Villarreal-Juve, Parejo’s goal: Rabiot and De Ligt, whose fault is it?

“We were 6 against 1 on the goal conceded … you had to be better”, Allegri’s bitter comment shortly after the draw against Villarreal, but above all that kind of goal conceded, a suicidal lightness after a match in control and on a stage like that of the Champions League. Where, however, away goals are no longer worth double, while negligence is still paid at a very high price.

The dynamics

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Locatelli left Capoue, a slow but skilled player with his feet, undisturbed on a ball that apparently circulated harmless on the Juventus trocar, and from here began the unfortunate surge of errors and misunderstandings that led to Villarreal’s equalizer. It seemed an almost surreal action: all the Juventus players stopped, Parejo suddenly jerked forward who, completely alone in the area, suggests the passage of Capoue. It took just a moment, and the Spaniards returned to a tie, with the bianconeri always paralyzed, including Sczcesny, who was killed by Parejo’s first intention left foot. The frame following the 1-1 sees Rabiot on the verge of looking over his shoulder, almost incredulous, as if to understand how Parejo could have crashed so suddenly, and a furious De Ligt with his partner but also with himself for having left a chasm in the center of the defense.

The analysis

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An unforgivable drop in concentration that of the Frenchman, after a match played at good levels and with great physical expenditure. “Rabiot’s mistake on Villarreal’s goal was decisive – explained Allegri at the end of the match -: we stopped and Parejo found himself in the middle of the area alone. It had to be followed. They were only looking for these holes, and we didn’t have to allow them because we knew they would play like this “. Verdict therefore entrusted to the return of 16 March to Allianz, where any distraction will be further prohibited.