
Juventus crushed NEC 5-0 in Turin on Thursday in the opening matchday of the Europa League group stage. The Dutch side, managed by Dick Schreuder, conceded three goals before halftime and never recovered, suffering their heaviest defeat in European competition for 18 years .
An early error by NEC goalkeeper Nikolas Polster set the tone for the rout, with Juventus capitalizing swiftly to build an insurmountable lead . The Italian side’s dominance was underlined by goals from Nick Woltemade, who scored his first for the club, as well as Alajbegovic, Kolo Muani, Nico Gonzalez, and Celik .
NEC, who finished third in the Eredivisie last season, offered little resistance as Juventus controlled the match from start to finish . Dutch media described the performance as a “hopeless defeat” and a stark continuation of NEC’s poor start to the season .
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