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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 1 - 1 SHAKHTAR Alex Teixeira (23′) Leonardo Bonucci (25′) Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Attendance: 29368 Carrera: We have some really strong teams in our group The stand-in boss reflected on the standard of the Bianconeri's opponents, while goal hero Leonardo Bonucci was buoyed by Tuesday night's draw. Oct 2, 2012 Caretaker Juventus coach Massimo Carrera has labelled his team's performance against Champions League opponents Shakhtar Donetsk as a tense one, after watching his men fight back to salvage a 1-1 draw in Turin. A goal by Leonardo Bonucci levelled affairs on the night after the Ukrainian visitors had taken the lead via Alex Teixeira. The result means that the Bianconeri have now drawn their first two Group E fixtures. "We went out onto the field a little timid and tense," lamented Carrera to reporters after the match. "We conceded a goal, but did well to get straight back." "Last season we did not play in Europe, so maybe this is why we are so tired. We are not used to playing so many games and we have not been able to let some important players rest so far. "Teams in the Champions League are strong, but we will fight against everyone. We have some really strong teams in our group, but I am sure that Juventus will be competitive until the end." Despite the disappointing draw, in which Shakhtar had several opportunities to win the encounter, Bonucci is refusing to dampen his hopes for European progression, however. "We went on to the pitch a little too timid," the 25-year-old expressed to Sky Sport Italia. "However, considering how the game was going, we did well to get back in it." "When we attacked Shakhtar, we put them under a lot of pressure. Juventus must always seek to take the game to the opponents." Opposing coach Mircea Lucescu lent an insight to how he halted the home side's forays: "We had the advantage in terms of possession, and we made Juventus run a lot. "We made Juventus run a lot, and had more chances to score than they did. I am very glad about the way we played."

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 1 - 1 SHAKHTAR Alex Teixeira (23′) Leonardo Bonucci (25′) Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Attendance: 29368 Player Ratings: Juventus 1-1 Shakhtar Goal.com takes a closer look as the Bianconeri were given a run for their money in their own back yard by the Ukrainians during a hard-fought draw. Oct 2, 2012 JUVENTUS Gianluigi Buffon - Made two good saves in the second half to preserve the result. Teixeira's goal was struck well ,but still, no goalkeeper likes being beaten at his near post. Giorgio Chiellini - Forced deeper and deeper into his box by the pressure of Shakhtar, but to his credit, he was not beat often. Able to get a number of timely last-ditch interceptions and challenges in, and brought the ball out of defence to good effect. Andrea Barzagli - Though he appeared stretched at certain points, half-time saw him regain focus as he stepped in to thwart a number of Shakhtar attacks. Leonardo Bonucci - Took his goal like the most clinical of strikers, lashing a rocket into the top corner from a training ground set-piece move. Nearly came up trumps again with another header that was blocked on the line. His defending, though hit or miss in the first half, was tightened up after the interval. Stephan Lichtsteiner - Extremely lucky to escape conceding a penalty and a probable red card after hauling down Willian, who was poised to strike, inside the six yard area. His forward play, while rather flat in the first half, was a factor in Juve's improvement during the second period. Claudio Marchisio - A tireless performance as usual in midfield, shifting back and forth between halves with regularity. The cutting edge was lacking in the attacking third though. Andrea Pirlo - The veteran midfielder did look a little laboured when under pressure from Shakhtar, but picked his moments to influence in attack intelligently. A few delightful passes opened up avenues for his teammates, and a well-worked corner set up Bonucci’s equaliser. Kwadwo Asamoah - Much like Lichtsteiner, he seemed to find Shakhtar’ front three a difficult prospect to cope with in the first half. His forward play was surprisingly lacking in energy as well. Arturo Vidal - Run ragged by Shakhtar's superb movement and flow on the counter-attack. Simply could not keep up, and it rattled his confidence as he made a few errors throughout. Mirko Vučinić - Looked lively at times when on the ball, but those encouraging moments were few and far between in a somewhat disillusioned showing up front, as he never really got going. Alessandro Matri - Got himself into a few great positions to score, but the killer instinct had deserted him tonight as he missed a pair of great chances from close range before being substituted. Substitutions Sebastian Giovinco - Almost made an immediate impact after his introduction with a searing run down the flanks to set up Matri, but drifted in and out after that. Fabio Quagliarella - A few good touches around the 18-yard area after his introduction, but was not decisive. Shakhtar Donetsk Andriy Pyatov - Had no chance with Bonucci's rocket and made a pair of clutch saves to keep his side competitive. Olexandr Kucher - Stuck to his task well in his own half, exerting plenty of effort like the rest of his teammates when defending. R. Raţ - Picked his opportunities to get forward extremely well, as he was often hard to mark when attacking from deep. Defended with conviction as well, making a great block on Vidal from close range. Darijo Srna - The captain was steady, if not entirely flashy tonight. He got forward more and more on the counter in the second half, and one well hit free-kick tested Buffon. Yaroslav Rakytskyy - Often came out on top when contesting aerial duels, and did not often put a foot wrong at the back. Tomas Hubschmann - Rather understated throughout, as he toiled diligently and worked extremely hard at closing down the Juvnetus midfielders. Fernandinho - A complete display in midfield. Supported the attack well by providing an outlet from a deeper position, and was intelligent in his distribution. Did not shirk from his defensive responsibilities either. Willian - His accomplished display showed why so many clubs were desperate to get their hands on him during the summer. He troubled the Juventus backline time and time again with his speed, close control, and awareness of his teammates. The only blot on his performance was his shooting, as he agonizingly missed a few great chances. Henrik Mkhitaryan - Classy in possession centrally, though he could and perhaps should have taken one of the two gilt-edged chances that fell his way. Alex Teixeira - Matched the enterprise of compatriot Willian on the opposite flank, and was able to work himself into a number of threatening positions thanks to his ability to run at defenders. His goal, a finish high into the net, was taken with supreme confidence. Luiz Adriano - His pace provided Shakhtar with another weapon on the counter attack, and he pulled of a number of successful decoy runs.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 1 - 1 SHAKHTAR Alex Teixeira (23′) Leonardo Bonucci (25′) Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Attendance: 29368 Tense and timid Juve continue winless run in Europe Oct 2, 2012 A record setting eighth consecutive European draw left Leonardo Bonucci and Massimo Carrera to admit that Juventus were "too timid" in their 1-1 stalemate with Shakhtar Donetsk. The unwanted string of results stems back to the 2010-11 Europa League campaign under Gigi Delneri and stand-in coach Carrera blamed it on their failure to seize the initiative, a trait which has characterised the side during their long unbeaten Serie A run. He told Sky Italia: "We went out on to the field a little timid. We knew it was a difficult opponent, even if people said it would be easy. We were tense, conceded a goal and did well to get straight back on level terms. "We know our group is tough and we will fight it out to the end with another two teams. Every opponent is strong in the Champions League, so we must do our best to go as far as possible in this competition." That view was supported by Bonucci - whose goal drew the Bianconeri level after they had fallen behind to Alex Teixeira's opener. The defender also praised the spirit of the squad in fighting back to take a point. "Considering the way the game was going, we certainly did well to get it back on track," he said. "We went on to the pitch a little too timid and allowed them to control the tempo. We cannot afford that, as nobody gives you an inch in the Champions League. "Juve must always control the game from the first to the last minute. When we attacked them, we put Shakhtar under a lot of pressure."

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 1 - 1 SHAKHTAR Alex Teixeira (23′) Leonardo Bonucci (25′) Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Attendance: 29368 Juve held by Ukrainians Oct 2, 2012 Juventus could not deliver a first Champions League victory at their new stadium but the Bianconeri might count themselves lucky to have salvaged a 1-1 draw against a spirited Shakhtar Donetsk. The Juventus Stadium hosted its first European fixture since opening last summer - despite 10,000 tickets going unsold for the game - but it took a thunderbolt from defender Leonardo Bonucci to guarantee a share of the spoils after Alex Teixeira had put the Ukrainians ahead on the counter-attack. Two points from two draws leaves Juventus in third place in Group E - above pointless FC Nordsjaelland - while Chelsea and Shakhtar occupy the top-two spots with four points apiece. Improbably, Henrikh Mkhitaryan scooped the ball over the crossbar when Teixera found him lurking in space but Shakhtar were soon calling for a penalty. Willian felt that he had been wrestled to the ground by Stephan Lichtsteiner but referee Bas Nijhuis was not interested in his protests. Alessandro Matri, who was profligate throughout, failed to make the most of a sweet pass from Mirko Vucinic, Claudio Marchisio then rifling Andrea Pirlo's superb lob over the bar before Shakhtar made the breakthrough. Fluid one-touch football brought Willian within sight of goal in the 23rd minute. The Brazilian's first attempt was blocked by Andrea Barzagli but he happily fed Teixera to rattle home the rebound. Juve's response was both immediate and spectacular, though, with Pirlo's corner skidding to a halt in front of Bonucci for the centre-back to powerfully lash the ball into the back of the net. Visiting goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov did better to smother a rocket from Arturo Vidal on the half-hour mark but Bonucci almost made it 2-1 deep into first-half stoppage time. Pyatov thought fast to stick out a leg and repel the Italy international's bullet header as Shakhtar managed to reach the break level. But there was no respite after the interval as Matri soon saw his dipping drive deflected to safety. Shakhtar sprang into life once more on the hour mark when Yaroslav Rakitskiv forged through the middle of the park unopposed to feed Willian, who squeezed his snapshot just wide of a post. Another gilt-edged chance went begging, this time at the other end, as Juve substitute Sebastian Giovinco burst down the left flank, only for Matri to clip the ball over the bar at full stretch. As time ticked away in Turin, Willian snapped his effort just wide with Gianluigi Buffon left stranded and Mkhitaryan dragged the ball off target after racing across the edge of the box. But both sides came close to sealing victory at the death, substitute striker Fabio Quagliarella blasting left-footed only to be denied by Pyatov's outstretched glove. And Buffon survived one last test as he pushed Willian's close-range effort over the bar to keep Juventus' unbeaten run in tact.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 1 - 1 SHAKHTAR Alex Teixeira (23′) Leonardo Bonucci (25′) Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Attendance: 29368 CL: Shakhtar stall Juventus Oct 2, 2012 Shakhtar Donetsk gave Juventus a real test in their first home Champions League tie, as they were perhaps fortunate to get a 1-1 draw. The Juventus Stadium hosted its first European fixture against Mircea Lucescu’s Ukrainian side. The former Brescia Coach was the man who first brought a 15-year-old Andrea Pirlo into the first team and he had a full squad to choose from after beating Nordsjaelland 2-0. Alessandro Matri got the nod alongside Mirko Vucinic, as Simone Pepe was the only absentee. These sides have only met once before, when Juve won 3-0 at home and lost the second leg 1-0 in the 1976-77 UEFA Cup. Bizarrely considering this arena has been sold out for practically every game since opening, there were many empty seats in this Champions League home debut. It was Shakhtar who had the first chance when a ball was squared to the back post for Henrik Mkhitaryan, who turned wide under pressure from Giorgio Chiellini. Fernandinho drilled wide from distance, but Vucinic was incorrectly flagged offside when sent clear by Andrea Pirlo. Moments later, Alex Teixeira flashed a ball across the six-yard box and Willian fell under a Stephan Lichtenstein shirt-tug, but the referee waved play on. Vucinic hit a taut slightly deflected pass across the face of goal and Matri was inches away from getting a toe to it. Gigi Buffon smothered at the feet of the dribbling Teixeira, then Claudio Marchisio ran on to a Pirlo ball over the top and fired over on the half-volley. Shakhtar had been the more dangerous side and took a deserved lead on 23 minutes. The first shot by Willian was charged down, but he passed it back to the onside Teixeira to drive in off the underside of the crossbar from eight yards. Juve fought back and Yaroslav Rakitskiy threw himself at Matri’s shot to block. However, from the resulting corner Pirlo passed back to the unmarked Leonardo Bonucci to smash under the bar from 14 yards. It was a wonderful strike and clearly practiced on the training ground. Arturo Vidal was blocked, but Matri picked up the loose ball and hit a ferocious effort straight at Andriy Pyatov. The Bianconeri pushed harder towards half-time and had more possession than in their rather shaky start to the match. In stoppages they nearly scored from another corner, as this time Bonucci’s glancing header was hoofed off the line by goalkeeper Pyatov’s outstretched foot. Juve took control after the break and kept hold of the ball comfortably, but were struggling to get through the Ukrainian defence, so Sebastian Giovinco replaced Vucinic. Shakhtar almost caught the Bianconeri out on the break, but Willian’s angled daisy-cutter skimmed the base of the far post. Just 30 seconds later Giovinco sprung the offside trap and pulled across for Matri to balloon over from six yards! Matri had hopeful penalty appeals when his arm was pulled as he ran into the box, but it was his last contribution as Fabio Quagliarella was introduced. Giovinco’s meek shot was smothered when he should’ve passed to the other substitute. Marchisio tried to burst into the box, but essentially ran into Fernandinho, so the referee waved play on. Lichtsteiner came tearing down the left flank and his cross-shot to the back post went past Giovinco and Marchisio in a great chance. Buffon did well to punch a dangerous Razvan Rat free kick round the upright, even clattering into the woodwork, then from the corner Mkhitaryan side-footed just wide. Shakhtar were now focused on the counter and Willian curled wide with Buffon rooted to the spot after Chiellini blocked off Mkhitaryan. In the final minute, Mkhitaryan placed an angled drive just off target after running into space, while a massively deflected Quagliarella effort was tipped out from under the bar. Deep into stoppages there was a huge scare. Willian had his first shot charged down, but the ball came back to him and the follow-up cracked against the crossbar. Juventus 1-1 Shakhtar Scorers: Teixeira 23 (S), Bonucci 26 (J) Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal (Pogba 85), Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah; Matri (Quagliarella 65), Vucinic (Giovinco 59) Shakhtar Donetsk: Pyatov; Srna, Kucher, Rakitskiy, Rat; Fernandinho, Hubschman; Mkhitaryan, Willian, Alex Teixeira (Ilsinho 84); Luiz Adriano Ref: Nijhuis (HOL)

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS 1 - 1 SHAKHTAR Alex Teixeira (23′) Leonardo Bonucci (25′) Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Attendance: 29368‎ Alex Texeira and Bonucci ensure spoils are shared in Group E The Bianconeri had to pull off another Champions League comeback after a stern test throughout by the impressive Ukrainians, leaving the group wide open. Oct 2, 2012 Juventus were forced to come from behind once more to draw their second straight Champions League game, this time splitting the points with Shakhtar Donetsk after a 1-1 result in Turin. Just like their 2-2 tie against Chelsea on the opening matchday, the Bianconeri saw themselves fall behind in the first half after Alex Teixeira gave the visiting side a deserved lead after 23 minuites. But Juve would quickly hit back within three minutes, as Leonardo Bonucci drilled home an exquisite equaliser on a slick move from a corner. Both sides had chances to win the match in the second half, but were forced to settle for a share of the spoils, giving Group E rivals Chelsea the lead at the top of the standings. Massimo Carrera’s only changes from the 4-1 victory over Roma over the weekend came at both wing-back spots, with Kwadwo Asamoah and Stephan Lichtsteiner stepping in for Martin Caceres and Paolo De Ceglie. Shakhtar were expected to struggle after winning only one of their last eight matches on Italian soil, but the Ukrainians instead overwhelmed Juve from the start, pushing forward in great numbers. Henrik Mkhitaryan fired the first warning shot, blasting a devilish cross from Razvan Rat inches over the bar after ghosting in at the far post. There was an even bigger scare for the hosts in the 13th minute, when Willian would have surely scored but was hauled down by Lichtsteiner, who could have counted himself fortunate to escape without punishment. Juve were able to forge a brief respite for themselves with a pair of openings, with Alessandro Matri coming within inches of turning in a dangerous Mirko Vucinic cross, before a sublime clip from Andrea Pirlo was volleyed over by Claudio Marchisio. But Shakhtar continued to attack, and saw reward for their endeavour in the 23rd minute. Willian’s shot was blocked following a flowing move, but the Brazilian had the presence of mind to slip the rebound to Teixeira on the left, who blasted into the roof of the net. It was set to be a harsh lesson in Champions League football for the Bianconeri, but three minutes later, they found themselves level after a goal of the highest quality from an unlikely source. Andrea Pirlo worked a corner low into the area, where Bonucci peeled away from his marker and on the turn, lashed a superb effort into the top corner from 15 yards out. It was a move straight out of the training ground, and moments later, another slick passage of play nearly saw Juve pounce again, but Rat was on hand to block Arturo Vidal at close range, before Matri blasted the rebound straight into Andriy Pyatov’s arms. Shakhtar continued to look dangerous, but the home side had managed to work themselves onto more of an even footing in the game. Bonucci nearly came up with the goods again moments before half-time when attacking a corner, but his header was blocked on the line by Pyatov. In complete contrast to the opening half, the visitors were starved of the ball for long spells after the restart. However, their counter-attacking threat still had to be respected, as shown when Willian slotted inches wide after a flowing more started in their own half. Juve were straight back down the pitch though, and substitute Sebastian Giovinco, seconds after his introduction, raced free down the left and teed up Matri who, from point-blank range, botched his finish and bundled over the bar. But Shakhtar still fancied their chances to win the game. Gianluigi Buffon was called into his first meaningful action of the match when parrying away Darijo Srna’s free-kick, moments before Mkhitaryan side-footed agonisingly off target after latching onto Luiz Adriano’s feed. Willian then saw another effort go just off target with eight minutes to go, lashing a loose ball just the wrong side of the post from a good position on the edge of the area. The Brazilian then had a glorious chance to win it at the death, but rattled the crossbar from 10 yards out as the sides ended the match knotted at a goal apiece, leaving them both with ground to make up on group leaders Chelsea.

Pogba

Chiellini la montagna.

Bravo Seba

Sbagli da entrambe le parti.

Mi era sembrato goal loro.

Punizione pericolosa per lo Shakhtar

Altra occasione

Era ora. Entra Quagliarella.

Buon giocatore il loro 10.

Matri é una frana

Giovinco per Vucinic e non per Matri

Marchisio prende un calcione dal 44 ucraino.

Si scalda il nipotino di zio Antonio.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS - SHAKHTAR DONETSK Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) HT: Juve fight back with Shakhtar Oct 2, 2012 Juventus have had a tough time in the first half of their Champions League match with Shakhtar Donetsk, fighting back to draw 1-1 with Leonardo Bonucci. The Juventus Stadium hosted its first European fixture against Mircea Lucescu’s Ukrainian side. The former Brescia Coach was the man who first brought a 15-year-old Andrea Pirlo into the first team and he had a full squad to choose from after beating Nordsjaelland 2-0. Alessandro Matri got the nod alongside Mirko Vucinic, as Simone Pepe was the only absentee. These sides have only met once before, when Juve won 3-0 at home and lost the second leg 1-0 in the 1976-77 UEFA Cup. Bizarrely considering this arena has been sold out for practically every game since opening, there were many empty seats in this Champions League home debut. It was Shakhtar who had the first chance when a ball was squared to the back post for Henrik Mkhitaryan, who turned wide under pressure from Giorgio Chiellini. Fernandinho drilled wide from distance, but Vucinic was incorrectly flagged offside when sent clear by Andrea Pirlo. Moments later, Alex Teixeira flashed a ball across the six-yard box and Willian fell under a Stephan Lichtenstein shirt-tug, but the referee waved play on. Vucinic hit a taut slightly deflected pass across the face of goal and Matri was inches away from getting a toe to it. Gigi Buffon smothered at the feet of the dribbling Teixeira, then Claudio Marchisio ran on to a Pirlo ball over the top and fired over on the half-volley. Shakhtar had been the more dangerous side and took a deserved lead on 23 minutes. The first shot by Willian was charged down, but he passed it back to the onside Teixeira to drive in off the underside of the crossbar from eight yards. Juve fought back and Yaroslav Rakitskiy threw himself at Matri’s shot to block. However, from the resulting corner Pirlo passed back to the unmarked Leonardo Bonucci to smash under the bar from 14 yards. It was a wonderful strike and clearly practiced on the training ground. Arturo Vidal was blocked, but Matri picked up the loose ball and hit a ferocious effort straight at Andriy Pyatov. The Bianconeri pushed harder towards half-time and had more possession than in their rather shaky start to the match. In stoppages they nearly scored from another corner, as this time Bonucci’s glancing header was hoofed off the line by goalkeeper Pyatov’s outstretched foot. Juventus 1-1 Shakhtar (Half-Time) Scorers: Teixeira 23 (S), Bonucci 26 (J) Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah; Matri, Vucinic Shakhtar Donetsk: Pyatov; Srna, Kucher, Rakitskiy, Rat; Fernandinho, Hubschman; Mkhitaryan, Willian, Alex Teixeira; Luiz Adriano Ref: Nijhuis (HOL)

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (2nd leg) - 2-10-2012 (8:45 p.m.) ................ JUVENTUS - SHAKHTAR DONETSK Juventus stadium - Turin Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) Marotta sad at empty seats Oct 2, 2012 Beppe Marotta expressed his disappointment at empty seats for the Champions League debut at the Juventus Stadium. Tonight is the first time the arena has hosted a European fixture, but there are whole sections of empty seats against Shakhtar Donetsk and only 30,000 tickets sold. “In truth, 30,000 paying attendees are a considerable number of people. We have many supporters who live outside the city and it is Tuesday, so that creates problems,” the director general told Sky Sport Italia. “Perhaps we deserved a different atmosphere, but we know there are many watching at home, just as the passion of those in the stadium will be felt.” It is particularly surprising considering the Juventus Stadium is regularly sold out for Serie A games, but the tickets for the Champions League fixture were considerably more expensive.

Asamoah si sveglia

Schema collaudato Pirlo-Lichtsteiner

Matri in bocca al portiere

Meno male