Juventus wasted chances by dominant, the hosts couldn't score goals

Juventus were humiliated by Villarreal 0-3 at home and were eliminated in the last 16 of the Champions League. Massimiliano Allegri regretted the missed opportunities.

Juventus lost 0-3 to Villarreal at the Allianz Stadium, Thursday (17/3/2022) early morning WIB in the second leg of the Champions League last 16. Appear dominant, the host could not make goals.

The Bianconeri had a total of 14 shots, five of which were on target. Defensive Villarreal eyed on the counter-attack, recorded eight attempts with three on target and all of them scored.

Disastrous for Juventus occurred in the 75th minute, when Daniele Rugani brought down Francis Coquelin in the penalty box. The referee pointed to the white dot after reviewing the incident via the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) screen.

Gerard Moreno successfully executed the penalty. Villarreal's second goal came from the carelessness of Juventus against a corner kick.

Paul Torres escaped and freely grabbed the ball in front of goal. While Villarreal's third goal also came from the penalty spot, after Matthijs de Ligt's handball when trying to stop the visitors' counter-attack.

Arnaut Danjuma did not waste the opportunity to further immerse Juventus. Villarreal also qualified for the quarter-finals with a 4-1 aggregate.

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said this defeat could not be separated from his team's failure to take advantage of the opportunities that existed. Meanwhile, Villarreal managed to make small moments into opportunities.

"I think the team played well for more than 75 minutes. In the second half, Villarreal decided they would just defend as a block, but they had one chance to make the most of it," he said.

"Football is like that, one episode can change everything. We had good chances in the first half, less in the second because Villarreal started defending with 11 men."

"They obviously tried to take the game into extra time. But that one goal changed everything," added Allegri