Del Piero Sends Juve To The Next Round

The Bianconeri dominated Club Brugge from start to finish, but only a goal by Pinturicchio 10 minutes form the end paved the way for the Old Lady’s qualification. Juventus won the three points at stake against the Belgian champions, but more importantly booked a ticket to the next phase of the Champions League as the Italian side defeated Club Brugge 1-0 at the Stadio Delle Alpi of Turin. Alessandro Del Piero proved to be the match winner thanks to a header from a Pavel Nedved inch-perfect cross in the 80th minute. The Bianconeri had the better of the chances throughout the whole match, but only showed their superiority in the second half when they increased the pressure on their opponents. Juventus hit the post in the first period with Trezeguet, but otherwise failed to create many real scoring chances, mainly due to Club Brugge’s excellent defensive department which held well under the opponent’s attacks. In the second half, a much more determined Juve set foot on the pitch and the goal scoring opportunities increased. After many near misses with Trezeguet, Vieira, Nedved and Del Piero, the latter compensated for some earlier mistakes with the qualification goal ten minutes from the end. Thanks to this win the Bianconeri remain on top of the group, level on points with Bayern Munich, but with a worse goal difference of one goal. This means that everything will be decided in the last matchday when Juve visit rock-bottom side Rapid Vienna and Bayern take on the Belgian side. Panathinaikos - Udinese 1 - 2 Barcelona - Werder Bremen 3 - 1 Manchester United - Villarreal 0 - 0 Lille OSC - Benfica 0 - 0 Bayern Munich - Rapid Wien 4 - 0 FC Thun - Arsenal 0 - 1 Ajax - Sparta Praha 2 - 1