Chelsea vs Juventus 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Academy graduates send Chelsea through with CL win over Juve
— Inflicting the heaviest Champions League defeat on Juventus and reaching the knockout stage was satisfying enough for Chelsea. Having three academy graduates supply goals made it a perfect night.
Match Commentary
- 23': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Chelsea 1, Juventus 0. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Rüdiger following a corner.
- 37': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté because of an injury.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Juventus 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Juventus 0.
- 55': Goal! Chelsea 2, Juventus 0. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 58': Goal! Chelsea 3, Juventus 0. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 59': Substitution, Juventus. Paulo Dybala replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 67': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 67': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Ben Chilwell because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Jorginho.
- 80': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 80': Substitution, Juventus. Koni de Winter replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 90'+5': Goal! Chelsea 4, Juventus 0. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,513
Statistics
JUV |
CHE![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 361 | Accurate Passes | 422 |
| 438 | Passes | 510 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 6 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 36 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 23 | Clearances | 4 |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 21 | Ben Chilwell |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 22 | Hakim Ziyech |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 19 | Leonardo Bonucci |
| 12 | Alex Sandro |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 27 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 14 | Weston McKennie |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 22 | Federico Chiesa |
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