Juventus qualified for the Champions League knockout stages with a 4-2 victory in Turin, thanks to Paulo Dybala’s double goals. In Champions League football news, Dybala scored a brace for Juventus to win over Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday night.
Champions League Football News – Dybala Scored a Brace for Juventus
Juve had a strong start, with Paulo Dybala’s low shot going in vain in the 9th minute.
But then, Dybala himself opened the scoring two minutes later, blasting the ball into the ground. He sent it arching into the net following a knockdown by Leonardo Bonucci.
Despite their early domination, 26 minutes into the game, the Bianconeri suffered an equalizer for Zenit via an own goal. Bonucci mistakenly hooked a header over his own goalie.
After half-time, Dybala came close to scoring with a wonderful curling effort and doubled his tally from the penalty spot. Juventus received this penalty because Claudinho tripped up Federico Chiesa.
The Argentine missed his first penalty kick, but the referee ordered that he take it again due to encroachment. Indeed, the 27-year-old made no mistake the second time around and scored his brace.
Following a mazy dribble, Wojciech Szczesny made two low stops before Weston McKennie smashed the crossbar at the opposite end.
To seal the win, the defender reached out and fired low across the goalkeeper into the other corner.
After another effort by the effervescent Italian cleared off the line, Alvaro Morata finished a move he started by scoring.
For Zenit, meanwhile, Sardar Azmoun added a second goal in stoppage time, but it was merely a consolation.
Juventus 4 – 2 Zenit
Goals: 1 – 0 Dybala 11, 1 – 1 Bonucci OG 26, 2 – 1 Dybala 58, 3 – 1 Chiesa 73, 4 – 1 Morata 82, 4 – 2 Azmoun 90+2
Bookings: Locatelli, Kulusevski; Lovren
Juventus: Szczesny, Alex Sandro, de Ligt, Bonucci, Danilo, Bernaredschi, Locatelli, McKennie, Chiesa, Dybala, Morata
Substitutions: Rabiot, Rugani, Kulusevski
Zenit: Kritsyuk, Karavaev, Lovren, Chistyakov, Rakitsky, Sutormin, Barrios, Wendel, Mostovoy, Azmoun, Claudinho
