Villarreal hold Juventus for 1-1 draw
Dusan Vlahovic lived up to the hype by scoring 32 seconds into his Champions League debut on Tuesday but Juventus have work to do to make the last 16 after being held to a 1-1 draw by Villarreal in the first leg.
⏰ RESULT ⏰
🟡 Parejo strike earns Villarreal draw
⚪️⚫️ Vlahović scores on competition debut🤔 Fair result?#UCL
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Vlahovic found the corner with just his second touch of the game at La Ceramica but a sensational start for Juve and the Serb’s Champions League career was not enough for victory.
⚪️ Quickest ever goal from a starting Champions League debutant (33 seconds) 🤯
⚫️ First player born this century to score for Juventus in the Champions League knockout phase 😮
Dušan Vlahović 👏#UCL pic.twitter.com/GndSKerp2v
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Instead, Villarreal’s Dani Parejo steered in a deserved equaliser midway through the second half to leave a compelling contest in the balance ahead the return leg in Turin.
Did you know that Villarreal's goal was at 22 hours and 22 minutes local time of the 22nd day of the 2nd month of 2022?
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At 22 years and 25 days old, Vlahovic is the second youngest player to score on their Champions League debut for Juventus after Alessandro Del Piero made his mark aged 20.