Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus: Post Match, man of the match, as Morgan Rogers denied late winner

Aston Villa's hearts were broken on Wednesday night in the Champions League, as Morgan Rogers was controversially denied a stoppage-time winner by VAR in a 0-0 draw with Juventus at Villa Park.

Despite the late drama, the result is ultimately positive for both sides, leaving Villa in ninth with 10 points, just outside the top eight on goal difference, while Juve are in 19th with eight points.

The Old Lady dominated possession in the opening 20 minutes with 67% of the ball, but lacked any real punch, while the Villans were more efficient with their limited time in control, looking the more likely side to find the breakthrough whenever they countered forward.

Aston Villa added an increased presence on the ball to their already-established attacking threat for the remainder of the half, climbing to 48% possession after 45 minutes, and came closest to breaking the deadlock when Lucas Digne's free kick struck the top of the crossbar, leaving the game goalless heading into the break.

Villa picked up where they left off after the restart, retaining more possession and continuing to apply pressure in search of the opening goal, but it was Juventus who came closest to scoring when Emiliano Martinez made an outrageous save from close range, scooping Francisco Conceicao's near-post header off the line.

Rogers thought he had won the game in the final seconds when Michele Di Gregorio was unable to collect a free kick into the box, with the ball falling at Rogers' feet, and the midfielder smashed into the net, only for a lengthy VAR check to controversially deem the goalkeeper was fouled, with the game ending all square.

MAN OF THE MATCH - EMILIANO MARTINEZ

In a game that lacked quality, the man of the match award must go to the one man that produced a moment of brilliance, with Martinez's sensational save in the second half to deny Conceicao.

The goalkeeper unbelievably dove down to his right and pushed Conceicao's header away from the net, with the ball just centimetres from crossing the line, keeping Villa in the game.