Tudor reacts to Villarreal 2-2 Juventus: ‘Too many nerves and misplaced passes’ | OneFootball

Igor Tudor believes that Juventus were too frantic, nervous and misplaced too many passes in their 2-2 draw away against Villarreal in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, but insists that his defenders are performing ‘better than anyone else’ despite suggestions that his side are conceding too many goals.

The Bianconeri fell behind, then came back to lead 2-1, and were then dealt a last-minute blow by 2024-25 loanee Renato Veiga, who found the net from a corner in the 90th minute in the Champions League league phase on Wednesday night.

You can see how the action unfolded on the Football Italia Liveblog.

Tudor: ‘I’m sorry, Juventus can’t lose a game like that’

TURIN, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 27: Igor Tudor, Head Coach of Juventus, reacts during the Serie A match between Juventus FC and Atalanta BC at the Allianz Stadium on September 27, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Tudor began his post-match interview with an apology for the Juventus supporters, and insisted that his side ‘can’t’ be conceding last minute goals from corners as they did in Spain.

“I’m sorry, it’s part of the game. You can’t lose a game in the last seconds from a corner like that. We’ll take this point and move on.

“We worked and prepared as best we could, but we did have some difficulties. There was too much of a frenzy and too many nerves. Too many simple passes we got wrong.”

Juventus looked a much improved side in the second half, prior to Veiga’s equaliser. Tudor says that full credit must go to half-time substitute Francisco Conceicao.

VILLARREAL, SPAIN – OCTOBER 01: Francisco Conceicao of Juventus celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with teammate during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between Villarreal CF and Juventus at Estadio de la Ceramica on October 01, 2025 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

“Chico came on and made the difference. We did what we could, even with some mistakes. Unfortunately they came in the last few minutes.”

When asked if Juventus have an ‘issue’ with conceding, Tudor replied: “The three defenders are doing better than anyone else. We need to be winning more second balls. The three at the back held the fort for the whole game.”

And on goalscorer Federico Gatti specifically, he added: “It was a great goal, he had a great game.

“There’s always a feeling of regret when you concede a goal in the last minute. It would be nice to play 90 minutes at the highest possible level, but it’s not easy. We have our weaknesses, too,” Tudor concluded.