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Chelsea are next in action on Sunday against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League. Juve return to Serie A action on Saturday at home to Atalanta.
Chelsea have stormed their way into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 4-0 hammering of Juventus at Stamford Bridge. Trevoh Chalobah put the Blues ahead in the first half with a fine strike from 10 yards. Reece James continued his outstanding season in front of goal with a blast on the half-volley to double their advantage before Callum Hudson-Odoi added a third on his left foot. Timo Werner capped off the performance, tapping home a fourth from Hakim Ziyech's cross. Chelsea move to the top of Group H after their rout of the Italian outfit, who slip into second.
90' + 6' FULL-TIME: CHELSEA 4-0 JUVENTUS
H. Ziyech
Assist
90' + 5' Ziyech capitalises on a mistake from McKennie and supplies a perfect low cross for Werner to score.
T. Werner
Goal
90' + 5' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! WERNER PUTS THE ICING ON THE CAKE!!!! 4-0 CHELSEA!!!!!!! Werner converts a simple chance from six yards to complete the rout for Chelsea. Ziyech robs McKennie of possession down the left flank and he curls a precise low ball across the face of goal. Werner is in the right place at the right time to slot home the strike.
90' + 2' SHOT! Kean makes a good run at the Chelsea backline and reaches the edge of the box. However, his finish lets him down, dragging his left-footed strike wide of the right post.
90' + 1' WIDE! Arthur takes possession 25 yards from goal and lines up an ambitious strike from distance that travels comfortably wide of the left post.
90' There will be five minutes of added time.
89' The showboating is out for the home side now as they work the ball around the pitch with ease. The Blues have dominated their opponents in the second half.
87' CHANCE! Werner collects on the edge of the box and slides an offload for the run of Ziyech. He tries to slide a low strike past Szczesny, but the Juve keeper gets down to make a fine stop with his right hand.
85' Chelsea are still displaying application to press the visitors at the back. Their work rate has been outstanding today.
83' SAVE! McKennie hammers a left-footed volley towards goal from the edge of the box. Mendy is on the spot with a brilliant save to turn his effort over the bar. The Chelsea keeper wants to maintain his clean sheet.
K. De Winter
J. Cuadrado
80' De Winter replaces Cuadrado down the right flank for the visitors.
D. Kulusevski
F. Chiesa
80' Kulusevski replaces Chiesa, who has been quiet this evening.
78' OVER! Dybala latches on to a long throw from Cuadrado from the right flank on the edge of the box, but he slams his left-footed volley over the bar amid pressure from James.
Saúl
Jorginho
76' Jorginho comes through 76 minutes after being an injury concern before the game. Niguez makes a rare appearance for the Blues.
M. Mount
C. Hudson-Odoi
76' Mount replaces Hudson-Odoi for the closing stages of the contest.
76' Rudiger gets his body in between the ball and Kean, winning a free-kick as the Juve forward lunges in with a challenge.
75' Werner has a first raid at the Juve backline, but he gets bundled off the ball with ease by De Ligt.
T. Werner
C. Pulisic
72' Pulisic is replaced by Werner. The American struggled to get into the game as the spearhead.
Azpilicueta
B. Chilwell
71' Azpilicueta replaces Chilwell at wing-back for the home side. Tuchel will be hopeful that it is not a serious one for the England international.
69' Chilwell appears to have suffered an injury to his right knee and is helped from the field.
M. Kean
Álvaro Morata
67' Morata leaves the field in the final third and is replaced by Kean. The forward almost scored, but was denied by Thiago Silva. He failed to threaten after that though.
Arthur
M. Locatelli
67' Locatelli is withdrawn for the visitors and is replaced by Arthur in the Juve midfield.
66' Chilwell goes down after attempting to win the ball from Rabiot. He appears to fall awkwardly and requires treatment.
63' Chelsea have found their clinical edge in the second half and have put Juve to the sword. Tuchel's team have been excellent since the restart.
61' Hudson-Odoi has contributed to goals in his last 3 games in the Champions League (1 goal, 2 assists).
P. Dybala
R. Bentancur
59' Dybala enters the action for the visitors as he replaces Bentancur. It appears too little too late for Juve.
R. Loftus-Cheek
Assist
58' Loftus-Cheek collects an offload from James and twists and turns in the box. He spots Hudson-Odoi in space before teeing up his team-mate to score.
C. Hudson-Odoi
Goal
58' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! HUDSON-ODOI MAKES IT THREE!!!!!! 3-0 CHELSEA!!!!! The Blues surely put the game out of Juve's reach as Hudson-Odoi slams home a strike from close range. James takes possession in the right-inside channel and feeds Loftus-Cheek on the charge through the middle. He cannot find space for a shot, but he offloads for Hudson-Odoi to fire past Szczesny on his left foot.
R. James
Goal
55' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! JAMES BLASTS HOME A STRIKE!!!!!! 2-0 CHELSEA!!!!!! The Blues extend their lead as James fires a crisp strike past Szczesny. The wing-back gathers a cross from Ziyech in the right-inside channel before he lines up a drive. His effort rockets into the bottom-left corner to hand Chelsea control of the contest.
54' Bentancur loses out to Ziyech on the edge of the Juve box. The winger opts against shooting and tees up Hudson-Odoi, but he slightly overhits his pass and the eventual effort from the England international is blocked by Bonucci.
53' SAVE! Chelsea win a free-kick down the left flank that James whips into the box. Thiago Silva rises highest in the box and glances an effort towards goal, but Szczesny gets down to make the stop.
52' Rabiot is back on his feet and Juve successfully clear the corner from James.
51' Rabiot takes the ball to the head from a blast from James. Chelsea win a corner, but the Juve man remains down on the field.
49' CHANCE! Hudson-Odoi is played into space down the left flank by Ziyech and he opens up his body to strike on his right foot at goal, but De Ligt gets across to deflect his effort behind for a corner.
48' Chelsea's defence has been solid in the opening 45 minutes continuing a trend. The Blues have stopped the opposition from scoring a first-half goal in 5 of their 5 games, more than any other in the Champions League this season.
46' We're back under way at Stamford Bridge.
Thomas Tuchel will be pleased with his side's performance in the first half, although he will be looking for a cutting edge to take the game away from the Italian outift. Christian Pulisic has been quiet and Tuchel may turn to Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku for inspiration.
Chelsea hold a 1-0 lead over Juventus at the break in their Champions League clash. The home side took the lead through Trevoh Chalobah, who produced a fine finish from close range after latching on to Antonio Rudiger's knockdown. Juve could have hit back as Alvaro Morata clipped a strike over Edouard Mendy, only to be denied by an excellent clearance by Thiago Silva. The Blues are in front, but the game remains in the balance.
45' + 3' HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 1-0 JUVENTUS
45' + 3' CHANCE! Bentancur is played into space on the edge of the box, but he curls his right-footed strike wide of the target.
45' + 2' Alex Sandro offloads to McKennie on the edge of the Chelsea box, but he loses his footing at the vital moment under pressure from Jorginho.
45' There will be two minutes of added time.
43' CHANCE! Hudson-Odoi breaks in behind McKennie in the left-inside channel to latch on to a precise ball from Jorginho. However, Bonucci acts just in time to steer the ball behind before the winger can shoot.
42' James takes possession down the right flank and he fires a dangerous cross towards the near post that De Ligt has to clear behind on the slide.
40' Chilwell tries to work a quick pass to Pulisic in the final third, but the American just cannot bring the offload with pace down in time amid pressure from Bonucci.
38' WIDE! Rudiger attacks Ziyech's corner from the left flank on the run, only to send his header well wide of the right post.
R. Loftus-Cheek
N. Kanté
37' Kante is withdrawn with an apparent knock for the home side and is replaced by Loftus-Cheek.
37' SAVE! Szczesny produces a fine stop to keep Chelsea at bay. Hudson-Odoi arcs a pass into the right-inside channel for the run of James. The wing-back lines up a drive on the half-volley that powers towards the net, but the Pole produces a firm hand to turn it wide.
34' Kante probes in the final third and he tries to carve out space for a strike, but Bonucci is there to make a vital challenge for the visitors, quelling the Chelsea attack.
32' Pulisic latches on to a mistake by Rabiot and surges towards the edge of the Juve box. However, he goes for an offload towards Kante that is deflected back to Szczesny by Alex Sandro.
31' No player has scored more goals at Stamford Bridge in all competitions this season for Chelsea than Chalobah (3).
30' Thiago Silva requires treatment after running into the net as he clears the ball off the line, but he appears to be okay.
28' OFF THE LINE! THIAGO SILVA DENIES MORATA! Locatelli clips a ball over the top of the Chelsea defence for Morata. The Spaniard lifts his strike over the onrushing Mendy, but Thiago Silva gets back just in time to sweep his attempt off the line. A vital stop from the Brazilian.
T. Chalobah
Goal
25' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! CHALOBAH FIRES CHELSEA AHEAD!!!! 1-0!!!!! The Blues take the lead as Chalobah produces a clinical finish from close range. Ziyech whips a corner in from the left flank that Rudiger chests down into the path of Chalobah. The defender takes on the strike first time and drills his attempt on the half-volley into the top-left corner. The ball appears to strike Rudiger on the arm in front of his chest, which Juve appeal against. However, the goal is confirmed by VAR.
A. Rüdiger
Assist
25' Rudiger gets fortunate as the ball from Ziyech's corner strikes him on the arms in front of his chest. It falls perfectly for Chalobah to sweep into the back of the net.
24' CLOSE! James tries to catch out Szczesny with a curling effort towards the bottom-left corner from a free-kick, but the Pole gets down quickly to his right to make a solid stop.
J. Cuadrado
Yellow Card
23' Cuadrado pulls back Hudson-Odoi down the left flank and hands Chelsea a free-kick in a useful position. The full-back goes into the book to add to his woes.
21' Ziyech tries to release Hudson-Odoi in space down the left flank, but he just overhits his throughball out for a goal-kick.
19' The Blues work the ball with pace on the edge of the box before Rudiger takes on an early strike, but he skews his left-footed effort comfortably wide of the target.
17' Chelsea are seeing a lot of the ball in the early stages of the game, but Juve are proving to be a stubborn opponent to break down.
15' Chilwell has space down the left flank to drill a low cross towards the near post, but De Ligt gets there just ahead of Pulisic to clear the danger.
12' Ziyech makes a break into the Juve half and reaches the edge of the box, but he loses out to Locatelli tracking back.
11' Cuadrado makes a surge down the right flank and he has Rabio on the charge in the box, but Jorginho slides in to make a vital intervention.
9' WIDE! James whips a corner into the box from the right flank for Chalobah to attack, but he nods his effort just wide of the left post.
8' Rudiger makes a charge forward from the back and surges into the box. Bonucci has to get across to halt his progress, diverting the ball behind for a corner.
7' Hudson-Odoi has a probe at Cuadrado down the left flank, but the former Chelsea man holds firm to repel the winger.
5' Hudson-Odoi cuts inside from the left flank for the home side, but he sees his low strike blocked by Locatelli.
3' Chilwell takes possession in the middle of the park and drives at goal. He lines up a blast from 30 yards that sails well over the bar.
2' CHANCE! Chilwell misses the ball when well placed in the Juve box to strike at goal before De Ligt scrambles the loose ball behind for a corner.
1' We're under way at Stamford Bridge.
Since beating Juventus in the first ever meeting between the two clubs (1-0 in the UEFA Champions League in February 2009), Chelsea are winless in their last four games against the Italian side in European competition (D2 L2).
Juve have made two changes to their side that beat Lazio last time out. Danilo misses out for the Bianconeri, which sees Cuadrado slide into the back four. Alex Sandro returns for the visitors along with Bentancur, who replaces Luca Pellegrini. Former Chelsea forward Morata spearheads the attack alongside Chiesa. Giorgio Chiellini, Federico Bernardeschi and Mattia De Sciglio are still sidelined with injuries.
Chelsea have made two changes from their win over Leicester City at the weekend. Pulisic and Ziyech come into the fold to replace Mount and Kai Havertz, who misses out for the Blues due to injury. Lukaku returns to the bench for the Blues after a spell on the sidelines, but Mateo Kovacic remains out.
JUVENTUS SUBS: Arthur, Paulo Dybala, Moise Kean, Carlo Pinsoglio, Daniele Rugani, Mattia Perin, Dejan Kulusevski, Koni de Winter.
JUVENTUS (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Juan Cuadrado, Leonardo Bonucci, Matthijs de Ligt, Alex Sandro; Adrien Rabiot, Manuel Locatelli, Rodrigo Bentancur, Weston McKennie; Alvaro Morata, Federico Chiesa.
CHELSEA SUBS: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcos Alonso, Andreas Christensen, Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Marcus Bettinelli, Saul Niguez, Ross Barkley, Mason Mount, Cesar Azpilicueta, Malang Sarr.
CHELSEA (3-4-3): Edouard Mendy; Trevoh Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Antonio Rudiger; Reece James, N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, Ben Chilwell; Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic, Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Juventus have already booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League, winning all four of their Group H matches to date. The Bianconeri can ensure that they advance into the next round of the competition as group winners by defeating Chelsea tonight. Juve have reeled off three wins on the bounce, including an impressive 2-0 win over Lazio at the weekend. Massimiliano Allegri’s men will be out to thwart the holders tonight.
Chelsea know that a point will be good enough to secure their place in the round of 16 after their win over Malmo last time out in the competition. However, revenge will be firmly on the minds of the Blues after suffering a defeat at the hands of Juve in the reverse fixture. Thomas Tuchel and his team are in outstanding form after brushing aside Leicester City last week, and he will be looking for a performance of similar authority.
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