TURIN (ITALPRESS) – The best way to overcome a not easy moment and relaunch itself in the Champions League. Juve put draws and unconvincing performances behind them and did so by beating Manchester City, which sank to 22nd place in the standings, exacerbating a crisis that complicates even more the already very difficult period for Guardiola and co. After one defeat and two draws, then, Juventus regained victory and did so against the English champions. At the Allianz Stadium in Turin, it ended 2-0 for Thiago Motta’s team, which relaunches itself in the first phase of the Champions League. First half very poor in emotions. A lot of will on the part of two teams that are certainly not offering the best possible soccer, but little concreteness. Barely two noteworthy chances in the first 45 minutes should be noted: on 20′, Yildiz collected the ball on the edge of the area and took advantage of the space left to him by the City defenders to kick with his right, with the ball grazing the post to Ederson’s left. The big chance, however, came to City’s star Haaland: on 39′, served by a De Bruyne’s filter-header, the Norwegian striker slotted into the area surprising Thuram and Kalulu, tried the dig with Di Gregorio coming out but the Juventus goalkeeper denied the goal by touching it with his left arm.
At the start of the second half it was Juventus who unblocked the challenge: after Gatti’s shot was repelled by Ederson, it was Yildiz who fueled the action with a cross from the left that found the powerful header of Vlahovic who was good at overpowering Gvardiol, the goalkeeper did not hold and the ball went over the goal line. It was a goal that ignited the challenge with continuous face-offs and match that suddenly became more sparkling. On 23′, a great deflection on a corner by Di Gregorio who in a dive foiled a conclusion from the limit by Gundogan aimed at the cross of the posts. Then on the half-hour mark a completely American-branded goal gave Juventus the final double: after a first Weah’s rebounded conclusion, the same former Lille man put in the middle for the onrushing McKennie who pierced the Citizens’ extreme defender on the volley. Juve wins and rises again, City loses again, trembles and risks a resounding elimination.
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Vlahovic and McKennie, Juventus beats ManCity 2-0
