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By Paul Higham - Created on 27 Sep 05
Juventus made hard work of their Group A clash with Rapid Vienna, but eventually triumphed 3-0 in Turin.
Although the scoreline suggests a stroll in the park, the Austrian side made it difficult for Fabio Capello's men for most of the match despite David Trezeguet's 27th minute opener.
The Italian giants began to get nervous in the second half as Josef Hickersberger's side grew in confidence, but two goals in the final nine minutes from Adrian Mutu and Zlatan Ibrahimovic put a comfortable gloss on the scoreline.
Juve nearly grabbed an early breakthrough after ten minutes when Pavel Nedved's run resulted in a loose ball at the edge of the box which a stretching Emerson fired just inches over the bar.
Mauro Camoranesi flashed his first-time shot into the side netting from ten yards after Ibrahimovic's attempted cross had been diverted into the bustling midfielder's path.
Swedish star Ibrahimovic was at the heart of the move that brought the breakthrough for the Italians on 27 minutes, as his lofted pass freed Gianluca Zambrotta down the left.
In behind the Rapid defence, Zambrotta squared the ball for the lurking Trezeguet who had the simple task of putting Juve ahead from six yards.
Ibrahimovic danced his way into the box minutes later, but he selfishly tried to shoot from an acute angle instead of squaring the ball for his waiting team-mates.
Rapid's first shot in anger came ten minutes into the second half, when substitute Axel Lawaree launched a stinging shot that Christian Abbiati had to fly to his right to palm away.
Emerson then hammered his shot over the bar after Rapid keeper Helge Payer palmed a corner weakly to the Brazilian at the edge of the box.
Juve looked like they needed the second goal despite largely dominating the game and Lawaree, who had been Vienna's main source of attack, had Abbiati scrambling across to his right after he diverted a cross from the left just wide of the post.
Ibrahimovic showed his wasteful streak on 75 minutes when substitute Alessandro Del Piero led a Juve breakaway before slotting the Swede through, only for him to chip his tame effort straight at Payer.
Del Piero thought he had made it 2-0 ten minutes from time when Nedved's lofted ball was met with a sumptuous left-footed volley, only for Payer to somehow fling out a left hand to turn the ball over the bar.
However, Payer was beaten just two minutes later when substitute Mutu raced down the left on another Juve breakout, before shooting past Payer left footed into the far corner.
Juve wrapped up the win against a demoralised Rapid Vienna when Ibrahimovic's back post volley into the ground bounced over Payer and made it six points out of six for the Italian champions.
Juventus v Rapid Vienna
Juventus Team Statistics Rapid Vienna
3 Goals 0
1 1st Half Goals 0
6 Shots on Target 2
10 Shots off Target 5
1 Blocked Shots 1
6 Corners 5
15 Fouls 8
4 Offsides 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
77.3 Passing Success 69.1
24 Tackles 30
87.5 Tackles Success 100
59.6 Possession 40.4
56.4 Territorial Advantage 43.6
RATINGS
Christian Abbiati 6
Fabio Cannavaro 6
Lilian Thuram 6
Gianluca Pessotto 6
Gianluca Zambrotta 7
Pavel Nedved 7
Emerson 6
Giuliano Giannichedda 6
Mauro Camoranesi 6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 8
David Trezeguet 7
SUB Alessandro Del Piero 7
SUB Adrian Mutu 7
SUB Emanuele Blasi 6
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By Paul Higham - Created on 27 Sep 05
Juventus made hard work of their Group A clash with Rapid Vienna, but eventually triumphed 3-0 in Turin.
Although the scoreline suggests a stroll in the park, the Austrian side made it difficult for Fabio Capello's men for most of the match despite David Trezeguet's 27th minute opener.
The Italian giants began to get nervous in the second half as Josef Hickersberger's side grew in confidence, but two goals in the final nine minutes from Adrian Mutu and Zlatan Ibrahimovic put a comfortable gloss on the scoreline.
Juve nearly grabbed an early breakthrough after ten minutes when Pavel Nedved's run resulted in a loose ball at the edge of the box which a stretching Emerson fired just inches over the bar.
Mauro Camoranesi flashed his first-time shot into the side netting from ten yards after Ibrahimovic's attempted cross had been diverted into the bustling midfielder's path.
Swedish star Ibrahimovic was at the heart of the move that brought the breakthrough for the Italians on 27 minutes, as his lofted pass freed Gianluca Zambrotta down the left.
In behind the Rapid defence, Zambrotta squared the ball for the lurking Trezeguet who had the simple task of putting Juve ahead from six yards.
Ibrahimovic danced his way into the box minutes later, but he selfishly tried to shoot from an acute angle instead of squaring the ball for his waiting team-mates.
Rapid's first shot in anger came ten minutes into the second half, when substitute Axel Lawaree launched a stinging shot that Christian Abbiati had to fly to his right to palm away.
Emerson then hammered his shot over the bar after Rapid keeper Helge Payer palmed a corner weakly to the Brazilian at the edge of the box.
Juve looked like they needed the second goal despite largely dominating the game and Lawaree, who had been Vienna's main source of attack, had Abbiati scrambling across to his right after he diverted a cross from the left just wide of the post.
Ibrahimovic showed his wasteful streak on 75 minutes when substitute Alessandro Del Piero led a Juve breakaway before slotting the Swede through, only for him to chip his tame effort straight at Payer.
Del Piero thought he had made it 2-0 ten minutes from time when Nedved's lofted ball was met with a sumptuous left-footed volley, only for Payer to somehow fling out a left hand to turn the ball over the bar.
However, Payer was beaten just two minutes later when substitute Mutu raced down the left on another Juve breakout, before shooting past Payer left footed into the far corner.
Juve wrapped up the win against a demoralised Rapid Vienna when Ibrahimovic's back post volley into the ground bounced over Payer and made it six points out of six for the Italian champions.
Juventus v Rapid Vienna
Juventus Team Statistics Rapid Vienna
3 Goals 0
1 1st Half Goals 0
6 Shots on Target 2
10 Shots off Target 5
1 Blocked Shots 1
6 Corners 5
15 Fouls 8
4 Offsides 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
77.3 Passing Success 69.1
24 Tackles 30
87.5 Tackles Success 100
59.6 Possession 40.4
56.4 Territorial Advantage 43.6
RATINGS
Christian Abbiati 6
Fabio Cannavaro 6
Lilian Thuram 6
Gianluca Pessotto 6
Gianluca Zambrotta 7
Pavel Nedved 7
Emerson 6
Giuliano Giannichedda 6
Mauro Camoranesi 6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 8
David Trezeguet 7
SUB Alessandro Del Piero 7
SUB Adrian Mutu 7
SUB Emanuele Blasi 6
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