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Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic broke a Champions League record for the quickest goal scored by a competition debutant in his side's 1-1 draw against ...

That is a run that stretches all the way back to 2008, due to the fact the club have primarily participated in the Europa League over that time. Villarreal have a surprisingly poor home record in the Champions League, with just two wins in their previous 11 home games in the competition. It meant that for all of Villarreal’s possession and attempts to attack from width, there was little by way of the ball sticking centrally. It was a fast-paced start to the game caused by the chaos of the early opener with Giovani Lo Celso shooting wide when well-placed while Alvaro Morata fired an effort wide of goal for the visitors. However it was largely a game of few chances with Juve’s ultra-defensive approach after the break slowing the game down. Vlahovic took just 33 seconds to get off the mark in the competition – the fastest ever goal at the start of a match from a debutant Europe’s premier club tournament.

FLYING START \- With a goal after only 32 seconds, Dušan Vlahović became the player to take the least time to score his first goal in the European...

Dusan Vlahovic scored inside the first minute of his Champions League debut for Juventus but Dani Parejo earned a 1-1 draw for Villarreal in the first leg ...

Villarreal huffed and puffed for the remainder of the first half without really creating anything meaningful, while Juve were content to sit back and probe on the break. Dusan Vlahovic scored inside the first minute of his Champions League debut for Juventus but Dani Parejo earned a 1-1 draw for Villarreal in the first leg of their last-16 clash. Villarreal fight back in Champions League to leave Juventus tie finely poised