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February 23, 2022 Vlahovic Scores Early On In UCL Debut As Juve Are Held At Villareal

Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw against Villarreal in the last 16 first leg, despite Dusan Vlahovic scoring the fastest ever Champions League debut goal.

The 22-year-old Serb, who joined from Fiorentina for £58 million last month, sprinted onto Danilo’s long pass before a twist and smart finish after 32 seconds into the game.

“It was huge to score on my debut,” said Vlahovic, whose only other European experience was as a 16-year-old for Partizan Belgrade in Europa League qualifying. “It was very emotional.

“However, I cannot be 100% satisfied because we have not won the game. Personally, I have already forgotten this game and I’m focused on the next.”

Villarreal’s Giovani lo Celso hit the outside of the post with a shot.

Dani Parejo scored the equalizer after Etienne Capoue’s aerial ball into the box was intercepted by Dani Parejo.

Adrien Rabiot was only booked for a reckless foul on Samuel Chukwueze, thus Juve were fortunate to finish with 11 men.

Juventus haven’t lost in 90 minutes since November, but they were punished for their profligacy at the Estadio de la Ceramica, to further compound their woes, they lost midfielder Weston McKennie to an ankle injury in the second half.

The tie is evenly poised heading into the second leg in Turin in three weeks, thanks to the elimination of the away goal rule this year.

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