Atletico Madrid 2-2 Juventus: Hector Herrera scores stoppage time header as Maurizio Sarri’s men spurn two-goal lead in Champions League opener
- Joao Felix had a shot tipped round the post by Wojciech Szczesny after dribbling from the halfway line
- Juan Cuadrado opened the scoring with stunning strike into top corner which left Jan Oblak motionless
- Blaise Matuidi doubled Juventus’ lead with a header from close range; latching onto Alex Sandro’s cross
- Stefan Savic pulled a goal back for Atletico on 70 mintes with a header from a well-worked set-piece
- Hector Herrera netted a powerful header from an outswinging corner in second-half stoppage time
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Hector Herrera scored a late fine header in second-half stoppage time as Juventus relinquished a two-goal lead to draw their opening Champions League group stage game with Atletico Madrid.
Juan Cuadrado gave Juve the lead at the Wanda Metropolitano; producing a fierce strike into the top corner which left Jan Oblak rooted to the spot. Blaise Matuidi doubled their advantage with a close range header on 65 minutes, heading home from Alex Sandro’s cross.
The hosts pulled one back on 70 minutes when defender Stefan Savic headed in from an inventive free-kick, and executed another perfect set-piece just seconds before full-time. Substitute Herrera fires past Wojciech Szczesny to earn a well deserved point.
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Blaise Matuidi celebrates in bizarre fashion after heading Juventus into a two-goal lead at Wanda Metropolitani
The French midfielder heads in off helpless Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak from four yards
Stefan Savic scores a brave header to pull Atletico back into contention in the Champions League group stage match
Juan Cuadrado celebrates after a stunning strike just two minutes after the half-time interval which hit the top corner