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Juve started off with the now traditional 4-2-3-1 formation with Del Piero in the starting line-up. Bordeaux immediately started off with great determination and on the 3rd minute benefited of the first free-kick: Buffon saves incredibly into corner. Three minutes later the French side has another free-kick: Tremoulinas shot hits the wall. Caceres clears.
On the 8th minute, there is a ball into the Juve area. Caceres manages to anticpate the French striker. Four minutes later, there is a corner for Juve: ball dangerously into the area but the defence manages to clear in some way or another.
The 17th minute sees a ball into the Juve area but Melo clears into out. One minute later, there is a good Juve initiative by Diego and Sissoko but the Mali player slips as he is about to score.
On the 22nd minute, there is a free-kick for Juve: ball into the area, Chiellini with a magnificent elevation over Diarra heads the ball off the ground but it goes slightly high. Seconds later there is a great recovery by Chiellini.
It is the 24th minute when there is another corner for Bordeaux: ball cleared by the Juve defence. The French side is awarded another corner one minute laterafter a dangerous deviation in the area: ball into the Juve area but Buffon waves it away before a good clearance by Caceres.
On the 29th minute, a good Sissoko long ball finds Del Piero who passes to Diego who with a good shot sees the keeper saving. Good play by Juve. Two minutes later there is a corner for Bordeaux: the Juve defence clears.
The 35th minute sees a good run by Caceres who crosses to Del Piero but the ball is a bit too long. Three minutes later, Buffon performs a miracle on Chamakh before the ball is cleared by the defence. From the rebound it is a super Chiellini who clears into corner.
Juve continue to defend from the continuous Bordeaux attacks and on the 44th minute there is a free-kick for Bordeaux from outside the area following a foul by Melo: ball goes wide. The first half ends in a deadlock.
The second half sees Juve trying to react but Bordeaux are a hard nut to crack. On the 1st minute Amauri enters the area but he is stopped for off-side. One minute later, there was a great clearance by Chiellini and seconds later, an Amauri cross from the right is intercepted by the defence.
On the 5th minute, there is a free-kick for Bordeaux following dangerous play by Legrottaglie: the Juve comes out well clearing the danger. Three minutes later another free-kick for Bordeaux marks the turning point of the match: ball into the area and Fernando heads home for the opener: 1-0.
The 11th minute sees a great shot by Melo from outside the area going inches high over the bar. Two minutes later a great Diego shot is saved by Carasso. It is the 16th minute when there is yet another free-kick for Bordeaux: ball cleared by Caceres after a series of faulty tackles. One minute later, a Wendel shot goes high.
On the 19th minute, Del Piero puts a perfect ball into the area but Diego and Amauri did not manage to deviate into the net. Two minutes later, there is a free-kick for Juve: Diego's ball is blocked by the defence.
The 22nd minute sees Immobile coming on for Del Piero. Seconds later, a Diego shot is blocked by the defence. It is the 26th minute when there is a corner for Bordeaux: ball cleared by the defence but from the rebound a Plasil shot goes wide.
One minute later, there is a ball into the Juve area but a Molinas shot goes wide. On the 31st minute Giovinco comes on for Amauri. The atomic ant immediately has an impact on the match and Juve play their best football of the match.
On the 32nd minute there is a corner for Juve: ball deviated once again into corner. From the second flag-kick the ball goes directly into the hands of the keeper. Six minutes later, there is a free-kick for Juve following a foul on Giovinco: Diego's shot goes well high over the bar.
The 40th minute sees another free-kick for the French side: Buffon saves punching the ball into corner. From the flag the ball is put into the area but Sissoko frees from danger. On the 43rd minute Marchisio comes on for Sissoko. In the last of the 90 minutes Caceres saves well on a Bordeaux initiative. It is the 94th minute when Chamakh heads home from a corner for the 2-0.
The match ends with Juve suffereing their first defeat of the season in the Champions League. The bianconeri remain second in the table with 8 points but only one point ahead of Bayern Munich against whom they will be playing the last match of the groups stage in Turin. A draw will be enough to assure Ferrara’s team of qualification.
Champions League, Group A – 5th match day
Bordeaux, Chaban-Delmas Stadium
Wednesday 25th November, 2009
BORDEAUX – JUVENTUS: 2-0
Goals: Fernando (53rd), Chamakh (92nd)
BORDEAUX: Carrasso (Rame 56th), Chalme’, Planus, Ciani, Tremoulinas, Diarra, Fernando, Gouffran (Traore 76th), Plasil, Wendel; Chamakh. Reserves: Rame, Cavenaghi, Bellion, Placente, Sertic, Traore, Sane. Coach: Blanc.
JUVENTUS: Buffon; Caceres, Cannavaro, Legrottaglie, Grosso; Felipe Melo, Sissoko (Marchisio 87th), Camoranesi, Diego, Del Piero (Immobile 67th), Amauri (Giovinco 76th). Reserves: Manninger, Grygera, Cannavaro, Marchisio, Poulsen, Giovinco, Immobile.
Coach: Ferrara.
Referee: Edoardo Itturalde Gonzalez
Yellow Cards: Camoranesi (33rd), Felipe Melo (45th), Legrottaglie (51st), Caceres (59th), Fernando (54th), Traore (89th),
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