Juventus 4 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen
Trezeguet 8', 60', Del Piero 37', Tudor 44'
Thursday 29 Nov 2001
First Half:
Juventus FC's UEFA Champions League Group D match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Delle Alpi stadium goes ahead after being postponed twice due to heavy fog.
1' Pavel Nedved and Alessandro Del Piero get the game under way.
2' David Trezeguet is through on goal early on but Jens Nowotny deflects his shot for a corner.
3' Juventus win two corners in succession which Leverkusen deal with comfortably.
4' Carsten Ramelow brings down Alessandro Birindelli 20 metres from the Leverkusen goal. The free-kick is taken by Nedved and Gianluca Zambrotta heads over.
5' Several excellent passes from Juventus as they probe for an opening. Nedved breaks down the left and Ramelow concedes a corner.
6' From the corner a shot from Birindelli is pushed around the post by Hans-J�rg Butt. Juventus waste the corner after Trezeguet shoves a Leverkusen defender.
7' Juventus have made the brighter start, producing some good one-touch football.
8' Goal - Trezeguet (Juventus)
8' A sweeping move down the left from Juventus sees them take the lead thanks to a Trezeguet header. Gianluca Pessotto's deep cross is headed back across goal by Del Piero. Nowotny's attempted clearance balloons in the air and Trezeguet is on hand to score his seventh goal in this season's UEFA Champions League.
9' Gianluigi Buffon is hurt after charging out of his goal to thwart Yildiray Bast�rk.
10' Buffon receives treatment and is soon back on his feet.
11' Diego Placente tries to initiate a move down the Leverkusen left but his pass fails to find Michael Ballack.
12' Placente is dispossessed by Lilian Thuram. Leverkusen win thew ball back and win a corner after Birindelli knocks the ball out of play.
13' Bast�rk's corner is headed clear by Thuram.
14' Persistent play down the left by Z� Roberto. However it comes to nothing after he is penalised for a foul on Del Piero.
15' Pessotto's cross is headed down by Nedved. Del Piero collects and Juventus win another corner.
16' Butt confidently punches the corner clear.
17' Placente, Bast�rk and Ballack combine well in midfield but Juventus close them down and the attack breaks down.
18' Pessotto tears down the left. His cross is headed clear by Nowotny.
19' A lightning Leverkusen break sees Ulf Kirsten waste a half-chance. As the ball spins across the penalty area he scuffed his shot and Juventus cleared the danger.
20' Another high cross by Pessotto is headed clear by Z� Roberto.
21' Oliver Neuville wins a free-kick when he is bundled over by Mark Iuliano.
22' Z� Roberto's cross is headed behind by Iuliano for a Leverkusen corner.
23' Leverkusen win another corner. Z� Roberto curls the ball in and Ballack leaps at the near post. However his flicked header flies over the crossbar.
24' Bast�rk plays the ball into the box and Thuram nips ahead of Kirsten to clear.
25' Yellow Card - Birindelli (Juventus)
25' Birindelli is booked for a foul on Z� Roberto but the resulting Leverkusen free-kick comes to nothing.
25' Nowotny dispossesses Iuliano and the ball runs for Oliver Neuville whose 20-metre shot flashes just wide of Buffon's goal.
26' Wonderful skill by Del Piero. He turns Lucio inside out and cuts inside the last defender but skies his shot over the bar.
27' Another great run down the left by Pessotto who feeds Del Piero. Nowotny tackles the Italian international and concedes a corner.
28' After a scramble in the penalty area Nowotny finally clears.
30' Z� Roberto wins a free-kick in the centre-circle but Gianluca Zambrotta closes down Ballack and Leverkusen are forced to retreat.
31' Leverkusen launch wave after wave of attacks in a two-minute spell but come up against a black-and-white wall of defenders. Zolt�n Sebescen finally gets a cross into the danger zone but Buffon claims with ease.
32' A scrappy passage of play in midfield. Leverkusen are making little headway.
34' A neat inter-change between Bast�rk and Z� Roberto in the Juventus penalty area but Thuram reads the move well and successfully intercepts.
35' Leverkusen win a free-kick 15 metres outside the Juventus penalty area.
36' Sebescen unleashes a superb effort on target which Buffon tips over the bar for a corner. From the set-piece Buffon is again forced to make a good save when he tips Lucio's header wide.
37' Goal - Del Piero (Juventus)
37' Del Piero's cool finish on the counter-attack makes it 2-0. A lightning counter-attack by Juventus sees Trezeguet clear through. As Nowotny slides in despairingly Trezeguet unselfishly flicks the ball into the path of Del Piero who makes no mistake in blasting past Butt.
38' The second goal is a massive blow for Leverkusen who were just creating some chances themselves after the early Juventus pressure.
39' There is no hotter striking duo in Europe at the moment than Del Piero and Trezeguet and they have ripped Leverkusen apart.
40' Ballack loses the ball and Juventus sweep forward again. Pessotto's dangerous cross is headed away.
41' Nedved is on the floor injured after receiving an accidental boot in the face from Zolt�n Sebescen. Juventus line up the free-kick wide on the left.
42' Butt punches Del Piero's dangerous inswinging corner clear from the danger zone.
43' Trezeguet's diving header forces a wonderful, one-handed save from Butt who tips the ball around his right-hand post for a corner.
44' Goal - Tudor (Juventus)
44' Igor Tudor clatters the ball home from close range to make it 3-0. Zambrotta's corner is flicked on by Birindelli to Alessio Tacchinardi on the left-hand side of the penalty area. Tacchinardi's overhead kick falls to the Croatian who lashes the ball past Butt.
45' Birindelli drives a 30-metre free-kick just wide as Leverkusen stagger towards the interval.
47' The half-time whistle saves Leverkusen from any further punishment. Juventus have been irresistible as they have carved out a deserved 3-0 lead at the break.
55' Leverkusen are showing plenty of will, but not the necessary guile to cut through a solid Juventus defence.
Second Half:
46' Leverkusen get the second half under way.
47' Thuram almost heads into his own net and concedes a corner.
48' Leverkusen waste the corner.
49' Leverkusen certainly are not lying down and have made a bright start to the half.
50' Bast�rk loses the ball on the edge of the Juventus penalty area and the hosts launch another counter-attack. However Nedved's pass fails to find Pessotto and the move breaks down.
51' Ramelow wins a free-kick down the Leverkusen right.
51' Nedved is shown a yellow card after a late tackle on Lucio.
51' Yellow - Nedved (Juventus)
52' Yildiray Bast�rk (out) - Schneider (in) (Bayer Lev)
52' Bernd Schneider replaces Yildiray Bast�rk.
53' A crunching tackle by Nedved halts Neuville.
54' Yellow - Ballack (Bayer Lev)
54' Lucio's cross is easily headed clear by the Juventus defence.
54' Ballack is shown a yellow card after a clash with Zambrotta.
56' Thuram heads a dangerous Sebescen cross clear of danger.
57' A poor Nedved cross is cleared by Lucio just as Juventus have men queuing up at the back post.
57' Z� Roberto goes on a jinking run but his left-footed shot from 20 metres balloons well wide.
58' Juventus seem happy for Leverkusen to make the running and play on the counter-attack.
60' Goal - Trezeguet (Juventus)
60' Juventus score their fourth. A wonderful lofted pass from Pessotto finds Del Piero down the left. The ball is played back to Nedved who gets ahead of Ramelow and crosses for Trezeguet whose left-footed volley flies into the net despite a touch from Butt.
61' Juventus have been utterly lethal in the penalty area.
62' Trezeguet has now scored eight goals in the Champions League this season - a stunning record.
63' Juventus have a free-kick 20 metres out.
64' Butt blocks Del Piero's swerving free-kick.
65' Nedved falls in the box but the referee waves away appeals for a penalty.
66' Boris Zivkovic replaces Diego Placente as Leverkusen make their second substitution.
66' Placente (out) - Zivkovic (in) (Bayer Lev)
66' Trezeguet misses a glorious opportunity to score his hat-trick. Del Piero's square ball finds him one-on-one with Butt but he pokes the chance wide.
68' Del Piero holds off three Leverkusen defenders before the ball runs out of play for a goal kick to the German side.
70' Buffon is troubled by a curling Sebescen cross but gathers at the last moment as the ball spins towards the goal.
73' After a scintillating passage of play, Juventus now seem content to rest on their 4-0 lead.
75' Jurica Vranjes replaces the disappointing Ulf Kirsten as Leverkusen make their third and final substitution.
75' Kirsten (out) - Vranjes (in) (Bayer Lev)
76' Substitute Vranjes makes an immediate impact however his speculative shot is charged down.
77' Trezeguet (out) - Amoruso (in) (Juventus)
77' Nicola Amoruso replaces two-goal Juventus hero Trezeguet.
80' Neuville has a good chance to score a consolation goal but Buffon covers his near post well and the German blasts into the side netting.
82' Juventus play some wonderful one-touch stuff as they toy with Leverkusen in the final minutes.
83' To their credit Leverkusen have not stopped running but Juventus have had just too much class for them today.
84' Nedved (out) - Davids (in) (Juventus)
84' Edgar Davids has been warming up on the touchline and has now replaced Nedved.
86' Z� Roberto balloons a shot well wide of Buffon's goal.
89' Davids wins a free-kick on the left after he is fouled by Ramelow.
90' One minute of added time will be played.
91' The referee blows the final whistle. Juventus were quite superb this afternoon. Two goals from Trezeguet and one each from Del Piero and Tudor were simply too much for an outclassed Leverkusen side.
Juventus (4-4-2): Buffon, Birindelli, Thuram, Iuliano, Pessotto, Zambrotta, Tudor, Tacchinardi, Nedved (39' st Davids), Trezeguet (32' st Amoruso), Del Piero.
Subs not used: Rampulla, Paramatti, Montero, O'Neill, Zenoni.
Bayer Leverkusen (4-4-2): Butt, Sebescen, Lucio, Nowotny, Placente (21' st Zivkovic), Basturk (7' st Schneider), Ramelow, Ballack, Ze Roberto, Kirsten (30' st Vranjes), Neuville.
Subs not used: Juric, Berbatov, Ojigwe, Brdaric.
Yellow Cards: 25 Birindelli, 51 Nedved, 54 Ballack
Referee: Meier (Switzerland)
Attendance: 10,000
Ratings from RAISPORT
Juventus -
Buffon 6,5, Birindelli 6,5, Thuram 5,5, Iuliano 6, Pessotto 7, Zambrotta 6, Tudor 6,5, Tacchinardi 6, Nedved 6 (39' st Davids sv), Trezeguet 7,5 (32' st Amoruso sv), Del Piero 6,5.
Bayer Leverkusen -
Butt 6, Sebescen 5,5, Lucio 6, Nowotny 5, Placente 5,5 (21' st Zivkovic sv), Basturk 5,5 (7' st Schneider 5,5), Ramelow 6, Ballack 5, Ze Roberto 5, Kirsten 5 (30' st Vranjes sv), Neuville 5.
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