Villarreal and Juventus Champions league hopes in the balance

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– Dusan Vlahovic scored the quickest Champions League debut goal ever but Juventus were pegged back to draw at Villarreal in the last 16 first leg.

– The 22-year-old Serb, a £58m signing from Fiorentina last month, ran onto Danilo’s long ball before a swivel and clever finish after 32 seconds.

– Villarreal’s Giovani lo Celso sliced a shot off the outside of the post.

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– The leveller came when Dani Parejo ghosted in to finish from Etienne Capoue’s aerial ball into the box.

– Juve were fortunate to end with 11 men as Adrien Rabiot was only booked for a dangerous foul on Samuel Chukwueze.

– With the away goal rule scrapped this year the tie is level going into the second leg in Turin in three weeks.

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