Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23954666" data-attributes="member: 158020">Juventus 1 Valencia 0: Mandzukic the match-winner as  hosts reach last 16   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/27/22/wire-6720608-1543359169-856_634x507.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Mario Mandzukic's 59th-minute winner earned Juventus a 1-0 victory over  Valencia that ensured they booked their place in the knockout rounds.   The Bianconeri were stunned by Manchester United in Turin during their last  group game but sealed their place in the last 16 with one game to spare on  Tuesday, with Group H top spot now up for grabs on matchday six.In a game of few  chances, Mandzukic scored a tap-in in the second half after Cristiano Ronaldo  had worked space to steer a cross to the Croatian striker.  United's last-gasp win over Young Boys means Valencia are out, with no  way of reaching the last 16 even if they beat Mourinho's side at home in their  final group game.   Juventus had been awarded two penalties in the reverse fixture with Valencia  but Miralem Pjanic, the scorer of both of those spot-kicks, was denied another  in the first half when he claimed he was pulled back by Geoffrey Kondogbia.The  Bianconeri dominated possession but struggled to conjure up chances and Joao  Cancelo's outside-of-the-foot effort that went wide was as close as they came to  a first-half goal.   It was Valencia who almost took the lead on the stroke of half-time, but  Wojciech Sczcesny's brilliant one-hand save repelled Mouctar Diakhaby's header  from a corner.Juventus continued to look short of ideas until Ronaldo's moment  of magic just before the hour mark.   The Portugal forward's stepover fooled Gabriel and gave him enough space to  steer across a ball that Mandzukic turned home from close range.Valencia thought  they had hit straight back when Diakhaby got a touch to Dani Parejo's near-post  free-kick.   However, the ball had clearly struck the defender's outstretched arm and  rather than being credited with an equaliser, Diakhaby was punished with a  yellow card from referee Willie Collum.   Neto denied Paulo Dybala, Ronaldo and Mandzukic a second Juve goal, but  Valencia never looked like getting an equaliser at the other end as they exited  the competition.</blockquote>

Verification: Awruddata maasa keeyada?

Top Bottom