Juventus
A first-half goal from Alvaro Morata was enough to give Juventus a 1-0 victory at home to Spezia in Serie A on Sunday as they tightened their grip on a Champions League spot.
Dusan Vlahovic scored the second-fastest goal ever for a Champions League debutant as his Juventus side were held to a 1-1 draw at Villarreal in a last-16 first-leg tie on Tuesday.
Juventus have signed Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, the Italian club announced Friday, with the deal worth up to a maximum of 80m euros ($89.22m), plus other charges, making it the biggest transfer of the January window so far.
Juventus gave their hopes of reaching the Champions League a boost on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-0 win at Bologna following Roma’s thumping 4-1 victory at fancied Atalanta.
Chelsea claimed a thumping 4-0 victory over Juventus thanks to goals from home-grown trio Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Callum Hudson-Odoi and a fourth by Timo Werner to top Champions League Group H and cruise into the knockout stage.
Juventus booked their spot in the Champions League last 16 with two group games to spare after a double from Argentine striker Paulo Dybala steered them to a 4-2 win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday.
Paolo Dybala and Alvaro Morata scored just before halftime as Juventus made the most of Malmo’s collapse to win 3-0 in their Champions League Group H clash on Tuesday to put their rocky start to the season behind them.
Former Juventus and Lazio midfielder Romulo has returned to his former club Cruzeiro on a three-year contract, the Brazilian club said on Friday.
Cristiano Ronaldo said on Saturday that he remains focused on winning trophies with Juventus, amid rumors linking the Portugal star with a return to former club Real Madrid following Juve’s exit from the Champions League.
