5 reasons why Manchester United won vs Juventus

#4 Juventus failed to take their chances

Khedira was guilty of missing a gilt-edged chance for Juventus

Football is a game of numbers, and whichever team manages to convert more of their chances ultimately prevails at the end of 90 minutes.

For much of the match at the Allianz Arena, Juventus were undoubtedly the superior team, showing their dominance over United, and controlling proceedings to suit their tempo and rhythm.

Paulo Dybala and Blaise Matuidi were comfortable in midfield, and the home side fashioned all the best chances throughout the match, but they, however, failed to convert them.

Sami Khedira had the first chance of the match, hitting the crossbar, same as Paulo Dybala early in the second half, with De Gea well beaten on both occasions.

Juventus were largely comfortable for most of the match, easily finding space, finding runners available but failed to make the most of the gaps created in the final third.

Juan Mata stated as much at the end of the match when he commented that “They had a few clear chances after that (Ronaldo’s goal) to win the match, but they didn’t and we came back”, and United can thank the stars, as on another day, Juventus could well have been out of sight.