Maccabi Haifa 2-0 Juventus: Omer Atzili scores twice to condemn Juve to defeat, pressure grows on Max Allegri

Omer Atzili's brace secured victory for Maccabi Haifa over Juventus, leaving the Turin giants' hopes of qualification from Champions League Group H hanging by a thread. The Israeli side dominated from the first minute and Juventus already had warnings of the threat from Pierre Cornud's crosses before he found Atzili in the box who, with his back to goal, flicked at a header which crept into the goal despite Wojcech Szczesny getting a hand to it.

Ad A fine free kick almost doubled the lead in the 13th minute when Tjaronn Chery's strike came back off the bar, before the hosts got their second three minutes before the break when Atzili, after being played in by Frantzdy Pierrot, wrong-footed Szczesny to curl an effort inside the near post. Ballon d'OrHow to watch the Ballon d'Or ceremony2 HOURS AGO Although Josh Cohen had an excellent game in goal, Juventus did not test him greatly and with three points from four games — level with Maccabi — it looks a tough ask from here to reach the knockout stages of the tournament.

Champions League group standings Champions League fixtures / results Champions League top scorers TALKING POINT Has time run out for Allegri? — With five Scudetto titles, four doubles and two Champions League finals in his first five year spell at Juventus, it would be understandable if they gave him more time to turn things around. But they could not look much more dire.

Ten points adrift of the top of Serie, in eighth spot, and now almost certainly out of the the Champions League and in real danger of losing out of a Europa League berth. It is hard to believe the game changed too much in his two-year hiatus, but has the fire gone out in him? It would now take a leap of faith to suggest he is the man to get