Chelsea 0-0 Juventus: Blues held in goalless draw by Italian champions

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Last updated on 3 minutes ago.From the section Women's Football

Sam Kerr had a goal ruled out for offside against Juventus

Chelsea need at least a draw in their final Women's Champions League group game at Wolfsburg to guarantee progress to the quarter-finals after being held to a goalless draw by Juventus.

Twice the woodwork denied Chelsea, with Pauline Peyraud-Magnin pushing an Erin Cuthbert shot on to the bar before Sam Kerr saw a cross do the same.

Kerr also had a second-half effort ruled out for offside as Juve held on.

The result maintains Juve's own hopes of advancing.

The point at Kingsmeadow against the Italian champions came just three days after Emma Hayes' side beat Arsenal in the the delayed 2020-21 Women's FA Cup final at Wembley.

Juventus boss Joe Montemurro was still Arsenal boss when they started that FA Cup campaign in April.

The Australian took charge of the Italian giants in the summer, guided them through Champions League qualification and has them in contention to advance to the knockout stage after the hard-fought draw against Chelsea.

Juve remain second in the group, level on points with Wolfsburg, and next face winless Swiss champions Servette.

The visitors swamped Peyraud-Magnin to celebrate the draw after the French goalkeeper made a series of saves to help earn the point.

She did enough early on to foil Cuthbert with the help of the woodwork, and produced the moment of the match to keep Millie Bright out with a diving save before the break.

Kerr almost beat the inspired keeper with a wayward cross that drifted on to the bar in the first half, but it was a frustrating night for the Australian and the her team-mates after they had 71% possession and racked up 25 shots to Juventus' two.

Line-ups

Chelsea Women

Formation 3-4-3

30BergerBooked at 90mins
4Bright
7Carter
16Eriksson
22Cuthbert
5Ingle
10JiSubstituted forLeupolzat 80'minutes
11Reiten
14Kirby
20KerrBooked at 88mins
23HarderSubstituted forEnglandat 70'minutes

Substitutes

1Musovic
3Nouwen
8Leupolz
9England
17Fleming
21Charles
24Spence
25Andersson
28Telford
29Fox

Juventus Femminile

Formation 4-3-3

16Peyraud-MagninBooked at 87mins
12Lundorf
71Lenzini
23Salvai
13Boattin
8Rosucci
14Junge Pedersen
19ZamanianSubstituted forCarusoat 63'minutes
11BonanseaBooked at 90minsSubstituted forNildénat 90+3'minutes
10GirelliSubstituted forStaskováat 73'minutes
17HurtigSubstituted forBonfantiniat 73'minutes

Substitutes

1Aprile
2Hyyrynen
3Gama
5Nildén
9Stasková
18Giai
21Caruso
22Bonfantini
24Arcangeli
27Beccari
29Pfattner

Live Text

Match ends, Chelsea Women 0, Juventus Femminile 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 0, Juventus Femminile 0.
Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Amanda Nildén replaces Barbara Bonansea.
Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile).
Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Martina Rosucci (Juventus Femminile).
Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus Femminile) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magdalena Eriksson.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Arianna Caruso.
Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile).
Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Melanie Leupolz.
Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Melanie Leupolz replaces Ji So-Yun.
Attempt saved. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.