CHELSEA saw off Juventus at Stamford Bridge to take control of Champions League Group H.
The Blues’ young guns were on form under the lights with Trevoh Chalobah, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James all on target.
And the win was wrapped up in stoppage time as Timo Werner – back from injury off the bench – fired in an emphatic fourth.
- Final score: Chelsea 4-0 Juventus
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THAT’S ALL FROM CHELSEA
Chelsea destroyed Juventus with a score of 4-0 at Stamford Bridge and punched their ticket to the Champions League’s Last 16.
The Blues opened the scoring after just 25 minutes from a corner-kick down the left when Antonio Rudiger chested the ball down for Trevoh Chalobah, who beat Wojciech Szczesny with a stunning shot from close range.
The west Londoners doubled their lead on 56 minutes when Reece James picked up Ben Chilwell’s deflected cross from the left and beat Szczesny with an incredible finish from a tight angle.
Callum Hudson-Odoi sealed Chelsea’s big win just two minutes later when Ruben Loftus-Cheek set him up in front of Juve’s goal.
The icing on the cake came in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Weston McKennie failed to clear James’ ball from midfield and that allowed Hakim Ziyech to deliver a low cross from the left to the returning Timo Werner, who hit the back of the net with ease.
But it wasn’t all good news for Thomas Tuchel as he lost N’Golo Kante and Chilwell to a knee injury at each half.
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Juventus captain Leonardo Bonucci said he and his team-mates need to learn from tonight’s heavy defeat to Chelsea.
Bonucci told Sky Sport Italia: “It’s a heavy defeat, certainly, we have to take the lesson that against these teams you must always go at 1,000km/h, because the moment you slow it down, they punish you.
“We tried in the second half to close down their moves down the flanks, but we weren’t focused enough on those two balls they put in from wide.
“It is important we learn the lessons from this game, which is that against these teams, you cannot lower the intensity or concentration for a moment.
“We conceded the first goal from a corner, it might’ve been handball. We should’ve controlled it better in the second half, as they caused us so many problems.
“We need to take the right lessons from this game and be ready to take it going forward. You have to be 100 per cent physically and psychologically for every moment in these games, otherwise you will be punished”
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Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel revealed that Ben Chilwell and N’Golo Kante hurt their knee during the match but more information will be revealed tomorrow.
Tuchel told BT Sport: “He [Chilwell] has a sharp pain in his knee. N’Golo has twisted his knee a little bit. We can tell you tomorrow more. It’s two things that are very sad. Let’s hope for the best.
“It was a very good performance. We wanted to stay patient but we didn’t want to fall asleep – that was the challenge. The team did very well. It’s so tough to score goals and create chances but we scored and created so much. Full credit, it was an amazing performance and a fantastic result.
“Defence is what counts isn’t written over the managers name on my office. It’s a huge part of the game sometimes defence is the best way to get control of games and to protect us against counter-attacks. This is what we do very well. I feel we do the invisible and unthankful work really well. It’s very disciplined. When we have to defend, we will dig in. With a bit of luck and goalkeeping it’s possible”
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PERFECT TUCH
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel just completed 50 matches in charge of the Blues across all competitions.
Out of all these matches, Tuchel has won a total of 32 and lost a mere seven.
The German head coach has also kept a whopping 31 clean sheets!
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UPDATED TABLE
Chelsea have punched their ticket to the Champions League Last 16 as they climbed to the top of Group H.
The Blues have the same points as Juve and a win at Zenit St Petersburg would seal first place for Thomas Tuchel’s men.
If the west Londoners fail to beat Zenit then their result needs to best the Bianconeri’s, who take on Malmo in their last match of the group stage
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STATS
Chelsea dominated 55 per cent of possession during this major Champions League win.
The Blues registered a total of 21 shots, eight of which were on target.
Juventus, on the other hand, recorded eight shots but a mere two of them were on target.
This was a crucial game that many expected would include a lot of tension and hard tackles but there was only one yellow card and it was shown to Juve’s Juan Cuadrado
FT: CHELSEA 4-0 JUVENTUS
Chelsea destroyed Juventus at Stamford Bridge and punched their ticket to the Champions League’s Last 16.
The Blues opened the scoring after just 25 minutes from a corner-kick down the left when Antonio Rudiger chested the ball down for Trevoh Chalobah who beat Wojciech Szczesny with a stunning shot from close range.
The west Londoners doubled their lead on 56 minutes when Reece James picked up Ben Chilwell’s deflected cross from the left and and beat Szczesny with an incredible finish from a tight angle.
Callum Hudson-Odoi sealed Chelsea’s big win just two minutes later when Ruben Loftus-Cheek set him up in front of Juve’s goal.
The icing on the cake came in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Weston McKennie failed to clear James’ ball from midfield and that allowed Hakim Ziyech to deliver a low cross from the left to the returning Timo Werner, who hit the back of the net with ease.
But it wasn’t all good news for Thomas Tuchel as he lost N’Golo Kante and Chilwell to injury at each half
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THAT’S FULL-TIME IN CHELSEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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90+5 What a triumphant night this has been for Chelsea…
McKennie fails to clear an amazing ball by James from midfield and Ziyech picks it up down the left flank.
The winger delivers a low cross to Werner, who beats Szczesny from close range.
What a way to come back from injury!
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!
CHELSEA MAKE IT FOUR WITH WERNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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90+2 Juventus’ Kean runs the ball down the edge of the box and delivers a weak shot that doesn’t worry Mendy
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90+1 Juventus ace Arthur delivers a long-range shot that just misses Chelsea’s bottom left corner.
Juve just want the whistle to blow…
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90 Five more minutes to go until full-time after all those substitutions.
It’s a shame for Ziyech that he hasn’t scored tonight as he’s been superb down the wings with his runs, dribbling and passing
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87 WHAT A CHANCE!
Chelsea come extremely close to a fourth as they steal the ball in Juventus’ own half and Werner sets Ziyech in front of goal.
The winger delivers a low shot that forces an incredible save out of Szczesny who blocks it down his bottom left corner
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84 CHANCE!
Juventus finally make their presence known as McKennie fires a powerful shot from the edge of the box that forces an acrobatic save out of Mendy
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83 Three’s the magic number tonight it seems…
Because this is only the third time a team has three different English goalscorers
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80 SUBSTITUTION
Juventus manager Allegri makes a double switch as Kulusevski and De Winter replace Chiesa and Cuadrado respectively
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78 CHANCE
Juventus star Dybala tries a long-range shot but sends it wide.
Finally, something from Juve, first chance in the second half actually…
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77 What does Chelsea’s James and Liverpool’s Salah have in common?
Well, they are the only Premier League stars to score over five goals AND assist over five strikes
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76 SUBSTITUTION
Chelsea boss Tuchel is now doing some damage control as the win and Champions League qualification is sealed.
Mount replaces Hudson-Odoi, who gets a big ovation after a wonderful performance, and Saul takes Jorginho’s place
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75 Guess how long it’s been since Chelsea had three different English goalscorers in one Champions League match…
Answer: Forever!
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73 Chelsea are currently ahead of Juventus in their Champions League table.
As it stands, the Blues top that group and are already in the Last 16
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71 SUBSTITUTION
Chelsea boss Tuchel shakes things up as he replaces the injured Chilwell with Azpilicueta.
Werner returns to the pitch after his recent injury and takes Pulisic’s place
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70 This is how James doubled Chelsea’s lead.
What an incredible strike from a difficult angle!
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68 Chilwell is being assisted to the touchline as he can’t walk on his own.
The England international is getting a standing ovation from the Stamford Bridge faithful but it doesn’t look good for Chelsea
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