In the second half, the Spanish players once again experienced the Italian team's reinforced concrete defense.
Even if Zhao Yang is blessed by the system, it is very difficult to break through the defense of Juventus defenders.
Relying on personal ability to break through is not enough, nor is it possible to rely on passing and cutting cooperation. The Italian defenders have a very good sense of position. Not only are the Spanish players unable to get out of the open space, but they are also frequently intercepted and hit for counterattacks.
After Juventus made the substitution, the frontcourt's offensive power was stronger, and the pressure on the Espanyol's defense increased sharply.
If this was a formal game, and a giant like Juventus would be embarrassed to defend itself, the Espanyol team would probably reduce the number of troops invested in the offense and fight their opponents in the midfield.
But in such a warm-up match, the Espanyol team had no worries and just boldly practiced their offensive routines.
Seeing that he could not penetrate into the opponent's penalty area, in the 55th minute of the game, Zhao Yang tried to break through. After dunking the ball back, he suddenly took a cold shot.
This shot was indeed cold. Not to mention it was far away from the goal. Zhao Yang had actually broken through a defensive player. There was a lot of space in front of him and he could continue to dribble the ball forward.
However, Juventus goalkeeper Buffon is very experienced, so this cold shot did not cause much trouble for Buffon, and Buffon hit the bottom line with both fists.
Originally, Buffon wanted to hold the ball in his arms, so that the counterattack would be faster.
However, Zhao Yang's shot was too powerful, and Buffon did not dare to be careless, so he had to hit the ball first.
Espanyol gets another corner kick.
Juventus defended set pieces at a very high level. Jurado's corner kick was deflected by defender Bonucci and failed to cause Buffon any trouble.
Espanyol's corner kick was directed in front of Juventus youngster Dybala. The Argentine forward dribbled the ball past two Espanyol defenders and passed Higuain, creating a chance to go to the meeting alone.
Espanyol defender O. Duterte failed to keep up with Higuain and in desperation, tackled Higuain from behind.
The referee blew the whistle and without hesitation took out the red card and sent Oscar Duterte out.
Tactical foul, destroying the opponent's single-handed ball.
This is an unquestionable red card.
Oscar.
Neither Duterte nor Espanyol's players defended themselves.
Duterte turned around and walked out of the field towards the locker room, while the other Espanyol players returned to their own half to defend the free kick.
Espanyol head coach Sergio sighed on the sidelines.
Before the game, he had no idea about the outcome of the game, he just practiced.
During the game, it was discovered that the Espanyol team was able to wrestle with Juventus, and Sergio hoped to win the game again.
The Champions League is about to begin. Being able to win against a giant like Juventus will not only increase the confidence of players and fans, but also deter their Champions League rival Monaco.
Now that Duterte was sent off, Sergio immediately ran out of ideas.
Substitution, forward Baptisto was replaced, defender Aaron Martin came on.
The Spaniards fully contracted and fought back.
The opponent was already weak and one player was sent off. Juventus finally felt embarrassed to continue playing their favorite defensive counterattack.
Juventus' attack is not necessarily a bad thing for Espanyol.
Juventus' counterattack was terrible.
Previously.
Espanyol kept attacking, but it was Juventus who had the most chances.
But now, Juventus suppresses Espanyol's attack, and the chance of scoring is not as good as in the first half of the game.
In the 70th minute of the game, Dybala got rid of the defender and took a powerful long shot from outside the penalty area. The ball hit the defender and bounced out.
The ball fell in front of Moreno, who had been running actively.
If his partner was not Zhao Yang, but Caicedo or Reyes, Moreno would take the ball, turn around, and dribble forward himself.
But now, Moreno stopped the ball, passed it to Zhao Yang immediately, turned around and ran forward.
Moreno's trust was not betrayed.
Zhao Yang received the ball without hesitation and gave Moreno a through ball that penetrated the opponent's defense.
The ball was passed very comfortably, giving Moreno a head start, allowing him to move forward directly without slowing down.
There was no one on the wing, so Moreno dribbled the ball along the wing to the bottom line, and then a defender came to help defend.
Moreno's skills were good, and he could have passed the defender who was rushing over and was not yet stable, but when he saw Zhao Yang outflanking him at high speed, he decisively passed the ball to Zhao Yang.
In order to avoid the defender's interception, Moreno's pass was slightly farther from the goal and almost reached the penalty area line.
Zhao Yang didn't stop the ball, and he didn't have time to stop the ball. There were two Juventus players chasing after him, and there was a defender in front of him.
Hit the ball with a volley!
The ball went straight to the goal like lightning!
The ball is extremely fast and powerful, but the angle is not tricky enough.
Goalkeeper Buffon subconsciously reached out to block the ball.
The ball was blocked towards the center facing the goal!
This is a taboo for goalkeepers to save, but Buffon was already good enough to touch the ball and had no time to choose a direction.
Unfortunately, the ball fell right in front of Jurado who was following up and outflanking him. Jurado didn't adjust and followed up with another long shot.
This long-range shot came from a very tricky angle, and Buffon had no time to react as the ball flew straight into the net.
2:1
The Spaniard, with one less player to play, once again took the lead.
Jurado was so excited that he rushed to Zhao Yang and hugged Zhao Yang tightly.
Here Moreno also ran over and hugged them.
Allegri on the sidelines was so angry that he shook his head. After being besieged for so long and not creating any chances, he was scored by a counterattack. This really ruined the reputation of the Italian team.
Juventus' players were also a little confused.
This is the home court!
There is one more of them!
The opponent is just a mid-range team in La Liga!
It would be really shameful to lose.
After the kick-off again, the entire Juventus team pressed through the half and surrounded the Espanyol team.
Juventus no longer only plays high balls into the penalty area to find Mandzukic, but also begins to use Dybala's personal ability to penetrate, trying to use various methods to tear apart the Espanyol defense.
The old woman was really angry, and the Espanyol team really couldn't support it. Under the fierce attack of the opponent, the goal was in danger and could lose the ball at any time.
Eighty minutes into the game, the entire Espanyol team shrank, leaving only Moreno in front, and even Zhao Yang returned to defend at the front of the penalty area.
Facing the Spaniard's intensive defense, Juventus got a lot of long-range shooting opportunities, as well as shots in the penalty area, but due to their own impatience and the interference of their opponents, they were never able to score.
After 85 minutes, Juventus almost forced the Espanyol team to attack in the penalty area, but still could not score a goal.
Until the 90th minute, Juventus passed a long ball across the half-court. Higuain returned the header with a header. Lemina made a diagonal pass. Dybala made a signature shot at the edge of the penalty area under the interception of three Spanish players.
A left-footed curve ball hit the far corner and tied the score at 2-2.
In stoppage time, Juventus wanted to score another goal while the iron was hot, but Espanyol never gave them another chance, and in the end Juventus had to accept the result of a draw.