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Late Kolo Muani winner sinks Celta Vigo as Juventus come from behind

Juventus came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 2-1 in the Europa League, with Randal Kolo Muani scoring in stoppage time to settle it.

By FootieRadar Desk · Published · 2 min read

Juventus were behind in Vigo until the 58th minute, when Nick Woltemade equalised. Hugo Alvarez Antunez had given Celta Vigo the lead on 18 minutes, and Celta were still ahead at half-time. Randal Kolo Muani's finish on 90+2, set up by Andrea Cambiaso, gave Juventus the win.

The result takes Juventus to the top of the league stage with six points from two matches. The game was played on Thursday 15 October at the Municipal de Balaídos in Vigo, and Sander van der Eijk refereed.

How the goals came

Celta's lead ran from the 18th minute to the 58th, and Alvarez Antunez's goal, assisted by Williot Swedberg, was the only one before the interval. Woltemade's equaliser ended that lead, and the winner arrived in stoppage time.

Each side picked up two yellow cards, and there were no red cards and no missed penalties. The three goals therefore decided the result.

Celta VigoJuventus
47%Possession53%
9Shots22
2Shots on target6
1.08Expected goals (xG)1.95
2Corners7
12Fouls19
2Yellow cards2
28thLeague position now1st

What the numbers say

Juventus had 22 shots to Celta's nine and seven corners to two. Possession was close, at 53% to 47%, so Celta were not pinned back. They simply created less.

Juventus had six shots on target to Celta's two, and their expected-goals figure of 1.95 was well ahead of Celta's 1.08. Juventus turned six on-target efforts into two goals, which shows how much of their pressure told.

Claudio Giráldez's Celta set up in a 3-4-3, while L. Spalletti's Juventus lined up in a 3-4-2-1. Celta made four saves to Juventus's one, and Juventus committed 19 fouls to Celta's 12.

Where it leaves them

Juventus go into their next fixture top of the league stage, having won both games. The chance-quality figures backed them, and they still needed a stoppage-time finish to win.

For Celta, the problem is as much conversion as creation. They have no points from two matches, sit 28th in the table and have form reading LL.

On this evidence, the numbers point to Juventus as the stronger side in this fixture. Celta's next task is to turn more of their chances into points.

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Data: API-Football (result, goals, cards, match statistics, line-ups, standings). Written by the FootieRadar desk with AI assistance and checked against the match data. How our predictions work.

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