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Aston Villa 0 Juventus 0: Jonny Drury's player ratings

Jonny Drury rates the Aston Villa players after the goalless draw with Juventus.

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Emi Martinez 8

Didn't have a great deal to do on the night but pulled off an absolutely unbelievable one handed save just after the hour mark. Right out of the top drawer and shows why he is the best in the world.

Matty Cash 7

An assured first Champions League appearance. Put in a key block early on and dealt with the Juve threat well, while also having first half volley blocked at the other end.

Diego Carlos 7

Dealt with the visiting threat really well, did his job and won his headers all night long.

Pau Torres 7

Cool and calm from Torres at the back. Juve didn't have a recognised forward up top early on, but he was cool in dealing with any danger thrown his way.

Luca Digne 7

Up and down and showed great energy, especially as Villa attacked late on. Came close in the first half as his free kick came back off the bar.

Boubacar Kamara 7

A solid evening for Kamara. It was largely a game where there was a midfield battle, causing the game to not throw up a raft of chances as both cancelled each other out, and Kamara played a big role in that.

John McGinn 7

A dictator on the ball as he usually is and late on in the game when Villa had Juve stretched and on the ropes, it was all going through the skipper.

Leon Bailey 7

Shot blocked early on and was quiet for the first hour, but set up arguably the best chance of the game with a great bit of trickery out wide to pull it back for McGinn.

Morgan Rogers 7

Quiet for large parts of the game and couldn't really put a stamp on things. Did try and make things happen later in the game but to no avail. Thought he had won it in the final minute before it was chalked off.

Youri Tielemans 6

Did well to get through the game after picking up an early booking. Put in some key tackles throughout the evening.

Ollie Watkins 7

Ran the channels well in the first half - in a period where neither side had much cutting edge. His turn and shot that was saved from the edge of the box was the highlight.

Substitutes 

78 - Ross Barkley for Kamara N/A

78 - Jhon Duran for Watkins N/A

86 - Jaden Philogene for Bailey N/A