Champions League, Juventus hat-trick against PSV Eindhoven. Yldiz already in history

Turin, 17 September 2024 - A Juventus e PSV Eindhoven the honor of opening the new Champions League, launched in its new single-round formula: Star then comes the even greater honour of becoming the first scorer of the new format, thanks also to a gem that will make the audience rub their eyesAllianz StadiumThe match was opened after a period of suffering due to some more or less dangerous initiatives by the Dutch, without By Gregorio in truth he was never called upon to make decisive interventions, the black and whites quickly doubled their lead with McKennie before the recovery Gonzalez the trio falls, soiled by Saibari in full recovery for a 3-1 which inaugurates the adventure in the most prestigious continental competition of the band in style Motta, which will return to the stage on 2 October in the house of Leipzig.

The official lineups

 Motta launches a 4-2-3-1 that he sees between the posts By Gregorio, XNUMX Rabbit, Cats, Bremer e Cambiaso in a defense shielded by Locatelli e McKennie: the only tip is Vlahovic, assisted by Gonzalez, koopmeiners e Star. boss reply with a 4-3-3 that he sees between the posts Drum, protected by ledezma, Flamingo, Woods e Ladies: in the center of the field there are Schouten, A e Ferryman, while the advanced department sees protagonists Bakayoko, De Jong e Tillman.

First half

 The first part of the match sees the two teams trying to work a lot on long balls: on one hand Ferryman closes on Gonzalez, Searched by Rabbit, while on the other Bremer he is attentive on the cross of Bakayoko. At 5' Juventus earns the first corner with an initiative of Gonzalez, closed by Woods: on the continuation of the action the Dutch defense keeps a good guard first on Star and then koopmeiners. The psv grows and at 7' sends the shot Ferryman: By Gregorio answers present. At 10' instead ledezma cross e A turns on the fly: the ball grazes the target. At 19' Ladies anticipates in a providential manner Gonzalez, sought by the cross of Cambiaso: the action had been initiated by Star that at 21', on the suggestion of Gonzalez, overcomes the resistance of ledezma and unlocks the contest with a fantastic right-footed shot that kisses the post and ends up behind the innocent player DrumThe black and whites try to ride the wave of good times and in the 24th minute they almost get a second goal with McKennie, which fits into the cross of koopmeiners and kicks with confidence: the big foot of Drum he tells him no. At 25' again koopmeiners goes to the cross: this time it's the one who breaks away Gonzalez, but the aim is imprecise. The appointment with the 2-0 is postponed by a little, because in the 27th minute McKennie hits the target with a tap-in from a cross Gonzalez: the work of is also precious Vlahovic to protect the sphere. Once the bulk of the work is done, the Juventus tries to slow down the pace and then try to become dangerous as soon as possible: in the 34th minute, for example, a cross-shot by Cambiaso sends it haywire Drum, saved by Ladies, which completes the disengagement. At 44' Star cross for Vlahovic, which does not control: the ball becomes good for koopmeiners, who kicks dirtyly to the left of Drum but outside, before the referee Hernandez whistle twice.

Second half

 The second half begins along the same lines as what was seen in the first half: Juventus sly but in full control of the match and with one eye on the hunt for the goal. And in fact at 52' the third goal arrives, scored by Gonzalez, who beats with his right foot Drum outgoing on assist from Vlahovic: the action was initiated by koopmeiners, very good at uprooting the sphere Ferryman. Fort of 3-0 and above all the lack of reaction of the Dutch, Motta can already afford the luxury of rotating some protagonists: the first change sees Danilo to go up in place of Cats, slightly limping, and Thuram replace Locatelli. In fact, the psv try to sketch a reaction: first Schouten try to serve De Jong and then A it is thrown vertically, but in both cases it is careful By Gregorio. just A then leaves the field to Long, as well as Saibari detects Ferryman. At 65' Gonzalez works a great ball for Vlahovic, which from the outside dampens the conclusion too much towards Drum. On the other hand try to do everything by yourself Woods before expanding for Bakayoko, whose cross is prey to Bremer. Motta in the meantime it changes again: out goes a very applauded Star e Gonzalez, the best on the pitch, and inside beans e Weah. At 74' Saibari commits with a shot from outside By Gregorio, shortly after attentive on the cross-shot of Bakayoko, attesting at least to a draft reaction from the Dutch. Motta still fishing from the bench, throwing into the fray Douglas Luiz for McKennie: boss instead you play your cards Pepi e Mauro Junior in place of De Jong e Ladies. just Mauro Junior in the 80th minute he goes hunting for the right space to shoot: Rabbit closes in the corner. At 83' Saibari (good his entrance) he tries again: the power is there, but the conclusion is too central to scare By Gregorio. On the tipping in front of the Juventus almost a poker with Vlahovic, who goes for sure on the low cross of koopmeiners: Drum he opposes with the body. boss also sends out Nagalo for ledezma, but the protagonist remains Vlahovic, who in the 87th minute tries again to join the goal celebration, but this time raises his aim too high on the cross from beans. At 89' Douglas Luiz he heads the ball, but again without precision before the referee Hernandez communicate the recovery: 3' useful a Saibairi to score the consolation goal, on the suggestion of Bakayoko, with an angled right-footed shot that only partially spoils his fine debut in Champions League of Juventus.