After being beaten by Manchester City at Stamford Bridge it was time for Thomas Tuchel to bounce back at Turin by beating Juventus. Well, Tuchel experienced another setback as Juventus hung on to a slender lead and bagged full points.
Following Chelsea's dismal display in the 1-0 loss to
Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime, Thomas Tuchel spoke of a need to improve
ahead of Wednesday's European clash, and in truth his team did respond.
It was a bizarre evening where Juventus sacrificed all
control of the ball, relying on their defensive quality to stifle Chelsea,
whilst the Blues created more chances than their opponents but ultimately fell
short.
The first half lacked quality, although Romelu Lukaku forced
an outstanding save out of Wojciech Szczesny from close range.
Hakim Ziyech's close control put Juventus' defence on the
backfoot as Chelsea held 71 percent possession after the opening half hour.
The Bianconeri's breakthrough came just one minute after
half-time, catching Chelsea cold, and it was Chiesa who found himself with
space inside the penalty area, powering a finish into the top corner past
Edouard Mendy.
Federico Bernardeschi could have doubled Juventus' lead 10
minutes later but flashed a shot wide of the right-hand post.
There was a dramatic climax to the match in the 87th minute,
when Chelsea had a penalty shout checked by VAR.
Danilo appeared to misjudge the ball and accidentally handled it, leading to shouts of handball, but VAR determined that there would be no spot-kick for the Blues.
Zenit's 4-0 victory over Malmo earlier in the day saw the
Russian club draw level on three points with Tuchel's charges, although the
German coach will likely now feel some relief at having back-to-back games
against the Swedish club.
Juventus top the group with a perfect six points and two clean sheets, although Massimiliano Allegri will be concerned at the lack of attacking impetus his team showed against the defending champions.
Note: This article has been posted at Cricketsoccer as CSdesk on 30/09/2021 Juventus beat Chelsea
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