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 0 - 0 Juventus
21 mins: A bouncing ball comes up to Hudson-Odoi who beats Cuadrado in the air. The Juventus ‘defender’ holds Hudson-Odoi back and tugs him to ground, picking up a yellow card and giving Chelsea a free kick for his efforts.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
18 mins: Juventus have set up with a lot of men behind the ball and have Alvaro Morata and Federico Chiesa to attack on the counter. In possession Juve slow the pace of the game down, inviting Chelsea up the pitch and looking for space in behind.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
15 mins: Chance! Chelsea are getting closer. Ben Chilwell is fed the ball as he makes an underlapping run into the penalty area and carries it to the byline. Christian Pulisic is waiting in the six-yard box as Chilwell cuts the ball back but Matthijs De Ligt beats him to the pass and clears the danger for Juventus.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
12 mins: Juventus have weathered that early onslaught from Chelsea and have put together a couple of decent attacks. Leonardo Bonucci sends the ball out to the left wing but James wins it off Federico Chiesa and sends it inside to Ziyech. He tries to send James down the right flank for Chelsea but underhits the pass and knocks the ball out of play.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
9 mins: Chance! Chelsea win a corner that Reece James swings into the box. Ben Chilwell jumps to win the header but the ball drops over his head. It comes to Trevoh Chalobah who whips a header at goal but guides it wide of the back post.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
6 mins: Juan Cuadrado slide into a tackle on Hudson-Odoi and sends the ball out for a throw in. The throw comes to Antonio Rudiger who drives into the box with the ball before finally losing it to Manuel Locatelli.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
3 mins: Chelsea have taken the front foot early on in this match and are pressuring the Juventus defence. Thiago Silva attempts a long ball up for Ziyech who controls the ball but can’t turn into the box. Instead Chelsea retreat and sends the ball out to Callum Hudson-Odoi on the left wing. He drives towards the ball but gets shut out.
Chelsea 0 - 0 Juventus
Kick off: Hakim Ziyech gets the match underway for Chelsea. They work the ball out to Reece James on the right wing and he lays it off to N’Golo Kante. Kante drives to the byline and chips the ball back to Ben Chilwell. He snatches at the bouncing ball and misses his shot allowing Juventus to deal with. Quick start from Chelsea.
Chelsea vs Juventus
Here come the teams. If Chelsea win by two or more goals they’ll move above Juventus to the top of Group H. Juve have won every game in the Champions League so far including a 1-0 victory over the Blues in Turin.
Chelsea vs Juventus
Here’s a reminder of the two line-ups:
Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Chilwell, Ziyech, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi
Juventus XI: Szczesny, De Ligt, Cuadrado, Alex Sandro, McKennie, Bonucci, Chiesa, Rabiot, Locatelli, Bentancur, Morata
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