Stuttgart he gave the surprise in Turin and, in the end, they won 1-0 Juventus thanks to the goal of Touré. The German team won three gold points in the third day of the game UEFA Champions League. On the other hand, La Vecchia Signora lost two unbeaten matches and was left out of the eight who qualify directly today for the round of 16.
In the past, Even the most optimistic Germans would not have imagined the protagonist of Stuttgart on Italian soil, with the most obvious dangerous plays and Mattia Perin, the goalkeeper of Juventus, crowned as a real figure, and even saved a penalty. However, this is what happened in Turin.
The visiting team created danger from the start, with Vagnoman heading home six minutes later. He made it clear by actions that he was not coming for a walk and that he wanted to change the image he left in the first two rounds of the Champions League, where he only had a draw and a win.
Logic dictated that Juventus was going to recover, although this happened in dribs and drabs. An isolated free kick from Fagioli was the most dangerous thing he could generate, and at the other end all Stuttgart attacks were half-backs. Perin came as the angel of the Vecchia Signora and made two great saves; the first to Undav and then another to Demirovic, who also hit the post with a bomb.
More? Yes, because Stuttgart was a bulldozer at the beginning of the second half and even managed to convert: Undav took a powerful shot that hit a post, but the VAR was in charge of spoiling his joy. As seen in subsequent replays, the German lowered the ball with his left bicep and, although his arm was close to his body, referee Espen Eskas made the correct decision to disallow the conversion.
85 minutes was the icing on the cake for Perin’s massive performance. The VAR asked the referee to inform him about Danilo’s infraction in the area that ended with the Brazilian’s expulsion. A penalty and a golden opportunity for the Germans to make history. However, the Italian became huge, flew down to his right position and stopped Millot’s shot.
The penalty to save Perin
Everything was sealed for an opaque 0-0. But in this type of competition you have to stay focused until the final whistle, and Juventus did not do that. With the clock already showing two minutes of added time, Bilal Touré, who entered the second half, entered the area and was seen by six Vecchia Signora defenders to pass and smash the ball into the net. A great goal, 1-0 and a celebration as uncontrolled as the Germans deserved.
Touré’s goal gave Stuttgart the upset victory
The final score showed 1-0 for the visit and it was really fair. Undoubtedly, the big loser was Juve, who came from two victories in the same number of games in the Champions League and in his third battle showed a painful image. In the previous round, the tie was a golden point for Stuttgart, although they saw what the game looked like, they had to go home with three points. Beyond the result, he showed that he can play on equal terms with the greats of the competition.
The Thiago Motta-led side now have six points and have dropped out of the top eight in the table, which in this new Champions format suggests direct qualification to the round of 16.