For a few seconds at least, Villa thought they had downed another European heavyweight.
Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio came to claim a free-kick in the final seconds of stoppage time, dropped the ball and Morgan Rogers swept into an empty net.
They are also well placed to challenge for a top-eight finish in the league phase of the competition, albeit they would have been even better positioned had Rogers’ late goal stood. The draw also extended their run without a win to seven matches, though this was arguably their best result of the sequence.
Otherwise, it was tough going for the neutral. Emery had claimed a draw would not be a bad result in Tuesday’s pre-match press conference and by the finish you sensed he was satisfied. The visitors certainly had no shortage of energy. Emery had spoken before kick-off of how good they were in possession and in the early stages they appeared eager to keep the ball all night.
It took until the 37th minute for the first shot on target and it brought a decent save from Juve keeper Michele Di Gregorio, who pushed Ollie Watkins’ effort wide for a corner diving to his right. Bailey was further off target with a free-kick from a similar position early in the second half but the possession stats were now equal, a sign of how Villa were getting more and more on top.
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