Juventus

Juventus saw off Freiburg to reach the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday, claiming a 2-0 win at the Europa-Park Stadion.

Match Events

0′ The match is about to start!

4′ Ritsu Doan’s shot wide out

21′ CHANCE! Ginter’s header stopped

26′ Yellow Card! M. Gulde booked

26′ OFFSIDE! Vlahovic’s goal disallowed

44′ Second Yellow Card! M. Gulde sent off

45′ Penalty Goal! Freiburg 0-1 Juventus (Dusan Vlahovic)

56′ Yellow Card! Dusan Vlahovic booked

82′ Yellow Card! Samuel Iling Junior booked

93′ OFF THE POST!

Match Report

Dusan Vlahovic and Federico Chiesa scored as Juventus saw off 10-man Freiburg to reach the Europa League quarter-finals, winning 2-0 in Germany to claim a 3-0 aggregate triumph.

Having established a slender lead in the Turin first leg, Juventus saw a Vlahovic effort disallowed for offside in Thursday’s rematch before Manuel Gulde was dismissed for blocking a shot with an outstretched arm.

Vlahovic stepped up to convert the subsequent 45th-minute penalty and ease any Juventus nerves, before Chiesa came off the bench to add gloss to the scoreline late on.

Juventus were ultimately comfortable as they booked a place in Friday’s last-eight draw, keeping hopes alive of European silverware – and qualification for next season’s Champions League.

The visitors thought they had the lead five minutes later as Vlahovic volleyed in after Gleison Bremer’s header rattled the crossbar, but the Serbian’s celebrations were cut short when a VAR review ruled him offside.

Juventus had better fortune with another VAR review as half-time approached. Federico Gatti’s goal-bound shot struck the arm of Gulde as he attempted to block, earning the defender a second yellow card and allowing Vlahovic to score from the spot.

Despite their numerical disadvantage, Freiburg continued to press after half-time, Michael Gregoritsch firing a free-kick wide before Szczesny turned Lucas Holer’s volley away.

Chiesa saw a stoppage-time effort tipped onto the crossbar by Mark Flekken as Freiburg tired, and the substitute had his goal less than a minute later as he drilled a low effort in off the left post.

Line-ups

Freiburg XI: Höfler, M. Gulde, Kübler, Gregoritsch, Ginter, Günter, Mark Flekken, Lucas Höler, Eggestein, Ritsu Doan, Kiliann Sildillia

Subs: Petersen, Schmid, Benjamin Uphoff, V. Grifo, Roland Sallai, Yannik Keitel, Woo-yeong Jeong, Noah Atubolu, Noah Weißhaupt, Kenneth Schmidt, Merlin Röhl

Juventus XI: Szczesny, Cuadrado, Danilo, Kostic, Rabiot, Locatelli, Kean, Dusan Vlahovic, Gleison, Nicolò Fagioli, Federico Gatti

Subs: Di Maria, Pinsoglio, Perin, De Sciglio, Rugani, Paredes, Chiesa, Samuel Iling Junior, Fabio Miretti, Enzo Barrenechea, Mattia Compagnon, Matías Soulé

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