Vlahovic scores as much as Ronaldo, Juventus 1-1 Sporting CP, a win in the Champions League is hard to come by

After the new season of Serie A kicked off, Juventus under Tudor once achieved a three-game winning streak. Just when the fans had greater expectations for the Bianconeri, they suddenly fell into a vicious circle of not winning. First, they suffered a wave of five consecutive draws, and then a wave of three consecutive defeats. Finally, after losing to Lazio in the ninth round of Serie A, Tudor was kicked out by Juventus.

After firing Tudor, Juventus quickly finalized his successor Spalletti. Juventus also showed a completely different mental outlook. After defeating Cremonese in the league last weekend, they achieved a wave of two consecutive victories. On this match day, Juventus faced The test of the fourth round of the Champions League came, and they faced Sporting CP at home. In this game, Araujo scored the first goal for Sporting CP. Vlahovic equalized the score before half-time. In the second half, neither side was able to make any achievements, and finally a 1-1 draw was reached.

Sporting CP, which had an eye-catching performance in the Champions League last season and was poached by Manchester United as head coach Amorim, has continued its strong performance in the Champions League this season. A record of 2 wins and 1 loss after the first three rounds made it the highest-ranked team in the non-major leagues. Juventus has not won in the first three rounds and must rebound if it wants to enter the second phase of the knockout rounds.

The two teams have had 4 direct dialogues in the history of European wars. Juventus has 2 wins and 2 draws and remains unbeaten. In order to continue its strong performance, Juventus also played at home with all its main players. In the 3421 formation, Di Grego Leo guarded the goal, Kupmenas, Gatti and Kalulu formed the defense. Cambiasso, Lovrenthuram, Locatelli and McKennie sat in the midfield. Yildiz and Conceição partnered as a double attacking midfielder, and Vlahovic advanced alone.

As the referee blew his whistle, Juventus relied on their home advantage to attack Sporting CP. In the 10th minute, Vlahovic received a pass from his teammate on the right and completed a volley in the penalty area. However, the Sporting CP goalkeeper blocked the near corner. Three minutes later, Sporting CP took advantage of a counterattack to break the deadlock. Trincon passed the ball to Maxi Araujo, who advanced on the left, and the latter scored with a low shot, helping the away team take a 1-0 lead.

Four minutes later, Juventus almost lost the goal again. Trincao's volley hit the crossbar and was ejected. The Bianconeri, who escaped the disaster, equalized the score in the 34th minute. Kefra Thuram went from the left After entering the penalty area, Vlahovic passed the ball and scored from the near corner, helping Juventus tie the score at 1. He scored 9 goals in Juventus' first 20 Champions League games, making Vlahovic the third player in team history after Cristiano Ronaldo and Higuain.

After changing sides and fighting again, Juventus, not satisfied with the draw, continued to put pressure on Sporting CP's defense. In the 49th minute, Vlahovic faced two defenders from the front of the penalty area and took a long shot. However, the angle was too positive and lack of strength was easily confiscated by the visiting team's goalkeeper.

In the 89th minute, although Kostic's low shot hit the target, it did not pose much of a threat. In stoppage time, David, who came on as a substitute, received a cross from his teammate and completed a header that was already close at hand. However, it was resolved by the Sporting CP goalkeeper and failed to achieve a winning goal.

After the end of this game, Juventus has finished the first four rounds of the first stage of the Champions League this season and has not tasted the taste of victory. In the next round of the Champions League, they will challenge Bodø Shine away from home. Let us wait and see whether they can get three points.