On Wednesday 13 October, Chelsea face off for their second Champions League match. Juventus. A very interesting match with two powerful teams.
Summary of the first matches of group A: Sevette 0 – 3 Juventus and Chelsea 3 – 3 Wolfsburg.
For the moment Juventus are first in the standings with the three points recovered last week. Chelsea with their draw has only one point on the clock.
The match has started, Juventus starts strong with two chances blocked. Chelsea players prefer to spin the ball and dominate in possession so far.
30th minute, Chelsea opens the scoring !!! Goal from Erin Cuthbert on a pass from Pernille Harder. We can feel the disappointment on the faces of the Juventus players but they do not relax.
Lisa Boattin rushes towards the Chelsea cage, she looks up and gives the ball to Barbara Bonansea who kicks with her left foot. Goal for Juventus in the 37th, a goal that allows to equalize before break.
The referee whistles the end of the first half, 1-1. The last fifteen minutes were intense. The two teams will be able to rest and put in place new strategies.
Start of the second half. The Chelsea team are aggressive and make a lot of mistakes. Coach Emma Hayes made a change in the 66th minute and brought in J. Fleming in place of E. Cuthbert.
Just three minutes after the change, Chelsea scored. Goal from Pernille Harder which makes an incredible match. As a reminder, she had distilled the decisive pass from the first goal.
J. Montemurro decides to make four changes to pick up the score.
The referee whistles the end of the match. The score is 1-2 in favor of Chelsea. A very close game, but Chelsea were able to win to take the three points.
Alyssa claro
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