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Champions League: Vlahovic's highly anticipated baptism of fire with Juventus

2022-02-22T05:27:53.026Z


At 22, the Serb will play against Villarreal the first match in the Champions League of his career. Juventus supporters expect a better return from a player who arrived this winter for 75 million euros.


All eyes will be on him this Tuesday evening at the Cerámica Stadium.

Facing Villarreal, 22-year-old Dusan Vlahovic is preparing to play his very first Champions League match.

Arrived this winter at Juventus for an amount of 75M euros, the striker's ambitions are clear: to play in a high-ranking club to compete in the Champions League.

A dream he has had since a very young age, when he studied at Partizan Belgrade (2015-2018) then at Fiorentina, where he never managed to snatch a place in the elite of the European soccer.

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A winning mentality, which fits well with the DNA of his new club, which, failing to shine in the league, fulfilled its contract in the Champions League.

Prior to his arrival in January 2022, Juventus finished top of their group with 15 points, ahead of defending champions Chelsea.

On the lawn of Villarreal this Tuesday evening (9 p.m.), the Old Lady can already take a good option for the quarter-finals or fall back into the traps of her first half of the season.

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Vlahovic's first goal with Juventus against Hellas Verona on February 6 (2-0)

Beware of over-enthusiasm

It's not always easy to land in a new club, in the middle of the season.

Even less when you have to carry the weight of the 75 M€ invested and you arrive with the status of "

top scorer in the Italian championship

".

However, in his first match, "

Dusca

" waited only 13 minutes before being decisive, with a subtle lob from the left.

His arrival strangely coincides with the strong comeback of Juventus, who have not lost for 12 league matches.

His trainer, Massimiliano Allegri, did not fail to shower him with praise during his presentation, comparing him to two stars of his generation, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland: "

With Haaland and Mbappé, he is one of the best current centre-forwards.

(…) He has already scored a lot and has extraordinary qualities, but above all a great desire to progress

”.

But the Italian technician had also warned against the excess of enthusiasm that could have caused his arrival, as well as that of Denis Zakaria, another player who will take his first steps in the Champions League on Tuesday.

And the 54-year-old coach was right.

After a decisive pass against Sassuolo in the Italian Cup, the Serbian giant (1m90) disappointed, especially after his pale copy in the 158th Turin derby last Friday (1-1).

Muzzled for 90 minutes by Gleison Bremer, Vlahovic only touched around twenty balls for a shot, before being replaced 20 minutes from the end by Moise Kean.

A match to forget for "

DV7

", who now has his eyes on the Champions League match on Tuesday, and his return to Florence on March 2 in the semi-finals of the Italian Cup,

Source: lefigaro

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