So it is possible to present the match. Who is who, I think, no need to explain. In May, "Chelsea", winning the Champions League, has finally climbed to the top, which was the last nine years - from the moment the owner of the club was Roman Abramovich.
But his dream, and the dream of the "old guard" of Londoners - Terry, Lampard, Cech, Cole - true. And as we now live, where to draw new motivation?
Of course, we have heard many times from athletes in general, not just the football players, the phrase that "victory is never stale," "becoming the champion, I want to repeat the success," and so on. But how does this apply to today's "Chelsea"?
"Juventus", on the contrary, it is very long for the Champions League and living dreams and memories of her hymn. Former head coach of "Liverpool" Kenny Dalglish, commenting before last season, the fact that the red for the first time in many years, will not be playing in Europe, said: "The season without European Cups - it's like a holiday dinner without wine."
Reference to "Juventus" and the Champions League can say the same thing. And fans of the "Old Lady" had to fast for two seasons. And then the last European tour "Bianconeri" hardly gave them a lot of joy in turnire-2009/10 turintsy could not leave the group.
In Russia, the attitude to the European competition is very kind: for successful performance in them can break even the calendar, and insulting the failure of a club for some reason considered a national disgrace. In Italy, a little different: the priority given to the Serie A, especially when the other scale-profit and non prestigious Europa League. For the Champions League is much more respectful attitude. But still, the decision of head coach, "Juventus' Antonio Conte not to release the game against" Genoa "in the starting lineup Vidal, Asamoah and Lichtsteiner (the latter two, however, came as substitute) speaks against turintsev for the upcoming match with" Chelsea ".
On the other hand, it would be wrong to present a sort of club of Londoners are tired of living of pensioners. In the summer of the "Chelsea" has joined a group of young and ambitious newcomers: Azar, Oscar Marin, Azpilicueta, Moses - that they just can not be assigned to the category of "well-fed."
- Football, like life, sometimes it happens things you least expect it, - says the head coach of the "blue" Roberto Di Matteo. - The end of last season there was very successful for us, which was a little unexpected, even for us. Yes, we lost a few experienced players, but it came to us young people who will become the future of the club. Most of the crew survived, and now we have a great fusion of experience and youth. I think we have every chance to succeed again.
Cautious optimism is present in Italy. Thus, the former defender of "Juventus" Sergio Porrini, who won in the "Old Lady" the Champions League in 1996, believes that now only three teams in Europe exceed turintsev - is "Barcelona", "Real" and "Manchester City".
However, on the side of "Chelsea" statistics: first, the Londoners have always started in the group stage with a win, and secondly, "Juventus" can not win in England for the past eleven matches, including the Champions League with chempionov-2002/03 "Milan" - three draws and eight defeats.
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