Juventus have started to make a habit of late European wins, and Randal Kolo Muani was again the player to settle it. At Balaídos, he scored in the 92nd minute to turn a game Celta Vigo had led 1-0 through Hugo Álvarez into a Juventus comeback.
Juventus' late edge
The finish matters because it was not a one-off flash. Kolo Muani now has 2 goals in 2 Europa League appearances and a 7.7 rating in the competition this season, which is the sort of return Juventus want when a match is still live in the final minutes.
Nick Woltemade also played his part in the equaliser, finishing after Marcos Alonso's control released the ball to him. Juventus have six points from their first three continental matches in this stretch, and they have won their last two Europa League games.
Real Sociedad's early European concerns
Real Sociedad went through a similar frustration in Leuven. Beñat Turrientes put them 1-0 ahead, but Sekou Keita equalised in the 88th minute and the chance to control the game slipped away at Den Dreef.
Turrientes has 1 Europa League goal this season and a 7.19 rating, so his influence has been real enough on an individual level. The issue for Real Sociedad is that the collective control has not followed, with the side drawing one and losing one in their two Europa League matches.
Claudio Giráldez will feel the same flatness around Celta's defeat, because a lead was there to be protected and Juventus still found a way through. The sharper side so far is Juventus, and Kolo Muani's 92nd-minute finish at Balaídos is the clearest sign of it.
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