Atletico Madrid vs Juventus: Ronaldo fires blank in Juve's 2-2 draw against Rojiblancos
- Atletico Madrid vs Juventus Champions League clash ended in a stalemate
- Cuadrado and Matuide gave Juve two goals lead in the second half but Herrera and Savic canceled out their goals
- Juve battle Leverkusen in the next game while Atletico face Lokomotiv Moscow
Hector Herrera's late minute strike was all that Atletico Madrid needed to salvage a point in their Champions League opening group encounter against Juventus at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.
Juan Cuadrado opened scoring for the Italian League champions just three minutes after resuming proceedings at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday, September 18.
The Colombian forward received a superb pass from Gonzalo Higuain before finally cutting in from the right flank and sending the ball into the left corner of the post.
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It was the much needed goal the visitors needed to themselves into real action in the second half as they hope to get their bid to win the title this season on a winning note.
The Old Lady continued their attacking strategy in the game and in the 65th minute, it paid off as Blaise Matuidi doubled their lead with a stunning head from Alex Sandro's cross.
But it only took Stefan Savic just five minutes to register his name on the scores sheet and reduce his side's deficit with about 25 minutes to wrap up the meeting.
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His goal came from a cross from Jose Gimenez's assist with the home team restoring their hopes of picking at least a point in the game.
The goal appeared to have gingered Atletico as they mounted so much pressure on their visitors towards the end of the match
The duo of Hector Herrera and Vitolo troubled Wojciech Szczesny's defence in the last ten minutes of the meeting but their efforts could not produce the needed goal at that point.
However, on the stroke of 90 minutes, Herrera noded home a stunning goal from a corner which ensured his side avoided defeat in their first match in Europe this season.
Meanwhile, Atletico will travel to Russia to battle Lokomotiv Moscow on match day two while Juve face Bayer Leverkusen who suffered 2-1 defeat to the Russian topflight side in their first game.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Chelsea got their Champions League campaign off to a losing start following their 1-0 defeat to Spanish League side Valencia at Stamford Bridge.
Spain international Rodrigo scored the only goal of the match in the 74th minute and it was all the La Liga side needed to cruise to their first win on the continent this campaign.
The Blues, who played in front of their home fans tried replicating their impressive victory over Wolves but it seems Mason Mount's injury earlier in the game disrupted their plans.
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