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Watch the Game Highlights from Villarreal vs. Juventus, 10/01/2025
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00:00a late comeback for them on match day one against Borussia Dortmund
00:07with injuries to Iosi Perez, Nikola Pepe will start up front
00:15alongside Georgian international Georges Mikhail Tadze
00:19he's a scorer on match day one and Jonathan David gets the nod to lead the line
00:25that leaves Dusan Vlaovic who scored two on match day one
00:30and Luisa Penda kicking their heels on the bench
00:33the fifth Champions League campaign for Villarreal
00:43and the first in the hot seat for Marcelino
00:47Juventus European Royalty, a 25th Champions League campaign for them
00:54and that remains an Italian record
00:56disappointment last season
00:59they'll be looking to improve on their playoff round exit
01:03at the hands of PSV
01:06two new faces in goal then from match day one
01:12and indeed from the weekend
01:13regular number ones dropped
01:15for match day number two in the UEFA Champions League
01:1820-25, 20-26
01:21Villarreal ready to play Champions League football on this ground
01:29for the first time since they were narrowly knocked out by Liverpool
01:33in the semi-finals of the 2022 edition
01:37Alfonso Pedraza pressurized but he's got it back to Vega
01:44and alongside him Rafa Narin
01:48there's a gap opening up
01:53which is closed just in time but Pepe's on to it
01:56and goal!
02:00George Mikhail Tanze opens the scoring for Villarreal
02:04his first Champions League goal for the club
02:14and didn't he take it well?
02:17you're absolutely right
02:19he took it well
02:19but what about the build-up play?
02:22played through the pressure
02:24there's the forward pass from Perejo
02:26he's got the pace to get in between the two players
02:29Pepe then finds the right pass
02:31and there's the composure and confidence with the finish
02:35Celeste get this pass right
02:37it looks an easy one
02:38but he's got to get the weight right
02:39doesn't have to break stride
02:41inside of the right foot
02:42made by Marcelino
02:43and so far so very good
02:45here comes Alfonso Pedraza
02:48into the box
02:50Pedraza
02:50and touched onto the post
02:52nobody closes him down
02:56they've switched the play out to the left back
02:58who just keeps going
02:59early ball in
03:05Cook Miners leaves it
03:07that's not taken in
03:10but that is tipped over
03:12Juventus go to the other end
03:15there's the first shot
03:16Okiber just pushes it out into a bad area
03:19Weston McKinney coming in
03:20could he have headed it into a corner?
03:23maybe so
03:24it's a decent save
03:25Juventus corner
03:28always up from the back
03:30including Gatti and Kelly
03:31that's McKinney
03:33it's time he will take on Kelly
03:37and now
03:40Buchanan
03:43there was almost a reluctance to shoot there
03:48Pepe's come back to help out
03:56and the first half full of feist
04:00full of fun comes to an end
04:02just the one goal in it
04:03to the Ceramica
04:04half-time change for Juventus
04:06this is the introduction
04:08of Francisco Concesao
04:10Calula has slid it in neatly for Concesao
04:15Concesao, oh what a chance
04:18David can't believe that's not
04:22bogged the back of the net
04:23finding that bit of space
04:24and he finds the perfect pass doesn't he
04:27just wonder if Marin got a slight touch here
04:30as it comes across
04:31does he get a touch with that foot?
04:32but it's still a big big chance
04:35that he's got to take
04:36this will give you a better idea
04:38yeah he gets a slight touch
04:40and that may just put off David
04:43but he's got to score
04:44see there the number four Gatti
04:50giant up from the back
04:52it's Kelly who got his head to it
04:55first off
04:56how about that
04:59from Federico Gatti
05:01centre-halves don't score goals like that
05:07do they?
05:08well he does
05:09and he has
05:10we saw a long throw in the first half
05:14which wasn't particularly long
05:15from McKinney
05:16that was much better
05:17they get the flick on
05:19the ball stands up nicely
05:20and what a piece of improvisation here
05:24from Gatti
05:25is it considered dangerous play?
05:29that's what
05:29Villarreal will be talking about
05:31but he strikes it brilliantly
05:33but the goalkeeper should save it
05:35there's no doubt about it
05:36that's another mistake
05:37by the goalkeeper
05:37okay
05:40Tarejo
05:42oh he's sold him short
05:44this is Contesal
05:46it's still Contesal
05:48when Yildiz goes wide
05:56he comes in field
05:57McKinney looking for David
05:59David will get there
06:00hits the woodwork
06:03Contesal
06:05hits it wide
06:08but this was much better from him
06:11lovely little ball played round the corner
06:13McKinney plays it forward again
06:15there was the strike
06:16just lifts it over the goalkeeper
06:19can't keep it down
06:21it's a good effort
06:25it's a bit unlucky really
06:28he'll afford another centre-half
06:31to fall injured
06:33but he looks okay
06:33Gatti
06:34and over the top
06:36from Oluwasei
06:37it's off the head of Marin
06:48but into the gloves
06:49and the match will take
06:54and in
06:58Vega to the rescue
07:02what a time that is
07:09to get his first goal
07:11for the club
07:11the last minute of the match
07:15to make it 2-2
07:16Renato Vega
07:17well it's a great delivery
07:19into the six-yard box
07:20the goalkeeper doesn't come
07:22they've got some big players in there
07:24Juventus
07:25the likes of Gatti
07:27Vlaovic
07:28who's just come on
07:29Kelly
07:29Rugani
07:31nobody attacks the ball
07:33and it's a fairly comfortable finish
07:35he's unmarked
07:37just gets his head on it
07:39and from that range
07:40he's got it on
07:41Akamat in
07:47at the header
07:49straight
07:50at the welcoming
07:52Matija Perin
07:53well that's that
08:00it's all over
08:01wonderful contest
08:05on match day 2
08:06that has ebbed and flowed
08:08one way or the other
08:09you
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