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19:45: Lukaku and Seoul in the Chelsea squad against Zenit, Dybala and Ken Juventus
The Belgian opened for the first time since the injury, also Coffee, Werner and Barkley at 11.
Juventus host Malmo and need to score more points than the Blues to finish at the top
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The home leg of the Champions League comes to an end tonight (Wednesday) with eight games, with Chelsea and Juventus battling for the title in the first leg.
The European champion will be hosted by Zenit, while the old lady will host Malmo.
The Blues and Bianconeri share the top of the house with 12 points each, but the English are in a better position now given the goal balance in the direct encounters.
To finish in first place, Juventus will have to score more points than Chelsea, otherwise it will settle for runners-up.
For the two remaining teams at home the game will be unimportant, as the Russians have already secured third place and a ticket to the Europa League.
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House 8
Group
Ms.
Netz
A.
Hp
Gates
Nk
1
Chelsea
5
4
0
1
1-10
12
2
Juventus
5
4
0
1
6-9
12
3
Zenit St. Petersburg
5
1
1
3
7-7
4
4
Malmo
5
0
1
4
13-1
1
The European champion wants to secure the summit.
Hudson Audio (Photo: GettyImages)
Zenith - Chelsea (19:45)
The European champions want to get back on the winning track after losing the Premier League summit on Saturday with a 3-2 loss to West Ham.
Thomas Tuchel knows that a victory will surely guarantee him first place, and tonight he is making a number of rotations in the squad, with some of them forced following injuries of senior players.
Cafe Arisblaga at the gate in place of Edouard Mandy, the brake from Lang Sar wins first minutes in the factory and opens in the center of defense.
Giorgini, Mateo Kovacic and Angulo Canta are missing from the link, and are replaced by Ross Barkley and Saul Niggs, who are given a rare opportunity in the 11th.
For the first time since returning from injury, Romulo Lukaku has been developed in the blues lineup, with Mason Mount and Timo Werner alongside him on offense.
Will the old lady be content with the deputies?
Dybala (Photo: GettyImages, CPS Images)
Juventus - Malmo (19:45)
The old lady has shown a slight recovery in the last week with 0-2 league victories over Sarlanitna and Genoa, and now she knows she will have to score more points tonight than Chelsea to finish first at home.
Except for the Italians' 0: 3 in Malmö this season, the two teams also met in the home leg in the 2014/15 season, which ended with the Bianconeri reaching the first final since 2003. The Italians won all three meetings, with the goal balance standing at 0: 7.
Malmo, who won the Swedish Championship once again this week, hope to improve their balance just before they say goodbye to the Champions League.
Adrian Ravio and Arthur open in midfield, while Moise Ken and Paolo Dybala will hope to make a difference on offense.
The surprising name in Massimiliano Allegri's squad is Connie de Winter, a 19-year-old Belgian stopper who developed in the center of defense alongside Leonardo Bonucci and Daniela Rogani.
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