The Old Lady is always dashing. Led by Paulo Dybala, dazzling, Juventus won against Zenith Saint Petersburg (4-2) in Turin on Tuesday evening. Above all, with this result, the more than a century old club qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League on the fourth day of the group stage.
The Turinese remain the only first in Group H having made a full success with 12 points taken out of 12 possible, ahead of Chelsea, second with nine points after their success over Malmö (1-0).
Tribute to Platini
Paulo Dybala, in great shape, very quickly set the tone for the ordeal he intended to bring to his opponents: with a dry shot, he found the post (9th), before, two minutes later, to send the volley ball in the skylight of the Russian goalkeeper after a discount from De Ligt on a corner (11th).
This 105th goal in bianconero, which allowed him to overtake Michel Platini (104 achievements) in the ranking of Turin scorers, the Argentinian celebrated it by resuming one of the famous attitudes of the French N.10, lying while holding the head. “He’s an idol for me, for football, for what he’s done on the pitch, especially at Juve,” Dybala commented on Mediaset, hoping Platini could see his celebration.
Unhappy bonucci
The Zenith equalized with success thanks to a goal against his camp from Leonardo Bonucci, who deceived his own goalkeeper by lobbing him with a head (26th). But in the second half, the Chiesa-Dybala duo made the Russian defense dizzy, the first getting a penalty that the second converted for his 106th goal, after having to withdraw it when he missed it in his first. attempt (58th).
Chiesa, with a cross strike after a devastating hook on Dejan Lovren, then made the break (3-1, 73 ‘) before Morata slipped the ball between the legs of the Saint Petersburg goalkeeper, well served by… Dybala. The Iranian Sardar Azmoun reduced the gap with a beautiful outside at the end of added time (4-2, 90th + 2), but that was not enough. On the next day, Juve will travel to Stamford Bridge to try to secure first place while Zenith go to Malmö.