UEFA-CL: Juventus v. Chelsea
2:45 PM ET
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Match Preview:
It is a must win for both Juventus and Chelsea, as they chase that elusive second spot in Group E this evening in a crucial clash from the Juventus Arena.
A tie for the English side would suffice, whereas a loss would make things very complicated. The Blues will be hoping to avoid the dubious distinction of becoming the first defending champions in tournament history to exit at the group stages.
Just a single point separates the top three in the group, as Juventus are one-point behind Chelsea on six points. The Italian giants will look to snatch all the three points after coming from behind at Stamford Bridge the last time these two sides met in September.
Can Chelsea get the win and all but assure themselves qualification into the knockout stages? Or will the Bianconeri get the win in front of their home fans?
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Here are your starting XI, formations and available substitutions for both sides:
Juventus (3-5-2): Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah, Quagliarella, Vucinic. Subs: Storari, Caceres, Pogba, Pepe, Giovinco, Giaccherini, Matri.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Cech, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Ivanovic, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Hazard, Mata, Oscar. Subs: Turnbull, Romeu, Torres, Moses, Marin, Bertrand, Piazon. -
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Juventus clad in their traditional black and white stripped kits. Chelsea will be wearing their traditional blue kits. Buffon and Cech the respective captains for their sides.
No Torres for Chelsea, has he's dropped to the bench. No out and out striker for RDM's side. -
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5 mins: Quagliarella tries a cross from deep on the left and the home side have their first corner of the match after Cahill gets in front of it. The cross is taken and its flicked on from the near post but Chiellini's header is high. Cech clears the goal kick.
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8 mins: Oh my what a miss! From absolutely nothing, Oscar makes a great run into the Juventus area and lays it off for Hazard on the left, but his shot takes a deflection and goes out for a Chelsea corner. Blues looking dangerous on the break, what a run from Oscar.
The corner is driven in but the referee gives the home side the free kick following an infraction in the area. -
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14 mins: Juventus with yet another corner from the right. Mikel heads away the cross from Pirlo, but they give the home side the ball back almost immediately. Vidal then plays a through ball into the area for Quagliarella, who tries to cross but its another corner for the home side, on the right. Pirlo to deliver.
It's played along the ground and it finds Marchisio after a clever play from Vucinic. Cech is there to make the save and gives Juventus there fourth corner. It's drifted into the far post this time, but Ivanovic heads away. -
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Juventus have been all over Chelsea sp far but I bet they get a horrible lucky goal #shitsideby stuarty_milne via twitter 11/20/2012 8:02:48 PM -
Chelsea are giving Juventus too much time on the ball. Juve will pick them apart if they're not careful.by jackwells7 via twitter 11/20/2012 8:03:03 PM -
