Chelsea vs Juventus LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction
Relive all the action from Stamford Bridge as the Blues ran riot against Juventus
Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner struck to sink Juventus 4-0 and march an imperious Chelsea into the Champions League’s last 16.
The defending champions battered the outclassed Italians, Chelsea booking their place in the knockout stages but also overhauling their Serie A rivals at the top of Group H.
Match or better Juve’s result in the final set of round-robin fixtures in early December and the Blues will top the group.
Chelsea’s sole concerns on a raucous west London night proved injury scares for N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell, who both hobbled out of action well ahead of time.
England wing-back James became Chelsea’s outright top scorer for the season so far. The unassuming 21-year-old now boasts five goals and five assists for the term and continued his revelatory form with a sublime finish against The Old Lady. Relive all the action below:
Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus
61 mins: These goals are vital for Chelsea’s hopes of topping Group H. Every one they score is effectively worth double if the group has to be decided by goal difference. One gets added to Chelsea’s tally and one taken off Juventus’s every time Chelsea score.
The Blues are going to pick up the three points now. It’s just a matter of how many they want to get.
GOAL! Chelsea 3 - 0 Juventus (Hudson-Odoi, 58’)⚽️
58 mins: Chelsea are running riot now! Rudiger flicks the ball out to James whose drifted into space on the right side of the box. He brings the ball under control and squares it to Loftus-Cheek. Loftus-Cheek shuffles past two defenders trying to open up a shot but doesn’t get the room. Instead he slots it to Hudson-Odoi who taps in from close range!
GOAL! Chelsea 2 - 0 Juventus (James, 56’)⚽️
56 mins: What a strike! Rudiger gives the ball to Chilwell out on the left wing. He whips a cross into the box and De Ligt flicks the ball over to James on the right side. He chests the ball down and drills the half-volley back across goal leaving Szczesny absolutely no chance to keep it out. Chelsea double their lead.
Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus
54 mins: Chance! Chelsea’s corner is easily cleared by Juventus but the home side win a free kick wide on the left wing. Reece James fires a flat, pacey ball into the middle of the box and Thiago Silva gets a glancing touch onto the ball and draws a diving stop out of Szczesny.
Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus
51 mins: Ouch! Reece James boots the ball back into the middle from the right wing and it smashes Adrien Rabiot right in the middle of the face. That one’s got to hurt. To make matters worse for Juventus the ball rolls out for a Chelsea corner after hitting the midfielder. Rabiot is up and happy to play on.
Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus
48 mins: Chance! Hudson-Odoi plays a one-two with Ziyech who threads his return pass into space behind the Juventus right-back. Hudson-Odoi sprints in behind, carries the ball into the box and shoots but De Ligt gets across to block the ball behind for a corner.
Second half: Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus
Kick off: Juventus kick off the second half trailing by one goal to nil. Chelsea have dominated so far and win the ball early on. Chalobah boots the ball out of his own half and Hudson-Odoi collects it on the left wing. He whips a cross into the Juventus box but can’t pick out a teammate.
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Chelsea 1 - 0 Juventus
Trevoh Chalobah scored on his Premier League debut for Chelsea and has now netted on his Champions League one as well.
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