Juventus vs Chelsea LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight

The favourites for Group H battle it out in Turin after both winning their opening games

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Chelsea face Juventus in Champions League Group H looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the Premier League season.

Thomas Tuchel’s side were beaten by Manchester City on Saturday at Stamford Bridge as they slipped from top spot. They began their continental campaign with a hard-fought victory over Zenit St Petersburg but travel to Turin with a depleted squad. N’Golo Kante has tested positive for Covid-19 and is tabsent, while all of Mason Mount, Christian Pulisic and Reece James have been ruled out due to injury.

Juventus produced a fine performance in Sweden as they beat Malmo in their opening group fixture. Back under the management of Massimiliano Allegri, who guided the club to the final of this competition in 2015 and 2017, it has been a mixed start to the season for Juventus, who lost Cristiano Ronaldo this summer. Known for their defensive solidity and structure in Allegri’s previous spell, recent results suggest this iteration of the Italian giants may be less stodgy – the club has won each of their last two games 3-2.

They will be wary of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, who has begun the season in strong scoring form after returning to London, and nearly joined Juventus in 2019. Yet the Belgian possesses a curiously poor record against the club: Lukaku has scored just once in six previous appearances against Juventus.

Missing a number of key players, Tuchel will be keen for his star striker to reverse that record in a crucial away encounter. Follow live minute-by-minute action below:

Juventus vs Chelsea

• Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bonucci, De Ligt, Alex Sandro; Cuadrado, Bentancur, Locatelli, Rabiot; Chiesa, Bernardeschi
• Chelsea: Mendy; Christensen, Thiago Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Kovacic, Alonso; Havertz, Lukaku, Ziyech
• GOAL! Chiesa hammers Juventus into lead, 11 seconds after restart, 1-0!

[29 September 2021 21:32 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

76 mins: Just before that Hudson-Odoi did very well down the right, crossing in for Lukaku who got up well but directed his header a couple of yards wide.

Less than 15 minutes remain for the visitors to unlock this stubborn Juventus side.

[29 September 2021 21:31 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

75 mins: Here comes Chelsea’s fifth and final change and it is a forgotten man who has been called upon by Thomas Tuchel.

It’s Ross Barkley who replaces Andreas Christensen.

[29 September 2021 21:30 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

73 mins: Juventus have defended brilliantly so far this evening. De Ligt and Sandro have particularly stood out as having very good games for the Italian side.

The whistles deafen the eardrums again as Chelsea knock the ball around in front of Juventus’ defensive block.

Apparently there are less than 20,000 fans in the ground tonight. Sounds like 70,000.

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[29 September 2021 21:26 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

70 mins: Chelsea have 20 minutes to find a way through. So far tonight they have not looked threatening at all in the final third.

Juventus sitting deeper and deeper though. They are inviting pressure.

[29 September 2021 21:25 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

69 mins: Any time Chelsea try to play an incisive pass into the penalty area there are three, four, five Juventus shirts ready to intercept the ball.

Chelsea will feel like they are playing the best version of themselves right about now.

[29 September 2021 21:23 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

66 mins: Another substitution, this time for Juventus. as Bernardeschi makes way for Dejan Kulusevski.

[29 September 2021 21:22 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

64 mins: OH MY GOODNESS! What a miss!

Rabiot plays a delicious diagonal ball from left to right which Cuadrado slots into the path of Bernardeschi. Somehow though he puts it over from six yards.

Had to score.

[29 September 2021 21:19 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

62 mins: A TRIPLE substitution for Chelsea here as Tuchel switches things around.

Loftus-Cheek, Chalobah and Hudson-Odoi are on for Azpilicueta, Ziyech and Jorginho.

[29 September 2021 21:18 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

62 mins: That was bizarre. Ziyech slides in to win the ball from Chiesa but follows through on the Italian’s leg. The referee initially waves away the protests for a free-kick but then gives the foul and books Ziyech!

And that is the last action for Ziyech...

[29 September 2021 21:16 · Dylan Terry]

Juventus 1-0 Chelsea

61 mins: Better from the visitors. A couple of back-to-back corners see Ziyech probing a little more inside the final third.

They eventually work the space for a cross but Lukaku then fouls Sandro when trying to get into position for the header.

Callum Hudson-Odoi is readying himself.