UCL: We were sharper – Tuchel hails players after win over Juve

The defending UCL champions Chelsea on Tuesday returned to action in the tournament when they hosted Italian side Juventus at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea dominated the Old Ladies throughout the match as the game ended in a 4-0 win for the Blues thanks to goals from Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner.

With the latest result, Chelsea are leading by three points in Group H.

Speaking in a post-match statement, the Blues coach, Thomas Tuchel, was quick to praise his players as he complimented how they adopted a different mindset.

Chelsea had suffered a 1-0 defeat to Juve in the first leg of the tournament in Italy some months back.

The German told BT Sport: “We wanted to stay patient but at the same time not fall asleep. We wanted to increase the rhythm and intensity. It’s so tough to create and score but we created so much. An amazing performance and a fantastic result.

“We were sharper than in Turin, we took more risks, something we lacked in Turin. By control you cannot hurt them – you need to penetrate with runs off the ball. We were very good and scored nice goals.

“I feel very aware that we do the invisible work and when we have to defend we really defend and dig in.”