Aston Villa vs Juventus LIVE: Champions League result and final score after late controversy
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus: A last-gasp Morgan Rogers goal was ruled out but the hosts remain in a strong position in the table
Aston Villa had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Juventus in the Champions League after a last-gasp effort by Morgan Rogers was chalked off for a foul on Juventus keeper Michele Di Gregorio.
Villa thought they had won it at the death to end a six-game winless streak when Di Gregorio failed to catch a free kick but Diego Carlos fouled the Juventus keeper as Rogers was lashing the ball into the net, and boos poured out from Villa fans after the final whistle.
The match was far from a classic, with Juventus seemingly content to keep possession, and both sides squandered chances, with Villa’s best coming from Lucas Digne who hammered a free kick off the crossbar seconds before halftime.
Midway through the second half, Francisco Conceicao’s header from a corner looked destined for the back of Villa’s net but goalkeeper Emi Martinez dived to get his fingertips to the ball.
Unai Emery’s Villa, who had kicked off their Champions League campaign with three victories and three clean sheets, are ninth in the table after five games, while their Italian visitors, who had only 14 outfield players available on Wednesday, are 17th.
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Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
45+1 mins: OFF THE BAR! Almost perfection from Lucas Digne, whose free-kick beats the wall but comes off the top bar.
That’ll be the last action of the half, and it’s the closest we’ve come to seeing the deadlock broken.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
45 mins: Kalulu hacks down Watkins on the edge of the box and is awarded a yellow card for his efforts - sparking the most ironic cheer of the night.
This is inviting for Lucas Digne.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
42 mins: Conceição cuts into the box and drills one towards near the corner - Martinez gets down well to save.
That right-hand side has been a key source of threat for Juventus.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
41 mins: McGinn waits for the contact from Kalulu to win a free-kick in a dangerous position down the left.
The resulting delivery causes pinball in the box with Juve struggling to clear, but Villa fail to fire off that killer shot towards goal and the visitors survive.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
37 mins: BIG CHANCES! Ollie Watkins gets a half-yard of space in the box and drills a low effort towards the bottom corner, superbly saved by Di Gregorio.
From the resulting corner, Matty Cash smashes a half-volley against the chest of Gatti, who was standing just in front of the keeper.
Juventus then break rapidly and with intent, with Weah driving towards the opposition box before firing an effort just over Martinez’s goal.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
34 mins: Combination of great skill by Yildiz and physical resilience from Thuram helps get Juventus out of a tricky situation in their defensive third, allowing them to break forward and threaten down the other end.
Conceição is utilised down the right once again, whipping in a delivery that’s kept alive and passed out to Cambiaso, who fires high and wide from the edge of the box.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
31 mins: Tielemans tries splitting open the Juve back-line with a though ball for Watkins to latch onto. Gatti puts in a brilliant challenge to nullify the attack and prevent Watkins from breaking in behind.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
28 mins: Locatelli outmuscles his man to win the ball on the halfway line, causing the Villa back-line to retreat.
Once again, though, the final delivery is not up to scratch for Juventus.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
25 mins: The game is beginning to open up now.
McGinn finds himself on the edge of the area and smashes a half-volley towards goal, well blocked at short range.
Thuram then does brilliantly to spark another Juventus counter, finding Savona down the right. His ball is towards Weah in the middle, but Martinez leaps to collect and end the danger.
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus
23 mins: Matty Cash tries to find an opening, knocking on a header in an effort to drive into the box, but to no avail.
Leads to a Juventus counter attack as the visitors try and deliver a killer ball into Martinez’s area - final execution never there, though.
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