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3 takeaways from a European capitulation (unknown)

Juventus capitulated on Wednesday night and bowed out of the UCL at the hands of Villarreal following a 3-0 defeat. Here are three takeaways from the game.

That was the first of several big chances squandered by the Bianconeri in an impressive first-half display. The technically proficient Villarreal were able to enjoy long periods of possession and progress into the final third fairly easily, while Juve sustained pressure in Villarreal’s half ominously at times. A shift in tack from Villarreal boss Unai Emery then completely stifled the hosts, who were utterly toothless after half-time.

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Marchisio continued: 'Juventus, in the Champions League, have problems with the identity and quality of the players. If you go out for three consecutive years in the knockout stages of the Champions League, it is a deeper problem.' This question is difficult to answer but the enthusiasm of the fans was destroyed by Villarreal's three goals and this fan unease will not be easy for Allegri to manage. 'Juventus are struggling in this moment in which they have to recover matches, they have never tried to really win this one. At the key moment, Rabiot seemed to disappear from the field as if he were playing hide and seek. Evra added: 'I was disappointed by Juventus and Arthur never accelerated the game. The ball went slow, and I repeat how Dybala should have been on the pitch much earlier'. Losing is not necessarily the concern for Allegri, though, who may not be surprised at the result. The truth is that Juventus have a physically and mentally weak team and many players, including Dybala, can no longer be considered top players. As Allegri well knows, this team is not good enough to reach or win the Champions League final and from this experience he will be able to draw excellent notes for the future. Allegri did few good things but one of them was trying to protect the health of his players. This is perhaps the greatest failure of Massimiliano Allegri's tenure.

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"I think the team played well for over 75 minutes," Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri said. Juve keeper Wojciech Szczesny, who saved a penalty at the weekend, almost kept out the spot kick, but saw the ball squirm through his hands. "Once we got ahead we were more comfortable.

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Beginning this year, the away-goal rule is no longer in effect in the UEFA Champions League, meaning that the team that scores the most goals over two legs will advance to the next round. Progressing in UEFA’s lucrative competition would help ease the burden brought about on soccer clubs by two years of financial challenges. Allegri is renowned for having once drawn an interesting comparison between horse racing and soccer matches: During a press conference, he pointed out that to win a race, a horse doesn’t have to be ahead of its opponents by several lengths, as it will just need to put its “short-head” in front when crossing the finish line.

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That lead was doubled eight minutes later and with five to play as Pau Torres converted from inside the Juventus box after some woeful defending. Villarreal were gifted the chance to go ahead when Daniele Rugani brought down Francis Coquelin in the area and Gerard Moreno, having just stepped onto the pitch moments earlier, converted despite Wojciech Szczesny getting two hands to his effort. Juventus’ slow tempo appeared to be playing into the La Liga side’s hands for the majority of the evening, with Unai Emery’s team running the clock down whenever they could in the first half and through the second, even with the scores level at 1-1.

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"I agree that we had to qualify today, but it was not easy," Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri told reporters after the game. "It's useless to talk now, we must remain quiet, focus on the league and the Coppa Italia to see if we can take a trophy at home." Although it was roundly beaten 3-0, Juve dominated in other aspects of the game.

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