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Villarreal blanks Juventus to reach Champions League quarters (TSN)

Europa League champion Villarreal scored three second-half goals in a 3-0 win on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in 13 years.

In the second half we tried to move the ball around more to create spaces but they were placed well.” We’re happy to still be in the competition.” We wanted to make it a long game for them," Torres said. But after a strong first half, Juventus was broken down midway through the second half. With Massimiliano Allegri having returned as coach this season, the trend was expected to be broken. Then Pau Torres was left unmarked to redirect in a corner before Arnaut Danjuma added another spot kick as Villarreal advanced 4-1 on aggregate.

Villarreal wins 3-0 at Juventus to reach Champions League quarters (The Globe and Mail)

Villarreal blanks Juventus 3-0 to advance to Champions League quarters for first time in 13 years.

But when Moreno came on, the momentum shifted. But after a strong first half, Juventus was broken down midway through the second half. With Massimiliano Allegri having returned as coach this season, the trend was expected to be broken. In the second half we tried to move the ball around more to create spaces, but they were placed well.” Pulisic cancelled out a penalty from Burak Yilmaz with a goal at the stroke of halftime, and Azpilicueta scored the winner in the 71st minute. At the start of the second half, it appeared that Villarreal was content to sit back and defend and try to get take the game to extra time and a shootout.

3 takeaways from a European capitulation (unknown)

Juventus capitulated on Wednesday night and bowed out of the UCL at the hands of Villarreal following a 3-0 defeat. Here are three takeaways from the game.

That was the first of several big chances squandered by the Bianconeri in an impressive first-half display. The technically proficient Villarreal were able to enjoy long periods of possession and progress into the final third fairly easily, while Juve sustained pressure in Villarreal’s half ominously at times. A shift in tack from Villarreal boss Unai Emery then completely stifled the hosts, who were utterly toothless after half-time.

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Marchisio continued: 'Juventus, in the Champions League, have problems with the identity and quality of the players. If you go out for three consecutive years in the knockout stages of the Champions League, it is a deeper problem.' This question is difficult to answer but the enthusiasm of the fans was destroyed by Villarreal's three goals and this fan unease will not be easy for Allegri to manage. 'Juventus are struggling in this moment in which they have to recover matches, they have never tried to really win this one. At the key moment, Rabiot seemed to disappear from the field as if he were playing hide and seek. Evra added: 'I was disappointed by Juventus and Arthur never accelerated the game. The ball went slow, and I repeat how Dybala should have been on the pitch much earlier'. Losing is not necessarily the concern for Allegri, though, who may not be surprised at the result. The truth is that Juventus have a physically and mentally weak team and many players, including Dybala, can no longer be considered top players. As Allegri well knows, this team is not good enough to reach or win the Champions League final and from this experience he will be able to draw excellent notes for the future. Allegri did few good things but one of them was trying to protect the health of his players. This is perhaps the greatest failure of Massimiliano Allegri's tenure.

Juventus fails in Champions League ahead of Italy playoff (Daily Union)

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Juventus embarrassed by Villarreal in Champions League elimination (unknown)

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That lead was doubled eight minutes later and with five to play as Pau Torres converted from inside the Juventus box after some woeful defending. Villarreal were gifted the chance to go ahead when Daniele Rugani brought down Francis Coquelin in the area and Gerard Moreno, having just stepped onto the pitch moments earlier, converted despite Wojciech Szczesny getting two hands to his effort. Juventus’ slow tempo appeared to be playing into the La Liga side’s hands for the majority of the evening, with Unai Emery’s team running the clock down whenever they could in the first half and through the second, even with the scores level at 1-1.