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While there are many uncertainties, especially in attack with Romelu Lukaku and Paulo Dybala, Chelsea and Juventus will both play on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) to secure first place in their Champions League clash.
Chelsea always play to win
Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea coach): “We will do what we always do, we always try to win matches and that will not change. At the very end of the match, if there is a draw, we will not not let Edouard Mendy get into the opponent’s area for a corner and risk putting qualifying in danger (one point will be enough for Chelsea to be in the round of 16, editor’s note). But before that, we will do everything to win the match and have a chance to finish at the top of the group “.
Dybala very uncertain, Rabiot in progress
Massimiliano Allegri (Juventus coach): “Dybala (absent on Saturday, editor’s note) trained this morning, he is called up, then we will see. I do not know if he has playing time in his legs. eight, ten days that he has not played with the team (…) Rabiot was in progress before having the Covid. Since then he had more difficulties afterwards for a few matches but everyone is currently in progress.”
Lukaku a few minutes, at best
Tuchel: “We are not sure yet (if he will be able to play or not). We have one training left. Yesterday he participated in the collective training and he seemed to be doing well. He has an appointment. “See you with the doctor to see how his body reacted. We will see at the next practice. We can take 20 players in the group, maybe he will be in the group for the very last minutes, but that would be the maximum that we can get. ‘we can ask him “.
Juve ready for all cases
Allegri: “Tomorrow we play first place against a team that leads the Premier League and won the Champions League last season. When they play without Lukaku, it’s a team that plays more against. attackers, with fewer points of reference in front. We will have to play with great lucidity, it is a great test for us. (…) Lukaku is a point of reference, without him, the team expresses itself quickly, we will have to manage to play a certain type of match if he plays, but play in a different way if he is not there “.
Chelsea always have solutions
Tuchel: “We always have options (to replace those who are absent). It’s up to the players, when asked to do so, to seize the chances to show their potential and they have done so convincingly. not (Lukaku or Werner), we look for solutions, that’s our role and that’s why we have a big squad. We trust all the players, because they know what playing at Chelsea required”.
An offensive problem for Juve?
Allegri: “It’s a question of the characteristics of the players, we have to improve the offensive phase, we too often miss the choice of the last pass. As a team, we have to score more goals (…). If Juve misses Ronaldo ? In the past, he has always been the top scorer, but we have a lot of players who can score this season, we have scored less than the potential of the players we have. But we will find them, the goals. ”
. Abramovich or not, it doesn’t change a thing
Tuchel: “We always give our best, whether the owner is there or not, I know that if he is not there he will watch us closely and follow us. We work hard every day to make him happy and distate him, like all the supporters. We will need the supporters, we will have to be on top and if he is there, we will be very happy, but that will not change our approach “.
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