Juventus vs Manchester City, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Champions LeagueJuventus deal Man City huge Champions League blow in 2-0 win
Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie got on the scoresheet to lead Juventus to a 2-0 Champions League victory over Manchester City on Wednesday in a big blow to City's hopes of clinching a top-eight spot in Europe's elite competition. Pep Guardiola's...
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Federico Gatti (Juventus).
- 5': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Offside, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 7': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
- 10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 13': Foul by Nicolò Savona (Juventus).
- 13': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus).
- 16': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
- 20': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 27': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 32': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 34': Delay in match (Manchester City).
- 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 35': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Offside, Juventus. Kenan Yildiz is caught offside.
- 39': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a through ball.
- 40': Attempt saved. Danilo (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
- 41': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Juventus).
- 41': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Khéphren Thuram.
- 44': Attempt missed. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Juventus 0, Manchester City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Juventus 0, Manchester City 0.
- 47': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Jérémy Doku.
- 47': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 47': Offside, Juventus. Teun Koopmeiners is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 51': Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 53': Attempt saved. Federico Gatti (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Juventus 1, Manchester City 0. Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz with a cross.
- 56': Attempt missed. Nicolò Savona (Juventus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic with a cross.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Juventus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 59': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Danilo.
- 60': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt saved. Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 62': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 62': Teun Koopmeiners (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Kenan Yildiz.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
- 66': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 68': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 68': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Michele Di Gregorio.
- 69': Substitution, Juventus. Timothy Weah replaces Francisco Conceição.
- 69': Substitution, Juventus. Weston McKennie replaces Khéphren Thuram.
- 69': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Juventus).
- 69': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
- 72': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bernardo Silva following a corner.
- 75': Goal! Juventus 2, Manchester City 0. Weston McKennie (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Timothy Weah following a fast break.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
- 82': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 82': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 83': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Juventus. Samuel Mbangula replaces Kenan Yildiz.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Douglas Luiz replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 85': Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Federico Gatti (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
- 86': Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
- 87': Samuel Mbangula (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City. Matheus Nunes replaces Jack Grealish.
- 90': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josko Gvardiol.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Timothy Weah (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Juventus 2, Manchester City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Juventus 2, Manchester City 0.
Statistics
 MNC |
JUV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.9 | Possession | 31.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 652 | Accurate Passes | 266 |
| 699 | Passes | 310 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 22 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 7 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 9 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,890
Venue: Allianz Stadium
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 40,890
UEFA Champions League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | +12 | 18 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 6 | +14 | 15 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 6 | +9 | 13 |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | +7 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Juventus (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Michele Di Gregorio (GK)  |
| 15 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 4 | Federico Gatti |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 37 | Nicolò Savona |
| 8 | Teun Koopmeiners |
| 19 | Khephren Thuram |
| 5 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 10 | Kenan Yildiz |
| 7 | Francisco Conceição |
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ederson (GK) |
| 24 | Josko Gvardiol |
| 3 | Rúben Dias |
| 82 | Rico Lewis |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 17 | Kevin De Bruyne |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 19 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 11 | Jérémy Doku |
| 20 | Bernardo Silva |
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