Juventus and Chelsea both won on matchday 1, and this game will likely go a long ways towards deciding who will finish top of the group after matchday 6. Juventus started the season badly, but have been improving. Chelsea meanwhile are looking to bounce back from the first defeat of the season last weekend.

Given our slightly reduced numbers due to injuries, Tuchel didn’t have as much choice as usual for his lineup, so no real surprises today. Ziyech does get the nod over Werner.

Here we go!

Juventus starting lineup (4-4-2):
Szczesny | Alex Sandro, De Ligt, Bonucci (c), Danilo | Rabiot, Locatelli, Bentancur, Cuadrado | Bernardeschi, Chiesa

Substitutes from: Pinsoglio, Perin, De Sciglio, Chiellini, McKennie, Kean, Rugani, Kulusevski

Chelsea starting lineup (3-4-3):
Mendy | Rudiger, Silva, Christensen | Alonso, Jorginho, Kovacic, Azpilicueta (c) | Havertz, Lukaku, Ziyech

Substitutes from: Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Chalobah, Sarr, Chilwell, Saul, Barkley, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Werner

Date / Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Allianz Stadium, Torino, Italy
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (on pitch); Juan Martínez Munuera (VAR)

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