Champions League, Juventus saves in Birmingham, Bologna surrenders to Lille
Champions League, Juventus saves in Birmingham, Bologna surrenders to Lille
In the fifth day of the first phase of the Champions League, Juventus is saved in extremis in Birmingham by Aston Villa, while Bologna falls at the Stadio Dall’Ara in the presence of Lille, which wins 2-1. Second consecutive draw for the Bianconeri who are on 8 points, the Felsinei remain at one point and suffer their fourth consecutive defeat.
After è a goal was disallowed to the Rossoblù on 5’ for offside by Dallinga, who had put it in the net, on 44’ the French take the lead: Posch deflects hitting Beukema in the middle, David takes advantage and from the left serves Mukau who attempts a first shot rejected on the line by Posch, but the Congolese’s second attempt goes in.
At 63’ Bologna’s equalizer: Lykogiannis’ free kick to the first post where there’è Lucumi who flat-footed a right-footed shot into the first goal for the Felsinians in Europe’s top competition sixty years after Nielsen scored against Anderlecht. But three minutes later Mukau rifles another cold shower to the Emilian fans: the Congolese on a cross from Fernandez-Pardo flatly scores from the penalty spot a moving penalty.
At Villa Park the’key episode: a free kick for the hosts that Di Gregorio does not hold because of a contact with an opponent, specifically Diego Carlos, Rogers takes advantage and scores but referee Gil Manzano, after Var check, cancels for a foul on the HCL goalkeeper.
