Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus: Player ratings as sides played out a drab goalless stalemate at the Villa Park

It was even stevens at the Villa Park as Aston Villa and Juventus played out a 0-0 draw in their Champions League game on Wednesday. There were a total of 19 shots in the game, of which just five were on target, but the goalkeepers on the night, Emiliano Martinez and Michele Di Gregorio, were at their A-game, and prevented their sides from going behind. With 10 points in five games, the Villa are in ninth position of the table, while the Bianconeri are a further nine places adrift, having accrued two points fewer. Here are the player ratings:

Aston Villa Player Ratings vs Juventus

Goalkeeper

Emiliano Martinez – 7

Distributed superbly from the back and earned a clean sheet against another big team.

Defenders

Matty Cash – 7

Passed the ball around brilliantly.

Diego Carlos – 7

Showed good positional awareness and strung together passes from behind.

Pau Torres – 6.5

Didn’t have to do much but went into the books late on for a foul.

Lucas Digne – 6

Looked to pose a threat but sorely lacked the shooting boots on the night.

Midfielders

Boubacar Kamara – 7

Strong in the air and never hesitated from a tackle.

Youri Tielemans – 7

Some good ideas on the ball.

Forwards

Leon Bailey – 6

Got beaten to the ball like a Sunday League player.

John McGinn – 6

Couldn’t get involved as much as he’d have liked.

Morgan Rogers – 5.5

Sloppy on the ball and came a cropper most of the time that he competed the ball for.

Ollie Watkins – 5

Ineffective on the night; struggled to win his duels too.

Substitutes

Ross Barkley – 6

Sent in late on for a miracle but came away undone.

Jhon Duran – 6

Some neat flicks and tricks.

Jaden Philogene-Bidace – N/A

Not enough time to make an impact.

Manager

Unai Emery – 7.5

Not the result he was looking for managed to hold off another European giant, nonetheless.

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Juventus Player Ratings vs Aston Villa

Goalkeeper

Michele Di Gregorio – 7

Had an easy game with Villa rarely threatening.

Defenders

Nicolo Savona – 6.5

Distributed the ball nicely.

Pierre Kalulu – 6

Good passing but didn’t have to do much defensively.

Federico Gatti – 6.5

Some vital interventions to prevent any incoming danger.

Andrea Cambiaso –

Made some excellent recoveries and some nicely-timed tackles too.

Midfielders

Manuel Locatelli – 7

Ran his lungs out, and fought valiantly for possession.

Khephren Thuram – 5.5

Offered no great shakes.

Forwards

Francisco Conceicao – 7

Won several duels and was a menace with his precocious dribbling skills.

Teun Koopmeiners – 5

Minimal involvement from the former Atalanta man.

Kenan Yildiz – 8

Juve’s player of the match with his stupendous ball-winning capabilities, while also twisting and turning the Villa defense with his mazy dribbles.

Timothy Weah – 6.5

Made two key passes but looked dull overall.

Substitutes

Danilo – 6.5

Hooked together neat passes.

Samuel Mbangula – N/A

Came on for the closing stages.

Nicolo Fagioli – N/A

Was subbed in to see the game off.

Manager

Thiago Motta – 6.5

His side didn’t create enough today, and will be disappointed with that.

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