The real fault of this falls on Chalobah whose blind clearance into the center of the pitch fell to Manuel Locatelli, who had both space and time. Juventus’ best chance of the game came in the 28th minute by former Blue, Álvaro Morata. Set pieces have contributed to 20% of our goals this season WhoScored After Antonio Rüdiger does well to get onto the first ball - he was first to either hit or challenge for almost every set piece delivery taken in the first half -, Trevoh Chalobah smashed home into the roof of the net and we had our deserved lead. Set piece goals have been a constant under Thomas Tuchel this season. Chelsea were ready to test their resolve and, perhaps unsurprisingly, got their goal from a corner. With the team’s form and our high tempo and press when out of possession, as well as the sustained possession in Juve’s final third, the breakthrough goal was only going to take a matter of time.ĭuring either spell in charge of Juventus, Massimiliano Allegri has played with a stingy defense. Six players in the box on one of our first attacks It demonstrates the attacking intent of Chelsea on the day and once again we can see how important our wing-backs are in creating imbalances in the opposition area.
In just the first two minutes of the match we had a great opportunity on goal, and it should be noted that there were six players inside of the Juventus box on the play. Attempts, Player Positions, and Top Performers WhoScored Our average positions have eight of our outfield players entrenched in their half, while only Frederico Chiesa’s was in ours. Veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci himself said after the game that we gave them too many problems, and they were unable to cope with the threats coming from all angles - as shown by our 21 attempts at goal. Chelsea were incredibly dominant on the ball and were playing with the confidence necessary to hand Juventus their worst Champions League loss in the club’s history. This game was anything but a level contest. That said, our form has only improved since the last meeting while Juventus still lag in eighth place, eleven points off Napoli and AC Milan in Serie A. In past meetings, these two teams have basically been dominant while playing on their home soil, each side winning twice, with a home and away draw for each. To go for the reversal, the same strong midfield and defense from the 3-0 weekend win at Leicester was selected, combined with front three of Callum Hudson-Odoi and Hakim Ziyech flanking a centrally playing Christian Pulisic to finish our setup. The previous game against Juventus was the last loss in the Thomas Tuchel era, almost two months ago at this point. A win was the only acceptable option for Chelsea on the day, so they could secure a Champions League spot and maybe leapfrog Juventus in the group stage standings with anything more than a one-goal victory.