Juventus vs. Valencia – Match Report – 27 November 2018

A genius of Cristiano Ronaldo, who invented Mandzukic's goal, gave Juventus a 1-0 win over a very serious and rubbery Valencia that has always challenged the Italian champion.

Valencia is out of the Champions League after Manchester United beat the Young Boys at Old Trafford, leaving the Spanish team without mathematical options on the last day.

Juve attempted to intimidate at first with two shots away from Cristiano Ronaldo, but Valencia was not intimidated. With a very good coverage and a lot of concentration, he left little gap to the attacking men of the local team.

Valencia, more focused on the defense than on the attack, tried to surprise the counterattack, but could not exploit the speed of Guedes and Rodrigo, given the good withdrawal of the Italians. Only a center pulled by Wbad has destabilized the local defense.

At the equator of the first act, Dybala sowed worry in the Valencian order by breaking the lines half way, but the concentration of Marcellin's rearguard prevented Neto's goal from getting through excessive tests.

The last chance of the goal was Valencia in the last match of the first half, after a corner kick by Diakhaby (center) that led Polish goalkeeper Szczesny when the goal was given by the Spanish team.

Both technicians moved the chip after the break. Marcelino changed to Rodrigo for Gameiro, while Allegri gave Cuadrado entry for Alex Sandro.

Juventus intensified its domination, but still found no fault until Cristiano created one that came out of nowhere, in a superb action on the left side of the surface with which he got rid of the mark of Gabriel Paulista and put a cross on the post that ended Mandzukic delight to score 1-0.

Valencia scored a minute later with a shot from Diakhaby after a corner, but the referee saw that the center of France was injured in one hand and canceled the goal.

Valencia was revolutionized and gave more space to Juventus, who, through Mandzukic, Dybala and Cristiano, put Neto to the test, which ensured his confidence throughout the match.

In the last minutes, the Spanish team came with more clarity thanks to Guedes, but it was not precise in the decisive meters.