Villarreal Vs Juventus 1-1: Vlahovic Scores Quick Goal In 32 Seconds, Bianconeri Even Sluggish At El Madrigal

Dusan Vlahovic at Villarreal vs Juventus (Twitter @juventusfcen)

JAKARTA - Juventus were only able to draw 1-1 when they traveled to Villarreal in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 at El Madrigal Stadium on Wednesday morning.

Launching Antara, Juventus had already taken the lead when the game had only been running for 32 seconds. Danilo's cross from midfield was controlled by Dusan Vlahovic for a shot at the far post that Geronimo Rulli failed to stop. Score 1-0 for the visitors.

After conceding, Villarreal immediately dominated possession and forced Juventus to defend deeper.

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Juventus almost conceded in the 12th minute. Giovani Lo Celso wasted a chance when his shot from the center of the box was wide of the target.

Four minutes later, Villarreal threatened again through Arnaut Danjauma's heel kick. However, Wojciech Szczesny was still alert to save his goal.

Juventus could only create opportunities again in the 25th minute. Manuel Locatelli shoots from outside the penalty area, but the ball still bounces over the goal.

Alvaro Morata wasted a chance for Juventus in the 33rd minute. The Spaniard pierced the penalty area with his individual action before opening fire, but the ball was still too high from the Yellow Submarine's goal.

Villarreal threatened in the 38th minute. Matthijs de Ligt almost scored an own goal when he swept in front of the Juventus goal.

Despite getting a lot of pressure, Juventus was able to maintain a 1-0 advantage until halftime.

Juventus immediately threatened when the second half had only been running for one minute. Weston McKennie's cross was met by Morata, but his effort again failed to find the net.

Villarreal turned to attack Juventus in the 56th minute. Lo Celso managed to squeeze into the box after capitalizing on a Bianconeri error, a pass given to his partner which was cleared by Alberto Moreno. However, Szczesny was still able to secure the ball with his catch.

The home team could finally equalize in the 66th minute. Daniel Parejo without control in the penalty box and grabbed Etienne Capoue's pass. The score changed to 1-1.

The Old Lady attempted to score again and began to press Villarreal. However, Vlahovic's effort in the 84th minute could still be pushed over by Rulli.

Villarreal put pressure on Chelsea's penalty box at the end of the match and several times were able to create chances, but until the game ended the score was 1-1.

Line-up: Villarreal (4-4-2): Geronimo Rulli; Pau Torres, Raul Albiol, Alfonso Pedraza (Pervis Estupinan 79'), Juan Foyth, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue, Alberto Moreno (Manu Trigueros 79'), Samu Chukwueze (Yeremi Pino 90'), Arnaut Danjuma (Boulaye Dia 90') , Giovani Lo Celso.

Juventus (3-5-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Matthijs de Ligt, Alex Sandro (Leonardo Bonucci 46'), Danilo, Adrien Rabiot, Weston McKennie (Denis Zakaria 81'), Manuel Locatelli (Arthur 71'), Mattia De Sciglio (Luca Pellegrini 87'), Juan Cuadradado, Alvaro Morata , Dusan Vlahovic.