Buffon saved the ball from the bottom line and the Espanyol team won a corner kick.
Jurado did not play, the corner kick was taken by Piatti, and Zhao Yang went to the penalty area to grab the point.
Piatti took a corner kick to find Zhao Yang's spot, but Juventus had strong aerial control in the penalty area and Zhao Yang was unable to grab the spot under Chiellini's defense.
After the ball was cleared out of the penalty area by the Juventus defender, Espanyol midfielder Diop grabbed the spot and followed up with a long shot. The ball flew directly into the stands.
Buffon took the goal kick and found his forwards Mandzukic and Higuain.
The Espanyol defender and midfielder gathered together to intercept the goal kick and immediately launched an attack.
Diop passed the ball to Piatti, who wanted to find Zhao Yang, but Zhao Yang was looked down upon, so he passed the ball to Baptistan.
Baptistan tried to stop and change direction, but stopped the ball too much, and the experienced Barzagli quickly grabbed the ball and intercepted it.
According to the rules of the Espanyol team, if Baptistan loses the ball, he must win it back.
Baptistan actively fought back and did not give Barzagli a chance to counterattack. To be safe, Barzagli passed the ball back to his goalkeeper Buffon.
Seeing Baptisto pressing Barzagli, Zhao Yang realized that Barzagli might pass back, but Reyes did not go to the penalty area to press the goalkeeper, so he quickly moved forward into the penalty area to press the goalkeeper.
Buffon noticed Reyes who was closer to him, but did not notice Zhao Yang. Zhao Yang suddenly burst out, startling Buffon. Buffon did not stop the ball, and the ball actually missed under his feet.
Zhao Yang wanted to stop Buffon from launching a fast break, but he didn't expect Buffon to leak the ball. He was staggered and fell into the penalty area.
Buffon was shocked. Behind him was the goal. The ball was missed and most likely it went towards the goal.
Buffon turned around as quickly as possible and pounced the ball on the goal line.
In his desperation, Buffon forgot that this was a ball passed back with his feet and could not be caught with his hands.
The referee did not forget, he immediately blew his whistle, pointed into the penalty area, and awarded the Spaniard an indirect free kick in the penalty area.
This is something neither Spaniards nor Juventus expected!
Buffon hurriedly stepped forward to argue, meaning that he touched the ball with his feet first and then catching it with his hands was not a violation.
The referee ignored it and insisted on his decision. He believed that Buffon did not touch the ball at that moment.
This is a great opportunity for Espanyol to score.
Zhao Yang took the ball and came to the penalty area, put it away, called Reyes aside, and asked Reyes to pass the ball to him, and he would shoot.
Although Reyes is older than Zhao Yang and became famous earlier than Zhao Yang, he is still just a rookie in the Espanyol team, so he can only follow the instructions of vice-captain Zhao Yang.
Indirect free kicks in the penalty area definitely don't require too many players. Just two players, one passing the ball and one shooting, while the others stand outside the penalty area, preparing to make up for the shot or prevent the opponent from counterattacking.
Free kicks from this position are very dangerous. Juventus did not bother to counterattack. In order to block the opponent's shot, almost no one stood outside, and almost everyone was placed in the penalty area as a wall.
Reyes came to the penalty area, stood in front of the ball, facing the goal sideways, while Zhao Yang was facing the goal.
Generally speaking, there is not much coordination for free kicks in the penalty area. From such a close distance, it is just a pass and a shot. If it can penetrate the wall, it will be scored. If it cannot penetrate the wall, it will be useless.
But Zhao Yang used his more systematic shooting skills and was extremely accurate, so he did not stand in the penalty area to shoot, but stayed away from the wall and stood on the line of the penalty area.
The Juventus players didn't care, they thought the distance wasn't enough to get around the wall.
The referee's whistle sounded, Reyes moved the ball, and Zhao Yang followed up with a falling leaf, heading straight for the upper right corner of the goal.
Buffon mainly wanted to prevent Zhao Yang from hitting the ground. He didn't think Zhao Yang would hit the top corner at this distance.
By the time Buffon realizes that he made a mistake in judgment and makes a save, it will be too late. After all, he is already 38 years old, not 28.
Buffon had just taken a step sideways and the ball had already flown into the net.
1:0
In the third minute, Zhao Yang used an indirect free kick to open the scoring for the Espanyol team.
After scoring the goal, Zhao Yang was also overjoyed. This is Juventus, one of the most famous giants in Europe.
Zhao Yang has been playing in La Liga and has never played against the giants in other leagues. This goal increased Zhao Yang's confidence in playing in the Champions League.
The goal was conceded in the first three minutes, and the mistake was made by the meritorious star Buffon. Juventus coach Allegri looked a little ugly.
The Italian team has always been famous for its steel-and-concrete defense, and Juventus is a master of defensive counterattacks. They actually conceded the ball in the first three minutes. This is definitely not because of the strength of the opponent, but because the players underestimated the opponent.
The Espanyol team is indeed not a strong team.
Although he got a spot in the Champions League qualifying rounds last season, he was not in the eyes of giants like Juventus.
But this kind of contempt can only appear before the game, and must be taken seriously during the game.
As a team with extremely rich experience in European competition, they should understand that as long as you are not careful, even a player outside the five major leagues can give you a fatal blow.
However, it was Juventus' flag star Buffon who made the mistake. Allegri could not blame him directly and had to warn the players on the sidelines not to be careless.
Juventus is nicknamed the "Old Lady", and they live up to this nickname as their game is quite solid.
Even though they really underestimated their opponent at the beginning, after Zhao Yang scored, the Juventus players immediately became serious.
Juventus got serious and their defense was really solid.
The Espanyol team was in great momentum after scoring the goal and wanted to strike while the iron was hot and continue to expand the score.
However, all their attacks were defeated by the Italian defense.
In the 7th minute of the game, the Italians stole the ball from the backcourt and launched a fast break. Chiellini accurately found their full-back Alves with a long pass. Alves received the ball and took two steps across to reach the ribs of the penalty area.
, directly kick the ball and shoot hard.
This counterattack was quick and accurate, hitting the Spaniard's ribs immediately and forming a shot.
Espanyol goalkeeper Roberto did not expect his opponent's counterattack to be so quick. Alves's two-step move gave Roberto time to prepare. He jumped and saved the ball on the goal line.
Roberto stood up with the ball and wanted to launch a counterattack, but Juventus forward Higuain, who came to prepare for a follow-up shot, was experienced and quickly blocked the goalkeeper to prevent the goalkeeper from releasing the ball.
The chance to counterattack was fleeting. By the time Higuain retreated, the Spaniards had already lost the opportunity to counterattack.
Helpless, Roberto had no choice but to throw the ball to the defender, slowly pass it forward, and play a positional battle.