Villarreal 1-1 Juventus: Champions League last 16, first leg – live reaction!

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Meanwhile at Stamford Bridge: Chelsea have beaten Lille 2-0 in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie, the goals coming either side of half-time from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic. Full-time: Villarreal 1-1 Juventus Peep! Peep! Peeeeeeeeeeep! It’s nicely poised at the end of the first leg, where it’s finished all square. Dusan Vlahovic put the visitors ahead in the opening minute but Villarreal kept plugging away and restored parity courtesy of a second half strike from Dani Parejo. 90+3 min: Foyth sends Lo Celso scuttling along the edge of the Juve penalty area but the VIllarreal defender goes to ground and appeals half-heartedly for a penalty before he can unleash a shot or move the ball on. 90+1 min: We’re into added time in a game where one suspects both managers will be pleased enough with a draw but dissatisfied with the overall performances of their teams. Villarreal were ponderous and unimaginative for much of the game after going behind in the opening minute, while Juve were in complete control of the game before losing their discipline and conceding a very sloppy goal. 88 min: Chukwueze tries to thread a clever pass into the path of Trigueros but it’s cut out. It’s the Nigerian’s last action of the game before being replaced by Yeremi Pino. 87 min: There’s a break in play as Mattia de Sciglio receives treatment from a team-mate for cramp. He makes way for Luca Pellegrini. 85 min: Dusan Vlahovic goes close to scoring his second of the evening, making room for a shot on the edge of the Villarreal area after running on to a short pass from Morata. His low drive is on target but Rulli gets down to keep it out with a strong hand. 83 min: Weston McKennie is being helped around the touchline from one side of the pitch to the other by two members of Juve’s backroom staff. He may just have twisted or sprained his ankle but his grimace suggests it may be a more serious injury. 82 min: Mattia De Sciglio escapes down the left wing but overhits his cross into the Villarreal penalty. It’s Juve’s first sortie of note into the home side’s territory in quite some time. 81 min: Not for the first time this evening, Weston McKennie is down hurt. He hobbles to the sideline with an injured ankle and is replaced by Denis Zakaria. 78 min: Villarreal double-substitution: Pervis Estupinan and Manu Trigueros on for Alfonso Pedraza and Alberto Moreno. 76 min: Villarreal have been in the ascendency since equalising and have visibly upped the tempo with which they are going about their business. 73 min: Referee Daniel Siebert gets his yellow card out of his pocket to book Adrien Rabiot for a high, nasty, studs-up challenge on Samuel Chukwueze. The German official is immediately surrounded by Villarreal players who think it Rabiot deserves a red card. He books the home side’s goalkeeper, Geronimo Rulli, who had travelled a long way out of his goal to complain, then shows the card to Rabiot, who is very lucky not to have been sent off. 71 min: Juve substitution: Arthur on, Locatelli off. 69 min: Juventus had been creaking at the back for a few minutes, so you can’t say that equaliser wasn’t coming. The source was unlikely, however, with Daniel Parejo running completely untracked from midfield into acres of space in the Juve penalty area to fire past the fairly helpless Szczesny. GOAL! Villarreal 1-1 Juventus (Parejo 66) It’s level! Villarreal equalise, with Daniel Parejo sweeping an Etienne Capoue dink over the top past Szczesny on the half volley with his left foot from about 10 yards out. He was completely unmarked as he ran between defenders. 65 min: Bonucci heads an Alfonso Pedraza clear at the near post. 64 min: Alberto Moreno gallops into the Juventus penalty area with the ball at his feet but is crowded out by several defenders before he can fashion a shot or lay it off to a team-mate. 63 min: Samuel Chukwueze sends a cross into the Juventus penalty area from the right flank but it’s headed clear. 60 min: The game has descended into all manner of scrappiness, a state of affairs that is unlikely to be improved by the inevitable series of imminent subsitutions now we’ve reached the hour mark. It’s not much fun to watch but Juventus won’t care. 59 min: Juan Cuadrado cuts inside from the right and blasts the ball high over the bar, incurring the wrath of Juve strikers Alvaro Morata and Dusan Vlahovic in the process. On the touchline, the greedy Colombian’s manager Max Allegri didn’t look too impressed either. 57 min: Wojciech Szczesny saves comfortably from a Alberto Moreno mis-kick after good work through the centre by Giovani Lo Celso. It was a decent move by Villarreal, albeit as slow and ponderous as much of their attacking play has been tonight. 54 min: Adrien Rabiot sticks a leg out to nip a blossoming Villarreal attack in the bud. Villarreal win a free-kick wide on the left and Daniel Parejo curls the ball into the penalty area. Bonucci heads it out for a corner, from which Juve break up the field. 52 min: Juventus are completely bossing the early stages of this second half but VIllarreal manager Unai Emery has yet to make any changes. The Italian side look very comfortable. 49 min: McKennie plays the ball wide to Cuadrado, who’s low drive into the penalty area is cleared by Juan Foyth, preventing McKennie from finishing the move he’d started. The American collides with Foyth and goes down injured but is soon fit to continue. 47 min: Alvaro Morata sidefoots a volley wide of the upright when a man of his talents should have at least hit the target. Other opinions are available. Second half: Villarreal 0-1 Juventus 46 min: Play resumes at La Madrigal, where Juventus have brought on Leonardo Bonucci. Alex Sandro makes way. Chelsea v Lille: There’s been a goal in the game at Stamford Bridge, where Chelsea are labouring. Find out who has scored with Scott Murray ... Half-time: Villarreal 0-1 Juventus Peep! Juventus lead at the break courtesy of Dusan Vlahovic’s maiden Champions League goal after 33 seconds. They’ve had Villarreal’s measure for most of the half, although the Yellow Submarine will feel they should have equalised through a glorious opportunity that Giovani Lo Celso thumped off the woodwork when scoring looked a formality. 44 min: Juan Foyth goes down holding his face after shipping an arm in the face from Alvaro Morata, who escapes a booking. 41 min: Looking out of ideas and in need of some urgent half-time instruction, Villarreal attack down the left flank. Alfonso Pedraza’s attempted cross is blocked and put out for a throw-in by Alex Sandro. Juve can defend those kinds of moves all night long. 39 min: Danjuma tries to drive the ball across the face of the Juventus goal but his delivery is cut out by Matthijs De Ligt. Good defending. 38 min: Weston McKennie has a shot from close range blocked by VIllarreal skipper Albiol after the ball was squared by the menacing Mattia De Sciglio. Weston McKennie it was, who played ther ball wide to the Juve left wing-back.

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