Chelsea vs Juventus LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction
Relive all the action from Stamford Bridge as the Blues ran riot against Juventus
Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner struck to sink Juventus 4-0 and march an imperious Chelsea into the Champions League’s last 16.
The defending champions battered the outclassed Italians, Chelsea booking their place in the knockout stages but also overhauling their Serie A rivals at the top of Group H.
Match or better Juve’s result in the final set of round-robin fixtures in early December and the Blues will top the group.
Chelsea’s sole concerns on a raucous west London night proved injury scares for N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell, who both hobbled out of action well ahead of time.
England wing-back James became Chelsea’s outright top scorer for the season so far. The unassuming 21-year-old now boasts five goals and five assists for the term and continued his revelatory form with a sublime finish against The Old Lady. Relive all the action below:
Villarreal 0-0 Man Utd
Some brief in-game reading for you: Mauricio Pochettino has spoken about reports that he could become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor at Man United.
“I’m happy in Paris,” the Argentine said at a press conference this evening. “I know the city well both as a player and a coach, I have always lived this type of situation.
“Things happen and it’s not my responsibility. What I’m going to say if you ask me is that I’m happy in Paris.”
More from Poch here:
Mauricio Pochettino insists he’s ‘happy’ at PSG amid Manchester United interest
The Argentine is understood to be interested in returning to the Premier League
Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd
3 mins: Cristiano Ronaldo has started off on the left side with Anthony Martial playing through the centre as the number nine for Manchester United.
Yeremy Pino is dispossessed by Alex Telles who knocks the ball up to Martial. He drives towards the box and is taken out by Pino sprinting back to win the ball.
Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd
Kick off: Finally, more than five minutes later than scheduled, Donny van de Beek gets the ball rolling for the visitors.
Remember, victory for Man Utd will secure them a place in the knockout stages.
Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd
While we wait...
Paul Scholes has said Michael Carrick and his staff should not be at Manchester United following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking as head coach.
“It’s the same people running the team, the same people given massive responsibility every week to put that team on the pitch,” Scholes told BT Sport this evening.
“Arguably it’s more Kieran McKenna and Michael Carrick who’ve been preparing the team. Ole gave them that responsibility, so how that changes now I don’t know.
“I’d be almost embarrassed being the staff now, after what happened to Ole. I think they all should have gone.”
Read all that Scholes had to say:
Paul Scholes: Michael Carrick and Man United coaching staff ‘all should have gone’
Scholes’ former United teammate Carrick is acting as caretaker boss at the club
Villarreal 0 - 0 Man Utd
Manchester United’s Champions League campaign so far has been full of drama, excitement and late goals. There’s a delay whilst the referee resolves a problem with one of his communication devices.
The players are out on the pitch, passing balls around to stay warm.
Villarreal vs Man Utd
Here come the teams. This is Manchester United’s biggest Champions League game of the season, win and they’re into the last-16, lose and they’re on the verge of getting kicked out of the competition.
Which Manchester United will turn up? Can they earn a first victory for interim boss Michael Carrick? Lets find out, kick off is next...
Villarreal vs Man Utd: Emery expecting a reaction from Man Utd
Villarreal head coach Unai Emery expects a reaction from the Manchester United players after the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Emery told a news conference on Monday:
When there’s a coaching change, there’s a reaction one way or another,
“The focus will be more on the players than on the bench. The players know, even though they are professional and must always deliver, that they have to show their faces - for Manchester United, for the coach that left and the one that has arrived or will come.
“As a coach, you don’t welcome the news that a colleague has lost his job. I’ve faced Solskjaer several times and, above all, I value him as a great person.”
Villarreal vs Man Utd: Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mistake leaves them behind their rivals and back where they started
When Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes were away with Portugal last week, the two naturally discussed Manchester United at length. Both liked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but neither felt he was up to it. That feeling had spread around the entire dressing room.
Outgoing executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was well aware of this. It was why there was greater pressure on Solskjaer going into the Watford game, and a sense of unease.
Still, nobody expected it to get as bad as that at Vicarage Road. Then again, that has been the story of the modern Manchester United, and particularly Solskjaer’s time. They have frequently been blindsided by developments, due to bad decisions.
Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer mistake leaves them back where they started
The club needlessly gave Solskjaer the permanent job only for him to prove time and again he wasn’t capable of doing it
Villarreal vs Man Utd: Villarreal unbeaten in three matches
Unai Emery’s Villarreal currently sit 12th in La Liga, but are unbeaten in their last three games. That defeat came on the 30th October when Valencia beat them 2-0 in the league.
They have drawn their previous two Champions League home games with Manchester United.
Villarreal vs Man Utd: Ronaldo rescues United’s Champions League campaign
Cristiano Ronaldo has been influential in Manchester United’s Champions League campaign this season scoring in every game including three late goals to rescue United from losing positions.
Ronaldo scored five minutes into added time to give United a 2-1 victory at home against Villarreal on 29th September. Paco Alcácer had put the visitors in front in the 53rd minute at Old Trafford, Alex Telles levelling seven minutes later.
Ronaldo also scored late goals home (3-2) and away (2-2) against Atalanta on Matchdays 3 and 4 as United recovered from their 2-1 opening defeat at Young Boys.
Villarreal, who were held 2-2 at home by Atalanta in their opening fixture, have since beaten Young Boys 4-1 in Switzerland and 2-0 in Spain.
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