TORINO. Juventus beats Zenit 4-2. Juventus took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Allianz Stadium stadium in Torino on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández who was helped by José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was José Luis Munuera Montero. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Juventus had a strong ball possession 58% while Zenit was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Juventus was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Juventus won the match.
Juventus shot 26 times, 11 on target, 15 off target. On the other side, Zenit shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Juventus received 2 yellow cards (D. Kulusevski and M. Locatelli). Talking about the opposition, Zenit received 1 yellow card (D. Lovren).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Juventus will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Zenit will stay with 3 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Juventus will host Malmö FF on the 8th of December with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (0 draws).
Zenit will host Chelsea on the 8th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Juventus – Formation
Juventus started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Massimiliano Allegri decided to play with the following team: Wojciech Szczęsny , Danilo , Leonardo Bonucci , Matthijs de Ligt , Alex Sandro , Federico Chiesa , Weston McKennie , Manuel Locatelli , Federico Bernardeschi , Paulo Dybala and Álvaro Morata .
The home team had on the bench: Adrien Rabiot , Carlo Pinsoglio, Dejan Kulusevski, Mattia Perin, Giorgio Chiellini, Daniele Rugani , Arthur , Rodrigo Bentancur and Juan Cuadrado.
Substitutions
Juventus made 4 changes: M. Locatelli for Arthur (80′), F. Bernardeschi for A. Rabiot (80′), L. Bonucci for D. Rugani (85′) and P. Dybala for D. Kulusevski (85′).
Best player: Federico Chiesa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Juventus was Federico Chiesa.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14. He performed 3 crosses.
Zenit – Formation
Zenit started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Sergei Semak played with: Stanislav Kritsyuk , Dejan Lovren , Dmitri Chistyakov , Yaroslav Rakitskiy , Aleksei Sutormin , Wílmar Barrios , Wendel , Vyacheslav Karavaev , Andrey Mostovoy , Claudinho and Sardar Azmoun .
These were the players on the bench: Mikhail Kerzhakov, Daniil Kuznetsov, Danil Krugovoy , David Byazrov, Aleksandr Erokhin , Danila Khotulev, Kirill Kravtsov, Artem Dzyuba and Malcom .
Substitutions
Zenit made 5 changes: A. Mostovoy for D. Krugovoy (58′), V. Karavaev for Malcom (58′), Y. Rakitsky for A. Dzyuba (74′), Claudinho for A. Erokhin (74′) and Wendel for D. Kuznetsov (88′).
Best player: Sardar Azmoun
The most impressive player for Zenit was Sardar Azmoun.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Juventus – Zenit – 4-2
- Sevilla – Lille – 1-2
- Villarreal – Young Boys – 2-0
- Atalanta – Manchester United – 2-2
- Malmö FF – Chelsea – 0-1
- VfL Wolfsburg – Salzburg – 2-1
- Dynamo Kyiv – FC Barcelona – 0-1
- FC Bayern München – Benfica – 5-2