Juventus 1-0 Atletico Madrid : 4 Hits and Flops from the game | UEFA Champions League 19/20 

Juventus v Atletico Madrid: Group D - UEFA Champions League
Juventus v Atletico Madrid: Group D - UEFA Champions League

#3 Hit: Matthijs de Ligt

Matthijs de Ligt
Matthijs de Ligt

After having a slow start to life at the Allianz Stadium, Matthijs De Ligt put in a performance to remember against Atletico Madrid. If not for Paulo Dybala's heroics, the Netherlands international would've been the man of the match. Towards the very end of the game, he made a goal-saving tackle to deny Atletico an opportunity to equalize.

Defensively, the new summer signing made a total of two tackles along with one interception and four clearances. He gave away one foul and made a total of four blocks. His passing accuracy was 83.8%. Furthermore, he won four aerial duels, which was the most by any Juventus player.


#2 Flop: Mario Hermoso

Mario Hermoso
Mario Hermoso

While Felipe was brilliant throughout the game, his defensive partner Mario Hermoso wasn't so assuring and good. The defender was rash in his challenges and gave away 2 free kicks with one of those being converted by Dybala.

Impact wise, those fouls turned out to be the turning point of the game. The Spanish was often found out of position and won only one duel. He didn't win any tackle throughout the game. He won only one aeriel duel as compared to his defensive partner's six. All in all, Hermoso had a performance to forget.


#1 Hit: Paulo Dybala

Paulo Dybala
Paulo Dybala

Today's match was about Dybala showing his creativity and putting on a show for Juventus even against a stubborn Atletico defence. The Argentine was constantly involved for Maurizio Sarri's side and linked up the midfield with attack. The Argentine had a role to play in every attacking situation for Juventus.

He scored the decisive goal of the match through a sublime free-kick, quite similar to the one Toni Kroos scored at the World Cup for Germany against Sweden. Apart from the match-winning goal, the Argentine had three shots on goal with two of them on target. His passing accuracy was 84% and he had 74 touches of the ball.

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Edited by Shashwat Kumar
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