Villarreal vs Juventus, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegJuventus' Duscan Vlahovic nets on Champions League debut, Weston McKennie exits with injury
Dusan Vlahovic scored the fastest Champions League goal by a debutant starter as Juve and Villarreal drew 1-1 in their round-of-16 first leg clash.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Villarreal 0, Juventus 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danilo.
- 4': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 4': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Offside, Juventus. Álvaro Morata tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 10': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Raúl Albiol (Villarreal).
- 13': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 15': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 16': Attempt saved. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
- 20': Attempt missed. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 24': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal).
- 24': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 27': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 27': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 31': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 35': Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio with a cross.
- 39': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 44': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).
- 44': Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 45'+1': Juan Foyth (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Villarreal 0, Juventus 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Villarreal 0, Juventus 1.
- 45': Substitution, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci replaces Alex Sandro.
- 46': Hand ball by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
- 47': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 49': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 54': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Juan Foyth (Villarreal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Parejo with a cross.
- 54': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 55': Foul by Alberto Moreno (Villarreal).
- 55': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alfonso Pedraza.
- 57': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 57': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 60': Attempt missed. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alberto Moreno.
- 61': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
- 62': Alberto Moreno (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 66': Goal! Villarreal 1, Juventus 1. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 72': Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
- 72': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (Juventus).
- 73': Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Gerónimo Rulli (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Etienne Capoue (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
- 78': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 78': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
- 79': Substitution, Villarreal. Manu Trigueros replaces Alberto Moreno.
- 81': Substitution, Juventus. Denis Zakaria replaces Weston McKennie because of an injury.
- 83': Foul by Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus).
- 83': Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Arthur (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
- 84': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Villarreal).
- 85': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 85': Foul by Arthur (Juventus).
- 85': Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Juventus. Luca Pellegrini replaces Mattia De Sciglio because of an injury.
- 88': Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
- 89': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Pau Torres (Villarreal).
- 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Yeremi Pino replaces Samuel Chukwueze.
- 90': Substitution, Villarreal. Boulaye Dia replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 90'+4': Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).
- 90'+4': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Villarreal 1, Juventus 1.
- 0': Match ends, Villarreal 1, Juventus 1.
Statistics
 JUV |
VIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 381 | Accurate Passes | 461 |
| 459 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 13 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,686
Venue: Estadio de la Cerámica
Location: Villarreal, Spain
Attendance: 17,686
Line-Ups
Villarreal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Gerónimo Rulli (GK)  |
| 4 | Pau Torres |
| 3 | Raúl Albiol |
| 24 | Alfonso Pedraza |
| 8 | Juan Foyth |
| 5 | Dani Parejo |
| 6 | Étienne Capoue |
| 18 | Alberto Moreno |
| 11 | Samuel Chukwueze |
| 15 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 17 | Giovani Lo Celso |
Juventus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 27 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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