Chelsea vs Juventus, 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueAcademy 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Juventus).
- 1': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 2': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 3': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Reece James.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
- 9': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
- 9': Attempt missed. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 12': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 12': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 20': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 23': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
- 23': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 24': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 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.
- 27': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 27': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Federico Chiesa (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 28': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a through ball.
- 30': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 30': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 34': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 35': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 35': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 37': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 37': Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté because of an injury.
- 38': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 38': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Ben Chilwell.
- 40': Attempt missed. Alex Sandro (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Chiesa with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Manuel Locatelli (Juventus).
- 42': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho with a through ball.
- 43': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Leonardo Bonucci.
- 44': Attempt missed. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Thiago Silva with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea).
- 45': Weston McKennie (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 45'+1': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Bentancur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Juventus 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Juventus 0.
- 47': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 47': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 48': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
- 49': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 50': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Adrien Rabiot.
- 53': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 53': Attempt saved. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 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.
- 60': Foul by Ben Chilwell (Chelsea).
- 60': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Hand ball by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 64': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alex Sandro.
- 67': Substitution, Juventus. Moise Kean replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 67': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Manuel Locatelli.
- 71': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Weston McKennie (Juventus).
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. César Azpilicueta replaces Ben Chilwell because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Timo Werner replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 72': Foul by Federico Chiesa (Juventus).
- 72': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Moise Kean (Juventus).
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Jorginho.
- 77': Foul by Moise Kean (Juventus).
- 77': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 80': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
- 80': Substitution, Juventus. Koni de Winter replaces Juan Cuadrado.
- 83': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Reece James.
- 83': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 83': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 84': Hand ball by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
- 85': Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
- 85': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 88': Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
- 90': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 90': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Arthur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 90'+4': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
- 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.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Juventus 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 4, Juventus 0.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,513
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,513
Line-Ups
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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