LONDON. Chelsea liquidates Juventus 4-0 with goals of T. Chalobah (25′), R. James (56′), C. Hudson-Odoi (58′) and T. Werner (90′).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Srđan Jovanović with the help of Uroš Stojković and Milan Mihajlović. The 4th official was Novak Simović. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 3.9 degrees Celsius or 39.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Juventus that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 21 times, 8 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Juventus shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Chelsea didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Juventus received 1 yellow card (J. Cuadrado).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Chelsea will have 12 points like Juventus to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Juventus will stay with 12 points like Chelsea to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, Chelsea will play away with Zenit on the 8th of December with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Juventus will host Malmö FF on the 8th of December with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Juventus (0 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
25'
71'
Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Trevoh Chalobah , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , Reece James , N’Golo Kanté , Jorginho , Ben Chilwell , Hakim Ziyech , Callum Hudson-Odoi and Christian Pulišić .
The home team had on the bench: Romelu Lukaku, Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta , Andreas Christensen, Malang Sarr, Saúl Ñíguez , Mason Mount , Ross Barkley, Marcus Bettinelli, Marcos Alonso, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Timo Werner .
Chelsea could not rely on the presence of R. Loftus-Cheek (injured) and C. Azpilicueta (injured).
Substitutions
Chelsea made 5 changes: N. Kante for R. Loftus-Cheek (37′), B. Chilwell for C. Azpilicueta (71′), C. Pulisic for T. Werner (72′), C. Hudson-Odoi for M. Mount (76′) and Jorginho for S. Niguez (76′).
Best player: Reece James
The most impressive player for Chelsea was Reece James.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Juventus – Formation
Juventus
23'
Juventus started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Massimiliano Allegri played with: Wojciech Szczęsny , Juan Cuadrado , Leonardo Bonucci , Matthijs de Ligt , Alex Sandro , Weston McKennie , Rodrigo Bentancur , Manuel Locatelli , Adrien Rabiot , Federico Chiesa and Álvaro Morata .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Moise Kean , Daniele Rugani, Dejan Kulusevski , Paulo Dybala , Koni De Winter , Carlo Pinsoglio, Mattia Perin and Arthur .
Substitutions
Juventus made 5 changes: R. Bentancur for P. Dybala (59′), A. Morata for M. Kean (67′), M. Locatelli for Arthur (67′), F. Chiesa for D. Kulusevski (80′) and J. Cuadrado for K. De Winter (80′).
Best player: Manuel Locatelli
The most impressive player for Juventus was Manuel Locatelli.
His rating is with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Malmö FF – Zenit – 1-1
- Chelsea – Juventus – 4-0
- Lille – Salzburg – 1-0
- Sevilla – VfL Wolfsburg – 2-0
- Young Boys – Atalanta – 3-3
- Villarreal – Manchester United – 0-2
- FC Barcelona – Benfica – 0-0
- Dynamo Kyiv – FC Bayern München – 1-2
