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Champions League: Chelsea v Juventus - in pictures

It's four months to the day since Chelsea lifted the European Cup after a tumultuous match in Munich which ended on penalties. Will John Terry and his team-mates be smiling as broadly as this next May? Will they even be smiling by the end of tonight's visit from Juventus? Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian Here's that trophy today, being paraded around Stamford Bridge by members of the armed forces Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Given the amount of money Roman Abramovich has in the bank, you wouldn't have thought Chelsea would have to put their initals on their balls in case they get lost Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo greets the Juventus assistant coach Massimo Carrera Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Juve fans show their scarves Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The captains lead the teams out. The starting XI's are - Chelsea : Cech; Ivanovic, David Luiz, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Mikel, Lampard; Hazard, Torres, Oscar Juve: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Asamoah; Giovinco, Vucinic Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The opening period is a tight affair, David Luiz grabs Mirko Vucinic Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Just after the half hour mark, Chelsea's Oscar, whose making his first start for the club, receives the ball from Hazard who has cut in from the left, takes one touch and then lets fly from 25 yards. Buffon has it covered but then the ball takes a crucial deflection off Bonucci's outstretched boot and the ball zips above the Juventus keeper and into the top corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian It looks like Oscar, who had previously been quite ineffectual, has suddenly found his range. Just two minutes later he receives the ball from Ashley Cole on the edge of the area, a deft touch takes the ball away from goal and the Juve defenders before the Chelsea player runs back and hits a wonderful first time curling shot over Buffon and into the net from 20 yards Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian It was such a fantastic goal it's no wonder his team-mates are so pleased Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Just five minutes later Juve are back in the game courtesy of a smartly taken goal by Arturo Vidal, seen here skipping past Oscar. The goal came after a quickfire move concluded with Vidal receiving the ball 20 yards out and lashing a low shot into the corner Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian On the stroke of half-time Pirlo stands over a free-kick 26 yards out. This could be dangerous, but luckily for the home side the Italian curls the ball wide. Half-time score: Chelsea 2-1 Juventus Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Photograph: Action images It's that trophy again - albeit a ropey looking inflatable version Photograph: Tom Jenkins Five minutes into the second half, Ivanovic decides to try his luck from distance, but his swirling shot from 25 yards out is beaten away by Gianluigi Buffon Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Claudio Marchisio stops Edin Hazard as Chelsea forge forward again Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Oscar flies into a tackle with Leonardo Bonucci. The Chelsea goalscorer injured his ankle in this clash and had to go off in the 73rd minute Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Torres is tripped by Marchisio Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian A smaller Chelsea wall attempted to block a Pirlo free-kick Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian With nine minutes to go Chelsea pay the price for not putting this game to bed as Fabio Quagliarella equalises. Chelsea have got no-one to blame but themselves for letting this game slip away. John Obi-Mikel gives the ball away deep in his own half and as Marchisio plays a defence splitting ball towards Fabio Quagliarella, John Terry is too slow playing the offside trap and as the Italian is all alone all he has to do is slot the ball through the legs of Cech to give the visitors a deserved equaliser Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian In the dying moments things almost go from bad to worse for the home side when Quagliarella receives the ball after a swift Juventus move and he turns and hits a curler towards the top corner. Fortunately for Chelsea the shot has just too much on it and it clips the top of the bar and away Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The Juve substitute can't believe it, he was just inches away from scoring the winner in his first Champions League tie. He'll have to make do with the satisfaction of scoring the equaliser. Final score: Chelsea 2-2 Juventus Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Source: The Guardian ↗

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