1) Federico Chiesa is the “top player” of this Juventus
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Convinced, gritty, electric, determined, stubborn, but also with evident qualities in the progression ball and chain. And then he sees and hears the door. Federico Chiesa, snatches and sprints, shoots and dribbles, also enchanted against Chelsea, becoming the MVP of the match and scoring his fifth goal in his last five Champions League appearances. Statistics tell us that Chiesa is the first Italian player to score four consecutive appearances as a starter in this competition with the Juve shirt by a certain Alessandro Del Piero in November 1997. Comparisons (and legacy) that, while talking about players very different from each other, they are not so far-fetched. The “22” is undoubtedly the star of this team.
Federico Chiesa rejoices after his goal in Juventus-Chelsea – Champions League 2021-22
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2) Allegri knows football, he deserves trust
3) Locatelli and De Ligt, the future is present
Manuel Locatelli in the middle and Matthijs De Ligt behind. A class of 1998 and a class of 1999. They are the pillars to add to Federico Chiesa to build the Juventus of the future. The midfielder arrived from Sassuolo played the first two Champions League games of his life with the air of a veteran. A fighter in the middle of the field, also capable of playing difficult balls cleanly. The Dutch central is showing progress and looms in fewer errors than in the first two years of Juventus. They are two ready and strong players, essential in the present, but with ample room for improvement for the years to come.
4) Lukaku overwhelmed and canceled, especially by Bonucci
One of the great “absentees” of the Allianz Stadium match was Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian center forward was rendered harmless and harmless both by the Juventus style of play and by the constant doubling of the Bonucci-De Ligt couple, who never let him breathe. Only one opportunity, in the second half, not exploited by his powerful southpaw. For the rest, a lot of suffering, several lost duels and a feeling of helplessness rarely perceived by Lukaku in recent times. Chelsea struggled to arm their offensive colossus, Juventus defended very well, especially on him.
Romelu Lukaku and Leonardo Bonucci
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5) Chelsea unloaded, in the middle there is some problem now
Great merits of Juventus, highlighted in the first three paragraphs, and some demerits of Chelsea. Tuchel did not read the match in Turin in the best way, he was unable to change the keys of the game in the running and suffered from the absence of Kanté, the real engine of the London team. In the middle of the field, without the Frenchman, neither Jorginho nor Kovacic shone and the whole (very slow and articulated) maneuver of the Blues was affected. The knockout with Juventus, which follows the one in the Premier League with City, raises some alarm bells at Chelsea. More is expected from the 2020/21 European champion team.
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