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Champions League: Hojlund's brace gives Napoli a win, while Juventus earns another draw.

Villareal-Juventus 2-2 | Napoli-Sporting Lisbon 2-1

Champions League: Hojlund's brace gives Napoli a win, while Juventus draws again.

Matchday two of the Champions League ended with a victory for Napoli and a draw for Juventus. Antonio Conte's team won 2-1 thanks to the De Bruyne-Højlund partnership, with the former serving and the latter lethal in front of goal. After the defeat against Dortmund, Juventus earned another draw, first coming from behind through Gatti and Conceicao, and then being held back by former striker Veiga to make it 2-2.

Villarreal-Juventus 2-2

In the first half, the Bianconeri suffered a lot, conceding too much to their opponents. In the 18th minute Mikautadze He broke the deadlock alone in front of Perin on Pepe's assist. In the 22nd minute, the Juventus goalkeeper made a decisive save on Pedraza's right-footed shot and, just before half-time, made another save on Buchanan's close-range effort.

In the second half, Tudor's team transformed thanks to the introduction of Conceicao for Koopmeiners. In the 47th minute, the Portuguese immediately set up David who sent a sensational header wide from close range. A few minutes later, the Bianconeri found the equalizer with an incredible overhead kick. CatsVillareal took the blow and in the 54th minute conception, who capitalized on a mistake by the Spanish defense, made it 2-1. In the 72nd minute, the crossbar denied David his third goal, and in the final minutes, the Bianconeri began to lose intensity. The insult came in the 90th minute when, from a corner kick, Renato Veiga anticipates both heads scores the goal for the former 2-2 final.

Napoli-Sporting Lisbon 2-1

In the first half, despite their territorial dominance, Napoli took the lead on the counterattack. In the 35th minute, De Bruyne won the ball on the edge of his own penalty area and, with great progression, ran across the halfway line before passing it in deep. HojlundThe Danish striker beats Inácio on the run and beats Rui Silva with a precise low shot, making it 1-0.

In the second half, Sporting raised their game and attempted to level the score, but the Neapolitan defense gave up little. In the 60th minute, however, Politano committed a naive foul on Araujo in the penalty area, and the referee awarded a penalty. From the spot Suarez he doesn't miss and brings the match to 1-1. In the 79th minute, De Bruyne once again invents the decisive move: a calibrated cross from the left finds the insertion of Hojlund, flawless in heading the ball past Rui Silva to make it 2-1. In injury time, Milinkovic-Savic saved the result with a miracle save on a close-range header from Hjulmand. The match ends 2-1.

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