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November 06, 2019Una Juventus snores Moscow and flies to the knockout stages of the Champions League. Lokomotiv beaten at home 2-1 in the rain, at the end of a nervous and vigorous game, which Sarri's team tried to control by virtue of greater technical consistency, containing the gusts of their opponents. It was necessary to win, the Italian champions succeeded, even without shining too much. The fourth day of the group stage of the maximum continental competition for clubs consecrated the Bianconeri (in the blue jersey for away matches) in the elite of European football. After the draw at Atlético Madrid's debut, Juventus won third in a row.Semin lines up a 4-4-1-1: Guilherme; Ignatyev, Höwedes, orluka, Rybus; Zhemaletdinov, Krychowiak, Barinov, João Mario (formerly Inter); Aleksei Miranchuk behind Eder. Sarri has a 4-3-1-2 on the field: Szczęsny; Danilo, Bonucci, Rugani (preferred to Demiral), Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanić, Rabiot (who wins the runoff with Matuidi); Ramsey in support of Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo. Referee the French Buquet.
Home foul start, in white jersey with green shoulders. At the second free-kick for Juve, Cristiano Ronaldo shoots in the goal from the left wing, Guilherme blatantly misses a very easy grip and passes the ball under his legs, Ramsey arrives for the tap when the ball is now crossing the goal line: it is just the 4th. Lokomotiv reorganizes and draws in the 12th minute: Rybus crosses from the left, Miranchuk heads the post to Szczęsny's left and then he is the first to reach the rebound for the most comfortable goal. Juve tries to keep possession with a thick net of passages, but on 21 'a drumming action by Loko leads Mirnachuk to the header underpass, a ball just above the crossbar. Lampo Juve in the 33rd minute: Khedira fishing Higuain in the area, right-footed by the 'Pipita' on which Guilherme has a great reflection in the corner. The duel recurs in the 35th minute, this time the Lokomotiv goalkeeper puts his fists on Higuain's bomb. At 39 'Bonucci warned for an entry with cleats on Eder's calf. In the first seconds of recovery, a rebound serves Ronaldo, the first intention shot is over the crossbar.
The recovery starts as the first fraction: CR7 punishment from 30 meters, Guilherme responds with awkwardness, luorluka moves away (48 '). The Lokomotiv goalkeeper is much more reactive on the 56 'when the Portuguese throws a missile of full neck that forces him to the great flight. At 61 ', a low right foot from Miranchuk fell to Szczęsny. At 64 'Sarri entered Bentancur for Ramsey After a bad attempt by João Mario, on 67 'Miranchuk frames the goal but is too central, Szczęsny sure. At 70 'in Juve Douglas Costa for Khedira. At 78 'Juventus risked the joke: prolonged action of the Russians, Szczęsny rejects on Krychowiak, ball to João Mario on whose bomb saves Bonucci on the goal line. At 82 'last change of Sarri: Dybala for CR7. In the recovery, Douglas Costa starts from the left, jumps three opponents, swaps with Higuain, enters the area, drinks another pair of defenders and shoves Guilherme under his legs with a poisonous left-handed: it is the 93 'and for Juve is the apotheosis. Juventus festival in Moscow.