Paulo Dybala leaves pitch in tears as Juventus suffer double blow before Chelsea clash

The Argentina has been dominated out of Juventus’ Champions League assembly with Chelsea on Wednesday, and the Blues can even profit from one other absentee for the Italians

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Tuchel offers verdict on Chelsea’s defeat to Man Metropolis

Juventus have been handed an enormous double damage blow simply days earlier than their Champions League showdown with defending champions Chelsea after star man Paulo Dybala picked up an damage in opposition to Sampdoria.

The Argentine gave his facet the lead early on in opposition to the Genoa-based facet, however was compelled off simply 10 minutes later after choosing up a muscular damage in a reasonably innocuous problem with Fabio Depaoli.

Dybala needed to be comforted by team-mate Alvaro Morata as he limped off the pitch whereas crying into his shirt, scenes which can be of nice concern to supervisor Massimiliano Allegri.

Within the wake of Cristiano Ronaldo ‘s departure to Manchester United, Dybala is the star title within the Bianconeri’s attacking line.

However Chelsea is not going to have to fret about protecting the 27-year-old quiet when the 2 European giants meet on Wednesday evening, after Allegri confirmed he wouldn’t be accessible.

And the Blues can be boosted by one other absentee within the type of their former striker Morata, who additionally picked up an damage within the 3-2 victory over Sampdoria.

Allegri is more likely to flip to Everton flop Moise Kean to guide the road for his facet after they host Chelsea.

Dybala was apologetic to Juventus followers as he took to social media after the sport, hinting that scans are wanted earlier than the extent of the damage is revealed.

“Sorry for leaving the sector, however blissful for the win,” he wrote.

“I will take my exams tomorrow, however I am already pondering of returning as quickly as potential.”

Juventus have endured a troublesome begin of their quest to wrestle the Serie A title again from final season’s champions Inter Milan, shedding two and drawing the others of their opening 4 video games earlier than slender wins over minnows Spezia and strugglers Samp.

Their Champions League marketing campaign started with a snug 3-0 win over Malmo, however Chelsea can be a a lot sterner take a look at for the Italians.

And Thomas Tuchel ‘s job is made simpler by the absence of Dybala and Morata for his or her midweek assembly.

The Blues can be eager to bounce again on the first alternative after slumping to a 1-0 residence defeat by the hands of Manchester City on Saturday.

Tuchel himself can be particularly eager to set the report straight after accepting full responsibility for the loss.

“We lacked a little bit of freshness,” the German admitted.

“[N’Golo Kante] sick since some days and I made a decision to let him begin, Jorginho had some issues, Thiago [Silva] couldn’t begin.

“Possibly that is on me, not the easiest decisions.”