Champions League – 5th matchday
Aston Villa-Juventus 0-0 (partial result)
ASTON VILLA (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, McGinn; Watkins. (Available Gauci, Olsen, Konsa, Mings, Barkley, Duran, Buendia, Philogene, Nedeljkovic, Maatsen, Bogarde). All. Unai Emery.
JUVENTUS (4-2-3-1): Di Gregorio; Savona (66' Danilo), Gatti, Kalulu, Cambiaso; Locatelli, Thuram; Conceiçao, Koopmeiners, Yildiz; Weah. (Available: Perin, Pinsoglio, Fagioli, Rouhi, Mbangula). Coach Thiago Motta.
Ammonites: Tielemans, Bailey, Pau Torres, Rabbit.
77' – Di Gregorio saves a weak low shot from Tielemans without any problems.
70' – Helped by Locatelli, Di Gregorio blocks McGinn's shot from close range with his footcaught in the area by a low cross from Bailey.
66' – Muscle problem for Savona, replaced by Danilo.
65' – Emiliano Martinez saves the result with a great save on Conceiçao's header at the far post after a corner kicked by Koopmeiners. The referee indicates that the ball has not crossed the goal line.
49' – Conceiçao enters the area from the right and creates havoc in the Aston Villa defense, which he manages to free somehow also thanks to a touch with his arm, not punishable by a penalty kick.
45'+1' – Digne hits the top of the crossbar with a left-footed shot from a free kick from the edge dell’area.
45' – Kalulu is booked for a foul on Watkins on the edge of the area.
42' – Conceiçao returns from the right to the left and shoots to the near post, Martinez is not surprised and blocks it to the ground.
39' – Yellow card for Pau Torres, author of a late challenge on Weah.
38' – Juventus responds with a shot from outside the area by Weah, which grazes the top corner.
37' – The first shot on goal is from Watkins, who forces Di Gregorio to deflect it for a corner.
20' – Yildiz cuts in from the left and tries a low shot from the edge of the area to the near post, but misses the target.
13' – On the corner kick taken by Bailey, Pau Torres' header flies over the crossbar.
12' – Bailey is booked for protesting after a foul by Kamara on Yildiz.
10' – The first yellow card is for Tielemans, who committed a foul on Conceiçao.
Aston Villa-Juventus it is a match valid for the fifth day of Champions League. The Bianconeri arrive in Birmingham with 7 points in the standings, 2 less than the home team on 9. Thiago Motta is in full emergency with only 4 outfield players on the bench. Among the unavailable, McKennie joins the other injured players Adzic, Bremer, Cabal, Nico Gonzalez, Milik and Vlahovic as well as the former player Douglas Luiz.
On the other hand, Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey are absent, Boubacar Kamara and Ezri Konsa return. Diego Carlos and Duran are within a booking of a booking.
The Spaniard Jesus Gil Manzano referees, assisted by his compatriots Diego Barbero and Angel Nevado with Juan Martinez Munuera fourth official, Alejandro Hernandez and Guillermo Cuadra at VAR.
In the next round the English visit Leipzig in Germany, while Juve plays at home against Guardiola's Manchester City.
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