Champions League: Juventus beats defending champion Chelsea 1-0
Updated On: 30 September, 2021 11:21 AM IST | Turin | AP
Juventus took control of Group H with a full six points. Chelsea and Zenit St. Petersburg have three points each and Malmo has zero
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Juventus` Italian forward Federico Chiesa (C) and teammates acknowledge fans at the end of the UEFA Champions League Group H football match between Juventus and Chelsea on September 29, 2021 at the Juventus stadium in Turin. Pic/AFP
Italy forwards Federico Chiesa and Federico Bernardeschi ran consistently through the heart of Chelsea`s defense, Romelu Lukaku was held in check, and Juventus convincingly beat the injury-depleted trophy defender 1-0 in the Champions League. Ten seconds into the second half on Wednesday, Chiesa sprinted onto a through ball from Bernardeschi and beat defender Antonio Rudiger to score from a difficult angle. "It should be impossible to concede an easy goal like this at this level in the first seconds of the second half," Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel said.
"You know what`s coming, you have defensive organization like we have, so normally at all times it should be possible to defend it. And we got punished for it, of course." Bernardeschi nearly made it 2-0 when he tripped just as he was about to redirect a cross from Juan Cuadrado. "We showed the real Juve spirit," Chiesa said. "We tried to attack deep and into the open spaces."
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