Woltemade’s penalty restores parity for Juventus in Europa League

Juventus recover from Rennes’ first-half lead

Juventus drew 2-2 with Rennes in the UEFA Europa League League Stage - 3 at Allianz Stadium. The result ended a match that changed direction twice before the interval and was settled by a second-half penalty.

Zeki Çelik opened the scoring for Juventus in the 5th minute, making it 1-0 after an assist from Nick Woltemade. Rennes responded in the 15th minute when Mousa Al-Tamari made it 1-1, assisted by Bryan Reynolds. Boulaye Dia then converted a penalty in the 43rd minute to put Rennes 2-1 ahead. In the 67th minute, Woltemade scored Juventus’ penalty for the final 2-2 score.

Rennes threatened, but Juventus held the territorial edge

The statistics suggested a closely balanced contest. Juventus had 54% possession, completed 440 accurate passes and recorded 14 total shots, while Rennes had 46% possession, 380 accurate passes and 16 shots. Rennes also led shots on goal 5-4, although Juventus’ expected-goals figure was 2.26 against Rennes’ 1.77. The numbers therefore did not match the final score in one simple direction: Rennes took more shots, but Juventus created the higher expected-goals total.

Federico Gatti was booked in the 19th minute, while Rennes’ Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal received a yellow card in the 82nd minute. No red cards were recorded.

Table positions remain close

After the draw, Juventus are #4 with 7 points from 3 games, while Rennes are #13 with 5 points from 3 games. Juventus are 2 points ahead of Rennes; Bayer Leverkusen lead with 9 points. Al-Tamari was the standout performer, earning an 8.2 rating with 1 goal, 2 shots on target and 2 key passes.