UEFA Champions League: Juventus vs Villareal Player Ratings as Villareal bloom late to win 3-0 on the night and go through 4-1 on aggregate
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Juventus vs Villareal: Juventus hosted Villareal at the Allianz Stadium in the 2nd Leg of the Round of 16 of the Champions League.
The first half was goalless as both the teams were cautious of conceding. But Villareal were awarded a penalty late in the second half which was converted by Gerard Moreno. Two more goals followed after that as Pau Torres scored from a corner and Arnaut Danjuma scored from the spot to seal a comfortable victory at the end for the Spanish side.
Let’s take a look at the player ratings for the match: –
Juventus vs Villareal Player Ratings
Juventus
Wojciech Szczesny (5/10): Szczesny let in 2 penalties and a field goal, failing to make a single save.
Danilo (7.3/10): Danilo made a handful of recoveries and challenges. His defensive work rate was fantastic as well.
Matthijs de Ligt (6.7/10): The Dutch defender was quite good before committing a foul which led to a penalty for Villareal.
Daniele Rugani (7.5/10): Rugani was solid in the back before he was replaced. But he conceded a foul leading to a penalty.
Mattia de Sciglio (7.1/10): The left back was defensively good and had 4 tackles in the match- most in the game.
Juan Cuadrado (8/10): Playing in the right midfield position, Cuadrado made the most dribbles, created the most chances, and won the most duels in the match.
Manuel Locatelli (5.4/10): Locatelli had a poor night and was ineffective on the pitch. He was taken off in the second half.
Adrien Rabiot (6.7/10): Rabiot’s recovery challenges returned possession back to Juve but he was reckless at times and got booked for a high boot on Chukwueze.
Arthur (7.4/10): Arthur was impressive in the midfield. His passing was accurate and he imposed a presence in the middle of the pitch.
Dusan Vlahovic (6.8/10): Vlahovic took 3 shots on the goal and one of them hit the woodwork. He had the least touches in the game.
Alvaro Morata (6.8/10): Morata tried to create chances but could be not successful, he was replaced late in the match.
Substitutes:
Paulo Dybala (NA)
Federico Bernardeschi (NA)
Moise Kean (NA)
Villareal
Geronimo Rulli (8.1/10): Rulli was on his guard all night as he made 5 crucial saves to keep a well-deserved clean sheet.
Serge Aurier (7.9/10): Aurier was good in defence and stopped attacks in the back. He also assisted through a late corner.
Raul Albiol (7.2/10): The veteran center back was good at the back keeping check of Vlahovic and Morata.
Pau Torres (8.3/10): Torres was accurate with his tackles and made crucial clearances. His 85th-minute goal was the all-important contribution from him to the match.
Pervis Estupinan (7.7/10): Estupinian had a brilliant game as he was 100% accurate in his dribbles and tackles.
Yeremi Pino (6.5/10): Pino had a decent game in the midfield before he was replaced by Samuel Chukweze.
Etienne Capoue (7.1/10): Capoue was brilliant with the ball and orchestrated the midfield well. But he lost a number of 50/50 duels.
Daniel Parejo (8/10): Parejo made his presence felt in the midfield and was accurate in his passes. He distributed the ball very well.
Manuel Trigueros (6.5/10): Trigueros had a reasonable game on the left-wing. He was replaced in the second half eventually.
Giovani Lo Celso (6.7/10): Lo Celso made a few tackles being an attacker, his passing accuracy was below average to his standards.
Arnaut Danjuma (7.5/10): Danjuma converted a late penalty given to de Ligt’s handball. He looked threatening up front all night.
Substitutes:
Samuel Chukwueze (6/10): The Nigerian winger had a decent outing coming in as a substitute in the second half.
Francis Coquelin (7/10): Coquelin came on Trigueros and was spot on in his tackles and passing.
Gerard Moreno (7.5/10): Moreno scored a penalty within minutes coming into the game, making an immediate impact.
Alfonso Pedraza (NA)
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