Lille-Juventus 1-1: Vlahovic responds to David

Lille, 5 November 2024 - First draw in the Champions League for the Juventus, which draws 1-1 at home to Lille. Despite the excellent performance, the Old Lady ends up at a disadvantage due to the goal of David. He answers him Vlahovic in the second half from 11 meters. With this result the black and whites rise to 7 points. 

The choices of the two coaches

Lille (4-2-3-1): Chevalier; Mandi, Diakité, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson; Bouaddi, André; Zhegrova, Gomes, Sahraoui; David. All. Genesio.

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Cambiaso, Gatti, Kalulu, Cabal; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Vlahovic. Coach Thiago Motta. 

First half

Juventus started with personality, immediately taking possession of the ball. The Piedmontese were then aggressive in recovery after each lost ball. Old Lady manages the pace, but breaking through Lille's defense is not easy at all. In the 13th minute Vlahovic attacks the depth, Yildiz serves him, but the Serbian - from an extremely wide position - does not hit the target. In the 24th minute the guests would have found the goal on the error in disengagement of the local defense, but the position of Vlahovic, author of the decisive assist for Koopmeiners, is offside. Conceicao is not good in this first part and it is precisely from an error of the Portuguese that the advantage of the transalpines comes: after the ball lost by the former Porto, Zhegrova skips Cabal and then serves a great assist to David, who beats Di Gregorio. Also worth mentioning on the action is Kalulu's lapse. Juve's reaction is immediate and on the right-footed shot Vlahovic on Locatelli's cross a miracle is needed Knight to deny the 1-1 to the guests. In the 41st minute another goal was cancelled out for Koopmeiners, this time for an offside by Yildiz. The former Atalanta player made his presence felt again two minutes later, when he kicked high on the rebound. This was the last thrill of the first half, which ended with the score at 1-0. 

Second half

The second half begins just as the first half ended. That is, with the Lady attacking: in the 53rd minute, Chevalier doubles his efforts on Conceicao's cross-shot and, above all, on Thuram's sure-fire conclusion. In the 58th minute, Zhegrova sows panic in the Piedmontese area, Gatti saves and then Juve's counterattack begins again: Cambiaso leads the way and serves conception, number 7 points at the opponent and is knocked down. The referee Peljto he has no doubts and points to the spot. From 11 meters it goes Vlahovic that evens the score. Thiago Motta's troops insist, coming close to overtaking with a very dangerous cross from Yildiz, narrowly out. Despite their supremacy, the Italian-Brazilian coach makes three changes: Cabal, Thuram and Vlahovic go out, Savona, McKennie and Weah come in. The substitutions, however, instead of giving Juve energy, take something away from Madama, who in the 78th minute relies on Di Gregorio to prevent Zhegrova from putting Lille back in front. The end of the match is balanced, both teams try but the result no longer changes. 

The little table

Lille-Juventus 1-1

Lille (4-4-2): Chevalier; Mandi, Diakité, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson (80′ Bakker); Zhegrova, André, Bouaddi, Sahraoui (86′ Fernandez-Pardo); David, Gomes (54′ Mukau). All. Genesio. Available Mannone, Caillard, Bayo, Costarelli, Baret, Lachaab.

Juventus (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Cambiaso, Gatti, Kalulu, Cabal (68′ Savona); Locatelli, Thuram (68′ McKennie); Conceicao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz (80′ Mbangula); Vlahovic (68′ Weah). Coach Thiago Motta. Subs: Perin, Pinsoglio, Adzic, Fagioli, Douglas Luiz, Rouhi.

Ammonites: 59′ Cabal, 72′ André

networks: 27′ David, 59′ Vlahovic

Referee: Peljto (BIH)

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