Chelsea welcome Serie A giants Juventus in a high-billed meeting between the two teams in the group stage of the Champions League on Tuesday night.
The west Londoners ran out convincing victors away at Leicester City over the weekend in a result which meant that Thomas Tuchel’s men remain at the summit of the table with a three-point cushion.
Juventus edged out Chelsea in a rather evenly contested affair last time around and the latter will be hopeful of clinching an important win in the reverse fixture which would be played out at home turf.
One point is all that is required by the Stamford Bridge giants to book their spot in the Last-16 of the competition and Tuchel will be counting on his high-flying players to do the job.
WHEN & WHERE?
Back at the Bridge tomorrow night! ✨#UCL pic.twitter.com/9bTzJ2G60Y
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 22, 2021
Date: Tuesday 23 November
Time: 8 PM GMT
Venue: Stamford Bridge
TEAM NEWS
Chelsea will be sweating over the fitness levels of summer recruit Romelu Lukaku who was missing from the matchday squad on Saturday despite his return to training during the international break.
Mateo Kovacic and Marcos Alonso are also concerns on the injury front for Chelsea ahead of the Juventus clash and it remains to be seen whether they will be in the fray to feature come Wednesday.
MATCH PREDICTION
Chelsea’s form heading into the upcoming outing makes them strong favourites to clinch the win against Juventus who have also looked convincing in recent games.
Chelsea 3-1 Juventus