Match ends, Chelsea 4, Juventus 0.
ChelseaChelsea4JuventusJuventus0
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said his side produced an "amazing performance" as the holders progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League with an impressive win against Juventus at Stamford Bridge.
Trevoh Chalobah, who was making his first European start for the Blues, scored the opener before Reece James controlled a clearance and volleyed across Wojciech Szczesny to give Chelsea the advantage their dominant performance deserved.
A third soon followed with Juventus looking shell-shocked as a short, sharp interchange of passes gave Callum Hudson-Odoi the chance to slot home at the back post.
The scoring was completed when Hakim Ziyech capitalised on a mistake from Juve midfielder Weston McKennie to cross for Timo Werner to tap home in added time.
It is the Italian club's heaviest defeat in the Champions League and demonstrated Chelsea's status as a serious contender to retain the trophy they won against Premier League rivals Manchester City in May.
The three points send Chelsea to the top of Group H but they must match Juventus' result in the final matchday on 8 December - when they travel to Zenit St Petersburg and the Turin club host Malmo - in order to stay there.
Tuchel, who has claimed 35 wins from 50 games as Chelsea boss, said the performance was "sharper" than the 1-0 defeat the Blues suffered in Turin in September.
Chelsea dominated that game, having 73% possession and 16 shots, but only had one effort on target and were undone by a Federico Chiesa strike 10 seconds after half-time.
"We took more risks - that was something we lacked in Turin," Tuchel told BT Sport.
"By control you cannot hurt them - you need to penetrate with runs off the ball.
"It's so tough to create and score but we created so much. An amazing performance and a fantastic result."
The only concern for Tuchel and Chelsea were the withdrawals of N'Golo Kante in the first half and Ben Chilwell in the second period through injury, with the Blues playing Manchester United on Sunday (16:30 GMT).
Record-breaking defence, creative in attack
Chelsea have justifiably had a lot of praise for their defensive efficiency in the opening three months of the season and indeed since Tuchel arrived in January.
They have now conceded only 24 goals in the German's first 50 games in charge - a record for a manager in charge of a British club.
Tuchel's side started on the front foot and were rarely threatened at the back apart from an outstanding acrobatic clearance from Thiago Silva after former Blues striker Alvaro Morata had dinked onrushing keeper Edouard Mendy shortly after Chalobah's opener.
This performance also showcased Chelsea's attacking threat and other teams will note that was the case even with Romelu Lukaku - included for the first time since 20 October - Werner and Mason Mount all starting on the bench and Kai Havertz absent completely.
Chilwell should have opened the scoring in the first two minutes but had an air shot at a loose ball, before Chalobah sent a header wide and James saw a free-kick saved.
Chalobah's goal was another glimpse of his impressive instinct in front of goal - he has already scored twice in the Premier League this season - as he latched on to a loose ball and thumped the ball into the roof of the net.
James, Hudson-Odoi and Silva all saw efforts saved either side of the break before the England right-back superbly controlled a headed clearance, taking it away from the defender as he did so, before volleying past Szczesny and a couple of defenders who were attempting to get back.
The England defender joins Liverpool's Mohamed Salah as the only Premier League player to have scored five goals and provided five assists in all competitions this season.
Hudson-Odoi rounded off an excellent Chelsea performance with a composed finish after James, Hakim Ziyech and Ruben Loftus-Cheek combined in a slick move.
Werner's goal was mere decoration, because it had long been certain that Chelsea's unbeaten run in all competitions would be extended to 10 games.
It was a performance that delighted a boisterous Stamford Bridge crowd, enthused by a team that is top of the Premier League by three points, is in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and is in the box seat to win their Champions League group.
Player of the match
JamesReece James
with an average of 9.19
Chelsea
Avg
- Squad number24Player nameJamesAverage rating
9.19
- Squad number14Player nameChalobahAverage rating
8.67
- Squad number6Player nameThiago SilvaAverage rating
8.62
- Squad number20Player nameHudson-OdoiAverage rating
8.58
- Squad number2Player nameRüdigerAverage rating
8.44
- Squad number12Player nameLoftus-CheekAverage rating
8.41
- Squad number22Player nameZiyechAverage rating
8.13
- Squad number16Player nameMendyAverage rating
8.07
- Squad number11Player nameWernerAverage rating
8.07
- Squad number21Player nameChilwellAverage rating
7.92
- Squad number5Player nameJorginhoAverage rating
7.76
- Squad number7Player nameKantéAverage rating
7.68
- Squad number10Player namePulisicAverage rating
7.61
- Squad number28Player nameAzpilicuetaAverage rating
7.27
- Squad number19Player nameMountAverage rating
7.26
- Squad number17Player nameSaúlAverage rating
7.08
Juventus
Avg
- Squad number1Player nameSzczesnyAverage rating
5.16
- Squad number9Player nameMorataAverage rating
4.15
- Squad number19Player nameBonucciAverage rating
4.10
- Squad number4Player namede LigtAverage rating
4.08
- Squad number22Player nameChiesaAverage rating
4.00
- Squad number27Player nameLocatelliAverage rating
3.95
- Squad number10Player nameDybalaAverage rating
3.87
- Squad number14Player nameMcKennieAverage rating
3.81
- Squad number11Player nameJu CuadradoAverage rating
3.81
- Squad number12Player nameAlex SandroAverage rating
3.80
- Squad number30Player nameBentancurAverage rating
3.75
- Squad number25Player nameRabiotAverage rating
3.74
- Squad number18Player nameKeanAverage rating
3.72
- Squad number45Player namede WinterAverage rating
3.68
- Squad number5Player nameArthurAverage rating
3.66
- Squad number44Player nameKulusevskiAverage rating
3.62
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Mendy
- 14Chalobah
- 6Thiago Silva
- 2Rüdiger
- 24James
- 7KantéSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 37'minutes
- 5JorginhoSubstituted forSaúlat 76'minutes
- 21ChilwellSubstituted forAzpilicuetaat 71'minutes
- 22Ziyech
- 20Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forMountat 76'minutes
- 10PulisicSubstituted forWernerat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 3Alonso
- 4Christensen
- 9Lukaku
- 11Werner
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 13Bettinelli
- 17Saúl
- 18Barkley
- 19Mount
- 28Azpilicueta
- 31Sarr
Juventus
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Szczesny
- 11Ju CuadradoBooked at 23minsSubstituted forde Winterat 80'minutes
- 19Bonucci
- 4de Ligt
- 12Alex Sandro
- 14McKennie
- 30BentancurSubstituted forDybalaat 59'minutes
- 27LocatelliSubstituted forArthurat 67'minutes
- 25Rabiot
- 22ChiesaSubstituted forKulusevskiat 80'minutes
- 9MorataSubstituted forKeanat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Arthur
- 10Dybala
- 18Kean
- 23Pinsoglio
- 24Rugani
- 36Perin
- 44Kulusevski
- 45de Winter
- Referee:
- Srdjan Jovanovic
- Attendance:
- 39,513
Match Stats
Home TeamChelseaAway TeamJuventus
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home21
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away2
- Corners
- Home13
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home13
- Away13
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Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Juventus 0.
Goal!
Goal! Chelsea 4, Juventus 0. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Matthijs de Ligt.
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Attempt missed. Moise Kean (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
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Attempt missed. Arthur (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
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Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
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Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
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Alex Sandro (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
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Hand ball by Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus).
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Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
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Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
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Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Reece James.
Substitution
Substitution, Juventus. Koni de Winter replaces Juan Cuadrado.
Substitution
Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa.
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Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
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Totally destroying a European heavyweight
Cant see anyone stopping the Chelsea juggernaut
I’m sure the Scousers will disagree but Reece James, is for me, the best right back in the world.
June’s heaviest ever CL defeat 😜
Gutted to see Kante and Chilwell go off with injuries, was hoping we’d have been at full strength for next Sundays spanking of Utd.