On the 16th of March, Villarreal will travel to Torino to battle Juventus in a meeting of these two Champions League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Juventus is fresh off their 3-1 win against Sampdoria. Maya Yoshida struck first for Juventus on an own goal in the 23rd minute, then Morata added another in the 34th minute on a penalty shot. Juventus is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Villarreal recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Celta de Vigo. Dani Parejo struck first for Villarreal in the 64th minute on a feed from Manu Trigueros, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Celta de Vigo couldn’t manage to score, and Villarreal took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Villarreal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Feb 22nd, Villarreal hosted Juventus in their last match together. Villarreal and Juventus battled to a 1-1 draw. Dušan Vlahović scored the first goal for Juventus in the 1st minute, then Dani Parejo tied it up for Villarreal in the 66th minute earning them at least the one point.
Villarreal is fortunate enough to have Jesus Pino Santos in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. For Juventus, their top scorers are Dušan Vlahović and Morata, each having 3 goals in their last five matches.