81 mins: Rogers heads the next one behind as Conceicao lurks. The next corner is cleared. Can Villa counter? Yes, but slowly.

80 minutes: How do these changes affect the game? At first it looks like Juventus is feeling more comfortable. Rogers, a big boy, fouls Conceicao, a small boy. The free kick hisses in and it’s a corner.

78 mins: Weah is now fully booked and here come the replacements. Duran and Barkley for Watkins and Duran.

77 mins: Martin Gamage chimes in: “I am fascinated that this MBM has turned into a discussion about the genius of Robert Fripp. I’m a big fan of the early 80’s Adrian Belew era King Crimson. This trio of albums (Discipline/Beat/Three of a Perfect Pair) is as good a set of three consecutive albums as anyone has ever produced.”

75 minutes: Tielemans reaches for the goal, but Di Gregorio gets past after slightly downgrading the shot.

74 mins: The referee booed for delaying the arrival of Villa’s substitutes. The ball stays in play, both teams try to attack, but can’t attract much attention.

72 mins: Kamara, Tielemans and Kamara attempt a passing attack… but there is a communication breakdown. Villa is the flatter of the two, but here comes the cavalry.

70 minutes: Oh no! McGinn begs for the goal. Bailey puts it on the table, but he can’t beat Di Gregorio. Some praise for the goalkeeper, but he needed a lot more gas. He shakes his head…in fact it was Locatelli who came clean again.

68 mins: Big noise from the Juventus fans. Your team is starting to get excited about it. Conceicao continues to be a real nuisance. Villa and Digne have stopped him so far,

66 mins: Danilo, formerly of Manchester City, replaces Savona in Juventus’ first move.

65 minutes: Brilliant save from Martinez. Corner from Koopmeiners, header from Conceicao and Martinez claws it behind the line. Juve believe the limit has been exceeded, but the referee’s guard was not triggered. No goal. What a goalkeeper Martinez can be.

64 mins: Bailey is in the room but Gatti, who was great, steps over. Really classy in Italian style. Italians do it better, as the t-shirt said.

62 mins: Like Koopmeiners, Watkins finds himself in a world of frustration. In this tight game it is almost impossible to find space in the blocked middle.

60 minutes: Kári Tulinius: “To go to the other end of Robert Fripp’s virtuoso scale… I can’t find an exact release date, but with songs about Kennedy’s brain and a drugged Santa Claus, David Peel and the 1974 album Santa Claus is the Lower East Side Rooftop Junkie spiritually November. In any case, it’s proto-punk at its finest.”

John Lennon is a supporter if I’m not mistaken.

58 mins: Thuram finally manages to get forward and tries to shoot, but misses badly. Koopmeiners, who was supposed to lead the Villa line, barely had a kick.

56 mins: Locatelli blocks Kamara and then shoots the ball away. No yellow. The Villa fans were furious. They decide to run the game from now on. They demand a pull-in-the-box. But nothing happens. The real referee doesn’t have it.

55 minutes: Rogers is sent away but is also caught by a sliding ball.

54 mins: Juventus haven’t come close to finding the rhythm of the first half, and that wasn’t particularly exciting either. Yildiz falls over on the greasy surface.

52 mins: Big argument over who will do it… Bailey blames him somewhere near Birmingham’s Jewelery Quarter. Digne is upset.

51 mins: Instead, Tielemans is fouled after Rogers’ pass. Another free kick chance. They had a chance to get within range.

50 minutes: Juve are trying their best to sign Tielemans, with Conceicao being the main protagonist. He’s in yellow, we remember.

49 mins: Juve want a penalty. But Pau Torres couldn’t block Concecaio’s ball.

48 minutes: Paul Griffin chimes in: This is one of Fripp’s greatest moments. And is probably one of the most convincing explanations for genius ever offered: . I love that Visconti starts off with the intention of appearing a little modest and even reserved, but then decides to do so CENSORED that and revels in Fripp, Eno, kissing on the wall, the Atlantic Horns, all of it. Don’t blame him.

47 mins: It’s a short corner. A shot from the training ground but Villa have to turn back, McGinn sends Digne back but his cross is confiscated at the second attempt.

Back at Villa Park

Villa take the field to the tune of Ozzy’s “Crazy Train.” That’s a bit more like that.

Phil Brennan gets in touch: “Court and Spark, On the Beach and Grevious Angel for me. Oh, and Queen II.”

Have three of them. Sorry, Freddie.

Spotter badge for Ben Fisher who accessed this on our website on Sunday. Ben is also our man at Villa Park.

Half time: Aston Villa – Juventus 0-0

45 minutes: Celebrations as Kalulu receives a yellow card for a free kick foul on Watkins. It’s in a dangerous position… Digne’s left boot yanks it up and out.

“My name is Kalulu
My first rule of thumb
I don’t say where I’m going
Or where I come from.”

How the boys sing, no doubt. That moment – ​​the free kick, not the song – brings down the curtain on the first half.

44 mins: It was an extremely balanced affair. Exactly what you would expect from two teams in the middle of the Champions League rankings. You know, maybe this thing is good after all.

42 mins: More of the game sways one way or the other. Concecaio sees a gap, but Martinez reads the shot well at the near post.

40 minutes: Richard Hirst is there: “Pretzel Logic yes, Bright Lights yes, but Red? I liked the early Crimson albums, but those 73/74 albums………seeing them around the time of Starless was the only concert I left early.” I feel the same way about later Crimson in the Adrian Belew standard. Fripp is a genius, but beyond his Bowie stuff, he’s the definition of a difficult artist.

39 mins: Pau Torres fouls Weah, he had left too much ground to catch up. This is a yellow.

37 mins: Best performance so far. Kamara takes the shot and Watkins creates space to shoot the ball towards goal. A nice save from Di Gregorio and after the corner Cash tries to hit a second ball in. Juve clears and goes away through Weah. He shoots far. It opens up even more.

35 minutes: Juventus attempts a passing attack via Villa. Cambiaso’s shot ends the ball and Motta looks horrified at how bad and with what effort it is. In fact, the Villa defenders gave him no scope other than to do something spectacular.

33 mins: The middle of the field is as crowded as Spaghetti Junction at 6pm on a Wednesday. No quarter is given either. Just like driving in Brum.

31 mins: Tielemans tries to find Watkins, but Gatti overtakes him, who seems to be a commanding guy. Boos as Bailey is fouled by Cambiaso, who is not booked. Then there are boos as the free kick is blocked. This one is testy

30 minutes: Concecaio still has to prevail over Digne, but Juve are the most likely to do so.

28 mins: Big noise from Villa fans trying to encourage their team. The mood drops when Matty Cash is penalized for accidental handball. This is not an easy task.

26 mins: Juve increases the tempo, Concecaio masters the ball and Locatelli becomes more and more influential.