Thomas Tuchel gave an injury replace on two critical Chelsea stars after his side’s ‘outstanding’ overall performance against Juventus in the Champions League.
Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner all struck in a complete 4-zero victory to sink the Italian giants and march an imperious Chelsea into the remaining sixteen.
The protecting champions battered an outclassed Juve, Chelsea reserving their region inside the knockout ranges however additionally overhauling their Serie A opponents at the pinnacle of Group H.
Match or better Juve’s result in the very last set of spherical-robin furniture in early December and the Blues will top the institution.
Chelsea’s sole concerns on a raucous west London night time proved harm scares for N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell, who each hobbled out of movement properly ahead of time.
Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Tuchel stated: “We desired to live affected person however at the same time not doze off. We desired to boom the rhythm and depth. It’s so difficult to create and rating however we created a lot. An wonderful performance and a high-quality end result.
“We had been sharper than in Turin, we took extra risks, some thing we lacked in Turin. By control you cannot harm them – you need to penetrate with runs off the ball. We had been excellent and scored satisfactory desires.
Reece James is an absolute funny story!
Another splendid finish from the Chelsea megastar! percent.Twitter.Com/iUdgv2XI8A
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) November 23, 2021
