Champions, in Lisbon it ends 4-3: Juve wakes up late and is out
Allegri's team risks humiliation with Benfica, then touches a comeback in the final. Vittoria Milan in Zagreb who are now preparing for the match against Salzburg
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Juve are out of the Champions League : with a day to spare, the bianconeri greet the most important competition after the 4-3 defeat against Benfica . In Lisbon , Allegri's team risks humiliation , then wakes up in the last quarter of an hour and incredibly nearly fails to recover . It is not enough, however, not even to be certain of the Europa League, with the last match on Wednesday against PSG becoming decisive .
THE MATCH - In Portugal, the bianconeri have to deal with the thrust of the 60 thousand of Da Luz : Schimdt's team closes the Allegri's boys and collects corner kicks, the advantage arrives after 17 minutes . On the cross cut by Enzo Fernandez, Gatti is anticipated by Antonio Silva and Juve must immediately chase. And the bianconeri react, so much so that they find an immediate draw : it takes a couple of minutes of control at the Var to control the action of the 1-1, in the end the goal is assigned to Kean and Allegri can breathe a sigh of relief for having immediately resumed the race. But the problem of his team remains that of attention, and he falls back on time with Cuadrado who, naively, touches the ball with his hand in the middle of the area. Joao Mario appears from the spot and, just like at the Stadium, he beats Szczesny for the second time.
At the second disadvantage, the bianconeri suffer the backlash and before the end of the first half they also collect the third goal : the action is beautiful, with the former Inter who finds a sumptuous Rafa Silva to deflect the net with the heel. So at the beginning of the second half a new goal by Rafa Silva , a real blow. Juve risks humiliation, the very young Soule and Iling-Junior get up from the bench. And it is the two of them who take their teammates by the hand: the English winger puts in the middle two balls exploited by Milik and McKennie, the bianconeri come back to believe it 10 minutes from the end. A few steep slopes give Vlachodimos shivers, Rafa Silva sensationally hits the post and keeps the bianconeri alive. In the end, however, the comeback fails: an encouraging final is not enough, Juve is out of the Champions League.
THE RANKING - The bianconeri are now third in the group with 3 points in 5 games, together with the Israelis of Maccabi Haifa. On 2 November they face PSG at home to avoid fourth place and elimination from all cups.
MILAN - AC Milan wins and hopes: Dinamo beaten 4-0 in Zagreb (goals from Gabbia, Leao, penalty from Giroud, own goal from Lubicic), the Rossoneri can count on two out of three results next week at San Siro in the last group against Salzburg, beaten 2-1 at home by Chelsea.
There are currently nine teams already in the round of 16 of the Champions League : Naples, Club Brugge, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint Germain and Benfica.
(Unioneonline / vl)
