Juventus saved themselves at Villa Park, as Aston Villa wasted more chances and even scored in the added time, but the goal was disallowed due to foul on Juve’s custodian, and the Serie A side managed to remain undefeated in England. On the other hand, in the east of Europe, Borussia Dortmund crushed Dinamo Zagreb 3-0, behind Gittens, Bensebaini, and Guirassy’s goals, for the fourth spot in the Champions League table.4 – Jamie Gittens has now scored four goals in the UEFA Champions League this season; only one Englishman aged under 21 has netted more in a single campaign in the competition (5 – Alan Smith for Leeds United in 2000-01). Breakout. pic.twitter.com/PjkiyKbr5Y— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 27, 2024 Given that they were ahead of Juventus in the Champions League table, the Villans wanted to prove that was not a coincidence, as they were much more concrete before the break. Pau Torres was the first to threaten with a header after a corner, sending the ball over the bar.Buffon claims in his autobiography: “Neymar deserves five Ballon d’Ors”Michele Di Gregorio was in trouble eight minutes before the break, stopping Ollie Watkins’ terrific strike from the area, while Lucas Digne crashed the ball against the crossbar in the first-half added time from a free kick. Conversely, Thiago Motta’s crew lacked creativity in the midfield and, thus, a proper chance to test Emiliano Martinez. Still, the Aston Villa and the Old Lady were level at the break – 0-0.It took 64 minutes to Juventus to make a massive opportunity, but Martinez “said no” to Francisco Conceicao’s attempt after a corner, stopping the ball at the very goal line. Six minutes later, Villa’s captain John McGinn missed a decent chance of the game, sending a header way over the bar. Morgan Rogers managed to score in the added time for Villa, but the ref disallowed it since Di Gregorio was fouled in the process.Although the Villans were better, they can still be satisfied with a draw, given that they remained in the competition for the TOP 8. On the other hand, the Bianconeri will have to change the approach, as the current 18th spot is nowhere near what would meet their expectations.##NAJAVA_MECA_8528329##Borussia took control of the game since the first ref’s whistle, and the Zagreb crew was fortunate to be only a goal behind at the break. BVB’s Ramy Bensebaini and Donyell Malen rattled the bar, as the visitors had 76% possession and as many as ten attempts.Yet, only one ball found its way into Danijel Zagorac’s net when Jamie Gittens netted a beauty from outside the box in the 41st minute for Dortmund’s deserved lead at the break.Once Bensebaini unleashed a bullet header into Dinamo’s net in the 56th minute, making it 2-0 after Pascal Gross’ corner, it was clear that the Germans would celebrate a vital triumph in the east of Europe.Bensebaini’s goal for 0-2.pic.twitter.com/eNwncq2b2k— 🇭🇷 (@TheCroatianLad) November 27, 2024 Serhou Guirassy got 30 minutes tonight, but that did not stop him from netting another goal in the ultimate minute to confirm his team’s convincing victory, which moves the BVB to the fourth position behind Liverpool, Inter Milan, and Barcelona. On the other hand, despite the loss, Dinamo are still in the mix for the play-offs, currently sitting one spot above the legendary Real Madrid.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND 5TuesdaySlovan B – Milan 2-3 (1-1)/Barseghyan 24, Marcelli 88 – Pulisic 21, Leao 68, Abraham 70/Sparta P – Atletico Madrid 0-6 (0-2)/Alvarez 15, 59, Llorente 43, Griezman 70, Correa 85, 89/Barcelona – Brest 3-0 (1-0)/Lewandowski 10 pen, 90+2, Olmo 66/Bayern – PSG 1-0 (1-0)/Kim 38/Inter – RB Leipzig 1-0 (1-0)/Lukeba 27 og/Leverkusen – Salzburg 5-0 (3-0)/Wirtz 8 pen, 30, Grimaldo 11, Schick 61, Garcia 72/Man.City – Feyenoord 3-3 (1-0)/Haaland 44 pen, 53, Gundogan 50 – Hadj Moussa 75, Gimenez 82, Hancko 89/Sporting – Arsenal 1-5 (0-3)/Inacio 47 – Martinelli 7, Havertz 22, Gabriel 45+1, Saka 65 pen, Trossard 82/Young Boys – Atalanta 1-6 (1-4)/Ganvoula 11 – Retegui 9, 39, De Ketelaere 28, 56, Kolasinac 32, Samardzic 90+1/WednesdayCrvena Zvezda – Stuttgart 5-1 (2-1)/Silas 12, Krunic 31, Ivanic 65, Radonjic 69, 88 – Demirovic 5/Sturm – Girona 1-0 (0-0)/Biereth 59/Aston Villa – Juventus 0-0Bologna – Lille 1-2 (0-1)/Lucumi 63 – Mukau 44, 66/Celtic – Club Brugge 1-1 (0-1)/Maeda 60 – Carter-Vickers 26 og/Dinamo Zagreb – Dortmund 0-3 (0-1)/Gittens 41, Bensebaini 56, Guirassy 90/Liverpool – Real Madrid 2-0 (0-0)/Mac Allister 52, Gakpo 77/Monaco – Benfica 2-3 (1-0)/Ben Seghir 13, Magassa 67 – Pavlidis 48, Cabral 84, Amdouni 88/PSV – Shakhtar 3-2 (0-2)/Tillman 87, 90, Pepi 90+5 – Sikan 8, Zubkov 37/
