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Juventus striker Morata upbeat after Villarreal draw

Juventus striker Alvaro Morata says they can be happy with their 1-1 draw at Champions League opponents Villarreal.

In the first-leg of their round 16 tie, Juve's Dusan Vlahovic opened the scoring at La Ceramica within 32 seconds of his debut in the tournament, but Dani Parejo equalised after an Adrien Rabiot error.

“We put a lot of effort in and it's a pity we weren't able to get the victory," Morata told Mediaset.

Villarreal played well, it was a very physical game. Everything is to play for in the second leg.

“I certainly saw progress.

“We face difficult situations in a different way now as a group, as a team. Everyone said we would go through, but Villarreal won the Europa League last season and are climbing back up the table domestically.

“Everyone can cause problems in the Champions League, we need a great performance in the second leg."

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