Juventus Crash Out Of Champions League But Chelsea, PSG Through To Last 16
Juventus had been knocked out of the Champions League within the group stage for the primary time in 9 years on Tuesday however Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica and Borussia Dortmund all secured qualification for the knockout stage with one group sport to spare. A 4-3 defeat away to Benfica in Portugal sealed the destiny of a Juventus facet who’ve been in decline in Europe for a number of seasons and have now misplaced 4 of their 5 matches in Group H. Having already received when the perimeters met in Italy, Benfica went forward in Lisbon when Antonio Silva headed in an Enzo Fernandez cross. Moise Kean rapidly equalised for Juve with a objective that was confirmed following a VAR assessment, however Joao Mario restored Benfica’s lead from the penalty spot after which arrange Rafa Silva to make it 3-1 earlier than half-time with an outstanding backheel flick. The identical participant then obtained Benfica’s fourth early within the second half, and a Juventus fightback that produced targets by Arkadiusz Milik and Weston McKennie got here too late. Juventus had been knocked out within the final 16 in every of the final three seasons however they haven’t…