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Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Champions League clash between Chelsea and Juventus. If the holders avoid defeat against the Group H leaders they will book their spot in the last 16. Kick off 20.00 GMT.

Champions League / Group Stage
Stamford Bridge / 23.11.2021
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Pete Sharland

Updated 23/11/2021 at 22:08 GMT


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It's been all Chelsea early doors. Juventus have barely made it out of their own half.
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Juventus clear the resulting corner but Chelsea come again. Chilwell does connect with an effort this time but his long-range strike is way off target.
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CHELSEA CHANCE! Kante drives in from the right side towards the byline. He clips a ball into the danger zone but Chilwell somehow misses his kick and the visitors scramble it clear.
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UEFA STAT: Since beating Juventus in the first ever meeting between the two clubs (1-0 in the UEFA Champions League in February 2009), Chelsea are winless in their last four games against the Italian side in European competition (D2 L2).
1st Half
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KICK OFF! Chelsea get us underway.
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DID YOU KNOW? In the opening four matchdays of this season's UEFA Champions League, Chelsea have conceded the fewest goals (1), shots (18) and shots on target (3) of any team. They also have the lowest expected goals against total (2.1) in the competition this term.
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As for Juventus, they also make two changes from the 2-0 success over Lazio at the weekend. Alex Sandro and Rodrigo Bentancur come in.
19.45
Let’s take a closer look at those line-ups, starting with Chelsea. The Blues make two changes from the win at Leicester with Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic getting the nod to start. Romelu Lukaku is on the bench for the first time since picking up an injury against Malmo on October 20.
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19.40
High praise indeed.
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Matthijs de Ligt: "Playing at Stamford Bridge is a great thrill. We have to be compact, Chelsea are a strong team on the counterattack. It will be a tough match, but we will remain calm on the pitch." He added: “We understand that Juve need to have the spirit of knowing how to suffer and wanting to die on the pitch, and I think that with Fiorentina and Lazio we have shown it."
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Trevoh Chalobah: “Thiago Silva was one of my idols growing up as a kid, and with how successful he’s been. It’s great sharing the pitch and training sessions with him. For me as a young player he is someone I need to look at for where I want to be, and where I want to go to. Antonio [Rudiger] has been a very big mentor for me since I first came here. He took me in and helped me in training sessions. When I went out on loan, he told me what was needed. Now it’s good to share the same pitch with him.”
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19.20
Massimiliano Allegri: "We need to improve our conversion rate. We create important situations but we are still making mistakes in the final third."
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Allegri relishing 'important test' against Chelsea

19.15
More from Thomas Tuchel: "We will not risk our qualification and go all in if the situation is like this, but we will try everything to win the game and the group and to do this, we have to win the game."
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19.10
VIDEO: Tuchel on Rudiger's future
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Tuchel hopes 'for a happy ending' as Rudiger eyes Chelsea exit

19.05
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CONFIRMED TEAMS - CHELSEA: Mendy, James, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Chilwell, Kante, Jorginho, Pulisic, Ziyech, Hudson-Odoi... Subs: Kepa, Bettinelli, Alonso, Christensen, Lukaku, Werner, Loftus-Cheek, Saul, Barkley, Mount. /// JUVENTUS: Szczesny, Cuadrado, Bonucci, De Ligt, Sandro, Bentancur, McKennie, Locatelli, Rabiot, Chiesa, Morata... Subs: Pinsoglio, Perin, Arthur, Dybala, Kean, Rugani, Kulusevski, De Winter.