An extraordinary Juventus achieved a great goal right in front of their supporters. They turned the defeat at the Bernabeu over and qualifies to Champions’ League quarter finals. Qualification was achieved in the extra time after the full time had ended 1-0 by Trezeguet’s goal on 30’ minutes into the second half. The winning goal that beated Real Madrid was scored on 11’ minutes of the second half of extra time by Zalayeta: he’s not new to such performances as he scored the qualifying goal two years ago, again in extra-time and again against a Spanish club, Barcelona.


The Delle Alpi tonight is a display of colours, supporters amd football. Juventus and Real Madrid meet in an emotional and struggled match, exciting the fully crowded stadium. Capello’s side kicks-off attacking, Zalayeta serving Ibrahimovic into the box, the Swede attempts on goal but Casillas saves (6’). 5 minutes later and Ronaldo tries to score from the distance but his drive ends over the goalline. The same happens to Camoranesi’s fine right-footed shot, slightly past the post (14’). On 19’ minutes, Del Piero attempts on goal from outside the box and Casillas clears and deflects the ball out for a corner. Following the corner played by Bianconeri’s captain, Ibrahimovic’s header is high over the crossbar. On 23’ minutes, Zidane dribbles his opponents and shoots from outside the box but he misses the target. After 25 minutes, Camoranesi assists Zalayeta, whose volley shot is high over the net. After 30 minutes, the game’s pace slows down, while it rises again in the last few minutes into the first half. On 35’ minutes, Figo’s powerful drive ends beyond the goalline, while in two other occasions Thuram and Cannavaro skillfully anticipate Merengues’ strikers. A dangerous occasion on 40’ minutes for the home side: a counterattack from Real, with a pass to Ronaldo whose finish fortunately misses Buffon’s goal. On 41’ minutes, it’s Ibrahimovic turn to miss the target from the long distance, while a fine pass on the left flank between Pessotto and Zambrotta is finally vain.

No change for both sides during the break. A few minutes into the second half, a free kick by Del Piero is cleared by Casillas while on the other side Ronaldo gets dangerous on a counter-attack, he shoots across the face of goal and the ball ends out. On 9’ minutes, a long exchange of passes for Real is ended by Zalayeta’s drive cleared by Casillas. After 11 minutes, the first change of the match: Del Piero is substituted with Trezeguet. On 16’ minutes, Ibrahimovic’s free kick is out. Juventus is back into attack with Camoranesi, whose finish is deflected out for a corner, followed by Zalayeta’s header, slightly out. Figo breaks Juventus’s pressure with his drive, then easily saved by Buffon (20’). Juventus is back in attack again, with a long series of exchanges that finishes with Ibrahimovic’s shot flashes high over the bar. One more substitution for the Bianconeri: Pessotto is out for Tacchinari, who, on 27’ minutes, served by Zalayeta, attempts on goal, in vain. Real Madrid substitutes Zidane with Guti. The very good second half for the Bianconeri takes shape in the deserved goal scored on 30’ minutes: Camoranesi crosses onto the left flank for Ibrahimovic who heads the ball back to Trezeguet and he volleys the ball left-footed over his right shoulder and scores (1-0). The Delle Alpi celebrates. Capello’s squad continues attacking, being much careful of the dangerous counter-attacks from Real. On 39’ minutes, Roberto Carlos kicks one of his tricky free-kicks but Buffon clears. On 42’ Ibrahimovic assists Camoranesi, whose header ends out. On 44’ minutes, Trezeguet serves the Swede but the shot is high over the bar. It’s the last action into the full time. And it’s extra time.

The first to attempt on goal is Zalayeta who, served by Camoranesi, shoots past the post. Meanwhile, Real, after replacing Beckham with Solari during the full-time, makes the third substitution, with Raul out for Owen. On 9’ minutes, Camoranesi’s powerful drive is wide of target. On 12’ minutes it’s still the Italian-Argentine on a free kick that finishes high over the bar. The first half of the extra time ends goalless. The second half starts with Juventus attacking with Trezeguet, served by Ibrahimovic, but the Frenchman is anticipated. The match gets nervous and after 7 minutes it’s Tacchinardi and Ronaldo who pay the price for that, and both get red cards for mutual fouls. On 10’ minutes, Figo’s free kick is out. Juventus doesn’t give up and gets on target. The goal which qualifies Capello’s squad to quarter finals is scored by Zalayeta with a low drive from the edge of the box that beats Casillas. The Uruguayan celebrates with his team mates the much deserved goal. The match ends with Delle Alpi celebrating and Juventus continuing their race in Champions’ League.



JUVENTUS – REAL MADRID 2-0
GOALS: 30’sh Trezeguet, 11’s.e.t Zalayeta
JUVENTUS: Buffon, Zebina, Thuram, Cannavaro, Zambrotta, Camoranesi, Emerson, Pessotto (21’sh Tacchinardi), Del Piero (11’sh Trezeguet), Ibrahimovic, Zalayeta (14’sh e.t. Olivera). Manager: Capello. Substitutes: Chimenti, Tacchinardi, Montero, Birindelli, Trezeguet, Appiah, Olivera.
REAL MADRID: Casillas, Raul Bravo, Samuel, Helguera, Roberto Carlos, Gravesen, Beckham (32’sh Solari), Zidane (29’sh Guti), Figo, Ronaldo, Raul (5’fh e.t. Owen). Manager:Luxemburgo. Substitutes: Cesar, Borja, Owen, Guti, Celades, Solari, Pavon.
REFEREE: Merk
YELLOW CARDS: 1’sh e.t. Solari, 4’sh e.t. Tacchinardi, 9’ sh e.t. Emerson, 17’ sh e.t. Zambrotta
RED CARDS: 7’ sh e.t. Tacchinardi and Ronaldo

SPECTATORS: 58.956
PROCEEDS: 3.477.090