Juventus compromise. Italian media assessed Wojciech Szczêsny. Clearly

Juventus was in quite a good position after the first game. A 1-1 draw away away gave high hopes for a promotion to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. However, there was a disgrace in Turin. Villareal won 3-0 and eliminated Wojciech Szczêsny’s team from the tournament.

There was a goalless draw for a long time, until the 75th minute when Szymon Marciniak, after a VAR analysis, dictated a penalty for Villareal. Wojciech Szczêsny sensed the intention of the shooter, Gerard Moreno’s backup, but the ball bounced off his hands and fell into the net. Seven minutes later Pau Torres headed his second goal for the Spanish side, and in Juventus injury-time a penalty – dictated by De Ligt blocking the shot – finished off Arnaut Danjuma.

Italians agree on Wojciech Szczęsny

The Italian media was in agreement – he was not at fault in the defeat of Juventus. After such embarrassment, however, he did not deserve high marks. Therefore, the tuttomercatyzb.com website rated the Pole at 6 (on a scale of 1-10). – He was an innocent spectator of the disastrous night of Juventus, which marked the future of the club – the assessment of the Polish goalkeeper was summed up.

The same note was issued by Szczęsny by the sport.sky.it portal. No one at Juventus received a higher note, but surprisingly, Dusan Vlahović was also rated “6”. In turn, goal.com journalists emphasized that in the first half he had little at work and in the second he was close to defending Gerard Moreno’s penalty.

The journalists of the Italian Eurosport, who also rated Szczęsny as “6”, were of a similar opinion. According to the portal calcionews24.com, it deserved a slightly lower rating, awarding the Pole with “5.5”.

So Juventus was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League in the third consecutive season. Previously, both Olympique Lyon and FC Porto had eliminated him.