UCL | Juventus 2-0 Pafos: Precious Bianconeri victory after poor start

Pafos had two big chances in the opening minutes, as first a Joao Correia pull-back from the left found Anderson Silva’s back-heel flick just wide of the near post.

Moments later, they got down the right to roll across, Lloyd Kelly’s clearance hit Andrea Cambiaso and risked an own goal, testing Michele Di Gregorio on the ricochet.

Kenan Yildiz responded with a curler off the inside of the right foot that was beaten away, but Teun Koopmeiners should’ve opened the scoring with a free header into the ground off target on a corner from six yards.

They threatened again from a corner, but Cambiaso and Koopmeiners both went for it at the back post and collided with each other.

Pafos had a huge double chance on 32 minutes when Anderson Silva swept his finish onto the base of the upright, then the move continued and another effort was deflected over. On the resulting corner, Dragomir was allowed a fantastic volley from the edge of the area, forcing Di Gregorio to fingertip it over the bar.

Weston McKennie’s strike was deflected off Goldar, but Jonathan David missed another sitter from a corner, prodding wide from six yards on the knock-down.

Zhegrova failed to make an impact and was replaced at half-time by Francisco Conceicao. Koopmeiners immediately forced a save with a low drive from the edge of the area, Kenan Yildiz blasting the rebound over.

Lloyd Kelly was the latest to waste a free header on a corner, turning wide of the far post, then Conceicao forced a save at the near post after a smart Kenan Yildiz turn to get away in midfield.

Lois Openda also came on and the three forwards combined beautifully to create a chance that the substitute eventually saw charged down for a corner.

On that set play, Juventus finally took the lead with another well-worked move. Andrea Cambiaso’s slide-rule pass found McKennie, who gathered with his back to goal, turned a defender and smashed the finish into the roof of the net from a tricky angle with his right foot.

The Bianconeri doubled their lead when Conceicao broke away in midfield and sent Kenan Yildiz down the left, he rolled across and David took a touch before sweeping past the on-rushing goalkeeper at the back post.

Juventus 2-0 Pafos

McKennie 67 (J), David 73 (J)

10-12-2025 20:00 MatchDay 6 Juventus Stadium (Allianz Stadium)

Juventus

Pafos Live 2 - 0

Player statistic

1st half

45'

Ivan Sunjic

2nd half

Manuel Locatelli

55'     Weston McKennie (Assist: Andrea Cambiaso) 67'     Jonathan David (Assist: Kenan Yıldız)

72'     Juventus Pafos

Starting lineups

16 Michele Di Gregorio Goalkeeper 27 Andrea Cambiaso Defender 6

Lloyd Kelly Defender 15 Pierre Kalulu Defender 21 Fabio Miretti Midfielder 74' 5

Manuel Locatelli Midfielder 60' 8

Teun Koopmeiners Midfielder 22

Weston McKennie Midfielder 11

Edon Zhegrova Attacker 46' 30

Jonathan David Attacker 74' 10

Kenan Yıldız Attacker 84' 93

Neofytos Michail Goalkeeper 5 David Goldar Defender 78' 4

David Luiz Defender 23

Derrick Luckassen Defender 26

Ivan Sunjic Midfielder 88

Pêpê Midfielder 30 Vlad Dragomir Midfielder 78' 33

Anderson Silva Attacker 62' 7

Bruno Attacker 77 João Correia Attacker 89' 17

Mislav Orsic Attacker

78'

Substitutes

3

Bremer Defender 24

Daniele Rugani Defender 1

Mattia Perin Goalkeeper 18

Filip Kostic Midfielder 25 João Mário Defender 42 Simone Scaglia Goalkeeper 40 Jonas Rouhi Defender 7

Francisco Conceição Attacker 46' 20

Loïs Openda Attacker 60' 19

Khéphren Thuram Midfielder 74' 17 Vasilije Adžić Midfielder 74' 32

Juan Cabal Defender 84' 10

Landry Dimata Attacker 1 Jay Gorter Goalkeeper 82 Petros Petrou Goalkeeper 8

Domingos Quina Midfielder 62' 2 Kostas Pileas Defender 78' 11 Jajá Midfielder 78' 9

Mons Bassouamina Attacker 78' 25

Bruno Langa Defender

89'