Entering the away match against Lokomotiv, Juventus deployed their strongest force with excellent players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain, Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot. With superior squad quality, it is not too surprising when Juve took control of the game after the opening whistle.
In the 4th minute, Lokomotiv's net rocketed from a regrettable mistake by goalkeeper Guilherme. Ronaldo took a powerful free kick from the left wing, the ball did not go too dangerously but Guilherme missed, creating conditions for Ramsey to rush in to score the opening goal. In fact, if the former Arsenal midfielder had not touched that situation, the goal would have been awarded to Ronaldo.
It was thought that an early goal would give Juventus an easy game against Lokomotiv Moscow, but that was not the case. After conceding the goal, the home team rose strongly, gaining a very good position in the match against the representative from Italy.
In the 12th minute, Aleksey Miranchuk headed dangerously from Joao Mario's cross, the ball hit the post and bounced out, but this player still managed to rush into the close range, defeating goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to equalize for Lokomotiv Moscow.
With an equalizer, Lokomotiv Moscow deployed a very good defensive counter-attack, just like they played in the Allianz against Juventus in the first leg. Coach Yuri semin's team neutralized most of the attacks of the opposing team, even having quite dangerous counter-attacks.
In the second half, the game did not change. Juve proactively pushed up the formation to increase the pressure. However, Ronaldo and Pjanic's shots could not get past goalkeeper Guilherme's hands. In the following period, Juve completely dominated the game, forcing Lokomotiv to retreat deep to defend at home. Lokomotiv sometimes attracted attention with their lightning attacks.
The 1-1 score was maintained by coach Yuri semin's students until the 90+2 minute of the match, but they still could not get points in this match. Because, in the 90+3 minute, Douglas Costa - the player who entered the field in the second half had a solo performance in the penalty area by Lokomotiv Moscow, then finished delicately, scoring the winning goal 2-1 for Juventus.
A hard-fought victory over Lokomotiv Moscow combined with Atletico Madrid's 1-2 defeat at Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus have secured tickets to the round of 16 of the Champions League two matches early. The remaining problem for the reigning Serie A champions is the second-place match against Atletico Madrid. Juve are currently top of Group D with 10 points, three points ahead of Atletico.
