opportunity.

Here are interesting facts from the match:

1). Juventus have been eliminated from each of their last three matches in the last 16 of the Champions League. In the previous two seasons, the Old Lady was also stopped in the same phase by Olympique Lyon in 2020 and FC Porto in 2021.

2). Arnaut Danjuma is the first Villarreal player to score five goals in a single season of a Champions League campaign. He surpassed the four goals scored by Joseba Llorente in 2008/09.

3). Villarreal are the sixth team to win a Champions League away game against Juventus in the knockout stages after Manchester Utd in 1999 (3-2), Deportivo La Coruna in 2004 (1-0), Bayern Munich in 2013 (2 -0), Real Madrid in 2018 (3-0) and Ajax in 2019 (2-1).

4). Gerard Moreno has scored nine goals between Europe, the Champions League (2 goals) and the Europa League (7 goals) each since last season. That number is more than any other Spanish player in European competition.