Juventus harpoons Chelsea

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

Goal : Chiesa (46 e )

Never look down on an old lady, no matter how weak she is. This is the lesson learned by European champions Chelsea, who came as favorites to challenge Juventus in decline since the start of the season. Yes, but here it is, faced with the know-how of the Italians, the Blues finally had to give up tactically, unable to take the opposing block. . Worse, the men of an angry Thomas Tuchel throughout the evening bow to an arrow from Federico Chiesa, who rarely misses his target. If he has not yet lost the war, Chelsea gives in in the first battle for the supremacy of this hen H.

Block against block

A largely diminished Juve, a Chelsea sure of his strength and a necessarily unbalanced confrontation? This is to quickly forget the tactical culture of Massimiliano Allegri and the Bianconeri , not frightened by an a priori clearly unfavorable balance of power. On their lawn, the Italians did not hesitate to leave the leather outrageously to the very annoyed English to find the smallest centimeter of space. On a corner, Lukaku resumed very timidly, without suspecting that it would be the only shot on target of his family (7

e ). The Italian plan is obvious on a ball cut by Adrien Rabiot, detonator of his team from his left side, but the former PSG midfielder then plays the counter very badly (16 ^{e ). Despite a possession of the ball greedy , Chelsea suffered some alerts, in particular by the Chiesa rocket, but the European champion crossed too much (20 e ), while Rabiot’s strike flies off (31 e ). Perfectly tightened by the guard dogs Bonucci and De Ligt, Lukaku is far too alone, hardly supported by Ziyech and Havertz, little in sight. Insufficient to break through such a well-run safe.}

Supersonic Chiesa

And while we are waiting for Thomas Tuchel’s answer to get her team out of the quagmire, she goes there press down definitively upon resumption. A long ball from Bonucci, a deflection of the head from Rabiot, a small ball in the interval from Bernardeschi, and Chiesa won the top corner of Edouard Mendy, while the clock only displayed 11 seconds in the second period (1-0, 46 ^e ) . Sure of her own accord, the Old Lady manages, and Bonucci even allows himself to go alone against, stopped by Rüdiger (53

e

). The visitors are barely getting close to Szczęsny’s goal and would love to count on Locatelli’s support, but the tackle to his Italian midfield goal just passed (54 ^{e ). Tuchel may try to move his pawns, it is Bernandeschi who is very close to the KO (64} e ). Once is not customary, it is on their only situation of against that the Londoners finally raise the pulsations, but the cross from Lukaku towards Kovačić is much too long (81 ^{e ). One last banderilla from the Belgian (83 e ), then another from Havertz on a final corner (90 e 4), and Chelsea finally hoisted the white flag, while making an appointment for the return match, on November 23 at Stamford Bridge.}

Juventus (4-4- 2): Szczęsny – Danilo, De Ligt, Bonucci, Alex Sandro – Cuadrado, Rabiot (McKennie, 77

e ), Locatelli, Bentancur (Chiellini, 83 ^e ) – Chiesa (Kean, 77 e ), Bernardeschi (Kulusevski, 66 ^e ). Coach: Massimiliano Allegri.

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