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  1. Del Piero downs Real

    Del Piero downs Real

    Alessandro Del Piero scored two stunning goals to give Juventus a 2-0 win at Real Madrid and put the Italians through to the last 16. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Real Madrid
    • Juventus
    • 90' It's full-time and Juventus have recorded a stunning double over Real Madrid. Del Piero was the undoubted man-of-the-match with a stupendous double for the visitors.
    • 90' Juventus hero Del Piero is withdrawn to a standing ovation from the travelling supporters and hugs from his team-mates, with Paolo de Ceglie coming on in his place.
    • 90' Diarra has a free header from inside the area, but the midfielder directs it straight at Manninger - he really should have done better from there.
    • 90' Three minutes have been added at the end of the second half. Juventus look comfortable, however.
    • 89' Drenthe cuts in from the left wing and draws a foul from Mo Sissoko. Van der Vaart lines up the free-kick on the edge of the Juve area, but it's blocked by the wall.
    • 88' Rafael van der Vaart has an outrageously optimistic long-range shot, which clearly demonstrates the lack of belief which Real now have as the game peters away from them.
    • 86' Straight up the other end, Del Piero has his easiest chance of the night, but the forward scuffs it wide of Casillas' far post when through on goal. A hat-trick would be fitting for his performance.
    • 85' A strong run by Diarra down the left wing, results in the midfielder squaring a ball back to Higuain, but the striker clumsily falls over the ball and the chance is squandered.
    • 84' Amauri Oliveira is replaced by Vincenzo Iaquinta, as Ranieri makes his first substitution of the evening.
    • 82' Alex Manninger, sporting a slick side-parting, collects a Saviola cross in domineering fashion, through a crowd of bodies. Juventus just don't look like conceding.
    • 81' Finally Van der Vaart is being introduced, but surprisingly at the expense of his Holland team-mate Van Nistelrooy, while Javier Saviola has replaced Gabriel Heinze.
    • 80' Drenthe is still looking by far the greatest threat for Real all their possession is coming down the left wing with the Dutchman.
    • 78' Olof Mellberg is apoplectic with rage after receiving a yellow card for having the ball kicked into his face by Higuain. Referee Vink clearly thought the defender had handled, but it was harsh guesswork.
    • 77' Even the Tinkerman cannot find fault with his side and contemplate changes at this point. Juventus have defended stoutly and let Del Piero produce his magic.
    • 75' Guti is looking weary in midfield for Real, who are lacking creativity following the departure of Sneijder. Surely Rafael van der Vaart will join the fray soon?
    • 72' Vociferous appeals from Raul et al as Van Nistelrooy turns and shoots powerfully at Cristian Molinaro, but the defender could do little to avoid handling from close range. Referee Peter Vink is unimpressed.
    • 70' Substitute Gonzalo Higuain almost gets a goal back for Real, sliding in at the back post, but narrowly missing making contact with Drenthe's cross.
    • 69' Real look absolutely shell-shocked by what has happened to them tonight - they have dominated play, only to have been his by a Del Piero brace which they can have done little about.
    • 67' GOAL!!! Del Piero scores his second of the evening with a sublime free-kick from 25-yards into the bottom corner of Iker Casillas' goal. What an exceptional performance the Italian is producing yet again!
    • 64' Sneijder looks disgusted with the decision to bring him off, kicking the substitutes bench as he departs.
    • 63' Bernd Schuster brings on Gonzalo Higuain to replace Wesley Sneijder in an attacking change.
    • 61' A terrible blunder by Ramos as he looks up to cross from the byline to three waiting Real players in the box - the full-back simply tripping over his feet to the away fans' delight.
    • 59' An exquisite touch by Del Piero, taking a long-ball from Manninger in his stride, but his pass to Amauri is poor.
    • 57' Raul is beginning to look very sharp up-front for Real, but with Nedved and Del Piero on the break, this game is becoming increasingly open.
    • 54' Wesley Sneijder finds Sergio Ramos out on the right with a raking pass which was staggeringly precise, falling on the defender's feet. But Ramos then blasts his cross disappointingly out for a goal kick.
    • 52' Van Nistelrooy attempts to find Raul at the near post with an inswinging cross, but the striker is felled by Chiellini. Real's penalty appeals are optimistic and waved away by referee Vink.
    • 50' Ruud van Nistelrooy is the fifth man to be shown the yellow card by Peter Vink and is perhaps the first to be a victim of a harsh decision. He barely clipped Pavel Nedved on the halfway line.
    • 48' Rafael van der Vaart is warming up vigorously on the touchline for Real, with Bernd Schuster anxiously pacing alongside him.
    • 46' The second half is underway and neither manager has seen fit to reshuffle his side, with Claudio Ranieri bearing a large grin as he emerges from the tunnel.
    • 45' And that's the end of an eventful first-half - a sublime Del Piero strike, four bookings and a plethora of chances.
    • 45' On the stroke of half-time, a devilish delivery by Drenthe from the left finds Mahamadou Diarra, but the midfielder heads wide unchallenged.
    • 45' Two minutes to be added in this first half. Can Juve give their manager Ranieri a relatively easy team talk?
    • 44' Mellberg is carrying a heavy limp after his heroic challenge, but takes back to the field gingerly.
    • 43' Royston Drenthe again outstrips Olof Mellberg down the left, but the big Swede makes an impeccable last-ditch tackle to spare his blushes.
    • 43' Raul takes a horrendous dive in the box, under Chiellini's challenge, with referee Peter Vink merely shaking his head in a disdainful manner.
    • 41' A great chance to double Juve's lead is squandered by Tiago as the midfielder almost latches on to Amauri's pass inside the Real area, but slips at the crucial moment.
    • 39' Raul slips in Drenthe down the right and, although the diminutive midfielder looked to have comfortably out-sprinted Mellberg, he was adjudged to have been offside.
    • 37' Ruud van Nistelrooy unleashes a powerful drive from the edge of the Juve box, but it sails narrowly over the bar at the final moment. Real are coming back into the match slowly.
    • 35' Now Guti has been booked for petulantly kicking the ball away. Peter Vink will surely have to find a Spanish WH Smith at half-time to purchase another notebook for all of these.
    • 33' Scrappy? Maybe that should be amended instead to dirty. This time Legrottaglie has been cautioned for scything down Ruud van Nistelrooy, who gave a humourously hyperbolic reaction.
    • 33' Since the goal, the game has descended into a scrappy affair, but with the quality on show, it should surely settle down soon.
    • 31' Guti is lucky not to be added as he takes the ball and a hefty slice of Del Piero's ankles too.
    • 29' Royston Drenthe is the latest name to enter Peter Vink's notebook after the midfielder recklessly dived in on Olof Mellberg. With all due respect to the Swede, he was hardly looking dangerous with the ball at his feet.
    • 27' Mo Sissoko has unsurprisingly received a booking that has been frankly due. His latest mis-timed lunge caught Drenthe as he galloped forward with the ball in the Juve half.
    • 25' Amauri Oliveira is cutting an isolated figure up front for Claudio Ranieri's men, but they won't care while in the lead. Del Piero and Nedved's runs from deep are looking dangerous for the visitors.
    • 23' An abysmal miss by Sergio Ramos, popping up at the back post to meet Sneijder's cross from the left. The defender side-footed his shot over the bar to the disgust of the Bernabeu faithful.
    • 20' Raul almost steathily gets in behind Giorgio Chiellini as the defender attempts to shepherd Guti's pass back to Alex Manninger, who belatedly came out and collected.
    • 17' GOAL!!! Del Piero strikes again for Juve! The skipper stamps his mark on the match, as he did in Turin two weeks ago. The forward advanced nonchalantly into the Real half, before stroking his shot past Iker Casillas from the edge of the box into the bottom corner - exquisite stuff
    • 15' Pavel Nedved is lurking ominously around the Real box, looking to get into the game now having received little from the left.
    • 12' Nicola Legrottaglie writhes in agony on the floor, only to bolt upright in a matter of seconds as the stretcher bearers took to the field - a remarkable recovery from the big man.
    • 9' A whipped cross by Wesley Sneijder from the right narrowly evades Raul at the back post who would have had a tap-in. Great chance for Real who have made a bright start.
    • 7' The ball breaks loose to Guti at the edge of the area, but the flamboyant midfielder's shot is tame and hardly tests Alex Manninger in the Juve goal.
    • 5' Drenthe, who looks every inch (and that's not many) - like Edgar Davids of old, produced another sprightly run down the left before being viciously clipped by Mo Sissoko.
    • 3' The recalled Real duo - Royston Drenthe and Guti - who were on the bench against Almeria on Sunday, are tearing around in midfield trying to make an early impact on proceedings.
    • 1' Bernd Schuster has decided to employ an offensive formation, with his captain, Raul and Royston Drenthe, alongside Ruud van Nistelrooy in attack. Claudio Ranieri, in contrast, has Amauri Oliveira leading the line alone, with Del Piero in support. Juventus are in a garish gold strip tonight, let's hope they can do it justice.
    • 0' Welcome to the second encounter between Champions League Group H's two heavyweights Real Madrid and Juventus at the Bernabeu. Juventus took the spoils in Turin two weeks ago thanks to a stunning performance from the mercurial Alessandro Del Piero. Can the Bianconeri favourite replicate that display tonight?

  • Team Stats

    Real Madrid Stats Juventus
    66% Possession 33%
    19 Shots 6
    4 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 1
    15 Corners 1
    22 Fouls 13
    4 Offsides 1
    3 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 24
    512 Accurate passes 231
    128 Bad passes 47

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Real Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Iker Casillas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0
      5 Fabio Cannavaro 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 40 4 3
      15 Royston Drenthe 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 31 20 1
      12 Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 64 25 3
      4 Sergio Ramos 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 60 1 2
      16 Gabriel Heinze 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 66 23 2
      6 Mahamadou Diarra 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 81 11 2
      14 José Maria Guti 0 2 1 2 6 0 0 83 16 4
      10 Wesley Sneijder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 19 0
      7 Raúl González Blanco 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18 6 1
      17 Ruud van Nistelrooy 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 0
      9 Javier Saviola 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      25 Jerzy Dudek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Fernando Gago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Rafael van der Vaart 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      2 Míchel Salgado 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Gonzalo Higuaín 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
    • Juventus
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Alexander Manninger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      33 Nicola Legrottaglie 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 1 1
      28 Christian Molinaro 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14 7 3
      4 Olof Mellberg 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 0 4
      3 Giorgio Chiellini 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 4 4
      22 Mohamed Sissoko 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 36 4 2
      30 Tiago Mendes 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 29 5 0
      32 Marco Marchionni 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 30 1 4
      11 Pavel Nedved 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 19 11 3
      10 Alessandro Del Piero 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 30 4 0
      8 Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 16 7 3
      16 Mauro German Camoranesi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      41 Lorenzo Ariaudo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Antonio Chimenti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Fausto Rossi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Vincenzo Iaquinta 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
      29 Paolo De Ceglie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Sebastian Giovinco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90' Diarra has a free header from inside the area, but the midfielder directs it straight at Manninger - he really should have done better from there.
    • 86' Straight up the other end, Del Piero has his easiest chance of the night, but the forward scuffs it wide of Casillas' far post when through on goal. A hat-trick would be fitting for his performance.
    • 85' A strong run by Diarra down the left wing, results in the midfielder squaring a ball back to Higuain, but the striker clumsily falls over the ball and the chance is squandered.
    • 72' Vociferous appeals from Raul et al as Van Nistelrooy turns and shoots powerfully at Cristian Molinaro, but the defender could do little to avoid handling from close range. Referee Peter Vink is unimpressed.
    • 70' Substitute Gonzalo Higuain almost gets a goal back for Real, sliding in at the back post, but narrowly missing making contact with Drenthe's cross.
    • 67' GOAL!!! Del Piero scores his second of the evening with a sublime free-kick from 25-yards into the bottom corner of Iker Casillas' goal. What an exceptional performance the Italian is producing yet again!
    • 52' Van Nistelrooy attempts to find Raul at the near post with an inswinging cross, but the striker is felled by Chiellini. Real's penalty appeals are optimistic and waved away by referee Vink.
    • 45' On the stroke of half-time, a devilish delivery by Drenthe from the left finds Mahamadou Diarra, but the midfielder heads wide unchallenged.
    • 43' Royston Drenthe again outstrips Olof Mellberg down the left, but the big Swede makes an impeccable last-ditch tackle to spare his blushes.
    • 41' A great chance to double Juve's lead is squandered by Tiago as the midfielder almost latches on to Amauri's pass inside the Real area, but slips at the crucial moment.
    • 37' Ruud van Nistelrooy unleashes a powerful drive from the edge of the Juve box, but it sails narrowly over the bar at the final moment. Real are coming back into the match slowly.
    • 23' An abysmal miss by Sergio Ramos, popping up at the back post to meet Sneijder's cross from the left. The defender side-footed his shot over the bar to the disgust of the Bernabeu faithful.
    • 17' GOAL!!! Del Piero strikes again for Juve! The skipper stamps his mark on the match, as he did in Turin two weeks ago. The forward advanced nonchalantly into the Real half, before stroking his shot past Iker Casillas from the edge of the box into the bottom corner - exquisite stuff
    • 9' A whipped cross by Wesley Sneijder from the right narrowly evades Raul at the back post who would have had a tap-in. Great chance for Real who have made a bright start.
    • 0' Welcome to the second encounter between Champions League Group H's two heavyweights Real Madrid and Juventus at the Bernabeu. Juventus took the spoils in Turin two weeks ago thanks to a stunning performance from the mercurial Alessandro Del Piero. Can the Bianconeri favourite replicate that display tonight?

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Pieter Vink

  • Real Madrid

    Manager: Bernd Schuster

    Starting line-up

    • I. Casillas
    • S. Ramos
    • F. Cannavaro
    • G. Heinze Substitution Out (82′)
    • .. Marcelo
    • M. Diarra
    • J. Guti
    • R. Drenthe Yellow Card
    • G. Raúl
    • W. Sneijder Substitution Out (65′)
    • R. van Nistelrooy Yellow Card Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • 2. M. Salgado
    • 25. J. Dudek
    • 9. J. Saviola Substitution In82′
    • 19. R. van der Vaart Substitution In82′
    • 8. F. Gago
    • 20. G. Higuaín Substitution In65′

    Injured

    • 22. M. Torres

    Suspended

    None

  • Juventus

    Manager: Claudio Ranieri

    Starting line-up

    • A. Manninger
    • O. Mellberg Yellow Card
    • N. Legrottaglie Yellow Card
    • G. Chiellini
    • C. Molinaro
    • M. Tiago
    • M. Sissoko
    • M. Marchionni
    • P. Nedved
    • C. Amauri
    • A. Del Piero Goals×2 Substitution Out (90′)

    Subs

    • A. Chimenti
    • M. Camoranesi
    • V. Iaquinta Substitution In84′
    • P. De Ceglie Substitution In90′
    • S. Giovinco
    • .. Rossi
    • .. Ariaudo

    Injured

    • D. Trezeguet
    • G. Buffon
    • H. Salihamidzic
    • C. Zanetti
    • J. Zebina
    • Z. Grygera
    • J. Andrade
    • C. Poulsen
    • D. Knezevic

    Suspended

    None

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