Juve drew 0-0 at Villa Park and came away with an important Champions League point. Zola said when calling off the match: “Juventus played a match today with a great personality for me. “If they can continue to do the things they are good at in the build-up phase, they can become a very important […]
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The young Dane has continued the impact of last season and taken his game to a new level. Dorgu is followed by AC Milan, Juventus and Napoli in Serie A, Tottenham and Chelsea in the Premier League and now Bundesliga champions Bayer, says TMW. Lecce accept they will eventually sell the Denmark international – possibly
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The Midlands club could only manage a 0-0 draw at home against Juventus in the group stage of the Champions League. But it puts them in a solid position to qualify as one of the top eight teams from the group stage. “It was fantastic,” Emery said after the match. “We needed a game like
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The Midlands club could only manage a 0-0 draw at home against Juventus in the group stage of the Champions League. But it puts them in a solid position to qualify as one of the top eight teams from the group stage. “It was fantastic,” Emery said after the match. “We needed a game like
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The youngsters from the Midlands club could not get past the Juventus youth team at Bodymoor Heath. Despite having a lot of control over the match, they were unable to take their chances and went down 2-0. Lorenzo Biliboc scored both goals for Juve, scoring in the first and second half. Villa's young team is
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Juve earned a 0-0 draw and survived a late scare when Morgan Rogers was denied Villa's winner in stoppage time due to a foul. “A point is valuable, the team continues to play solid and balanced,” Motta said afterwards. “Aston Villa are dangerous with quick counter-attacks and look for their striker with a long ball,
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The pair insist Juve deserved Villa Park's point. Thuram said afterwards: “We are happy, we faced a good team. I think it is a good point.” When Morgan Rogers failed to score an injury-time winner for Villa, Thuram added: “I saw it was a foul, I think the referee made the right call.” Meanwhile, Gatti
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Although Villa's famous win here against Bayern Munich required a heroic defensive effort earlier in the competition, the early stages suggested it could be there for the taking against a depleted Juventus team. Every pass was praised by the home fans, and they were almost richly rewarded when Pau Torres looked just over from Leon
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There was much pomp and circumstance at Villa Park when Emi Martinez signed his new long-term contract this summer. The club's megastore was commandeered, his family flown in and a variety of video footage played to an adoring holiday crowd invited to witness the event. Last night he proved what all the fuss was about.
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Morgan Rogers was denied an injury-time winner for Villa due to a foul. Watkins later said: “I think it was soft. Maybe in the Premier League it's a goal. But in Europe the goalkeepers are protected a lot. It's one of them.” “I thought we had scored. But to be honest, this match was 0-0
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If the fear surrounding a new and revamped Champions League was that some of these extra group matches would lose their steam, then this was a night to confirm a few suspicions. And what a shame that is. There's no end to beauty when you imagine the grand old lady of European football under the
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