The Italian grandee unexpectedly lost to the German "Stuttgart".
"Juventus" sensationally lost to "Stuttgart" in a home match of the "third round" of the main stage of the Champions League" of the 2024/25 season. The match in Turin ended with a score of 0:1.
The first half passed without any goals. Immediately after the break, the Swabians could have taken the lead, but Deniz Undava's goal was cancelled after a video replay (VAR) review due to a handball.
In the 84th minute, the Old Lady was left with one man down – Brazilian defender Danilo managed to earn two yellow cards in three minutes.
Two minutes later, the German club had a chance to score from the penalty spot, but Enzo Millot failed to convert the 11-meter kick.
And yet, Stuttgart managed to snatch victory – in injury time, in the 90+2nd minute, El-Bilal Toure scored the only and decisive goal.
Juventus vs. Stuttgart match review
After this match, Juventus is in 11th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League with 6 points. Stuttgart is in 16th place with 4 points.
In the next round, Juventus will play away against French Lille on November 5, and Stuttgart will host Italian Atalanta a day later.
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.
