Villarreal produced a real upset in Turin tonight to dump Italian giants Juventus out of the Champions League with a 3-0 win. The sides were level at 1-1 on aggregate but The Yellow Submarine weathered the Juve storm before taking the lead from a Gerard Moreno penalty. As the Old Lady pushed for an equaliser Villarreal pounced to secure a famous win.
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Thomas Tuchel’s decision to bring on Kepa Arrizabalaga proved to be inspired as the Spanish goalkeeper was influential as Chelsea saw off Villarreal on penalties to win the UEFA Super Cup at Windsor Park.
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Spain survived a real scare seeing off Switzerland 3-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw to reach the semi-finals of EURO 2020. A Denis Zakaria own goal gave Spain an early lead but the Swiss persevered and drew level through Xherdan Shaqiri. Their task was made more difficult following the dismissal of Remo Freuler and ultimately Spain held their nerve from the spot.
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A below par performance saw Spain slump to a 1-1 draw with Poland in their group E encounter at Euro 2020 complicating their chances of reaching the knockout stages. Alvaro Morata gave the home side the lead but Robert Lewandowski headed home the equaliser for Poland. Gerardo Moreno’s missed penalty could yet prove very costly for the Spaniards.
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Villarreal goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli scored the decisive spot-kick and saved his counterpart David de Gea’s attempt in an epic shootout as they claimed their first European title by beating Manchester United 11-10 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the Europa League final.
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