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SirStanleyBowles- 03-10-2009
Juventus v Chelsea
Juventus boss Claudio Ranieri says an early goal is imperative if his side are to overturn a 1-0 deficit against Chelsea in the Champions League. Ranieri will start with Alessandro del Piero and David Trezeguet up front for Tuesday's tie in Turin. "We need a goal right away," said the former Blues manager. "We need to play like we know how and score goals. "Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has had some great results but sooner or later he'll have to lose." Ranieri added that he would be looking to the Stadio Delle Alpi faithful to be his side's 12th man. "English clubs can struggle on the road," he said. "Our fans really need to give us a hand." Chelsea, who have won all five matches under Hiddink, failed to win away from home in this season's group stage, drawing at Bordeaux and CFR Cluj and losing 3-1 at AS Roma. Hiddink has vowed that his side will not be sitting back and protecting their lead in Turin. "It's always nice to have a clean sheet," said the Dutch coach. "That's very important. "But if you just wait in the second leg and hope not to concede, willing not to concede a goal and not have any initiative in the game, you will have a lot of problems. "So, whenever we can, the team must attack. It's in their character. We've not come here just to defend. That would be asking for trouble. "At this level, it's tight. Our game at Stamford Bridge was tight. Tomorrow it will be too. "When you are in this period in Europe, I don't want to talk about luck but you have to force luck a little bit." Juventus have not lost their last 13 home matches in the Champions League, recording 10 wins and three draws. However, Juve were eliminated by English clubs in their last two appearances, by Liverpool in 2005 and Arsenal the following season. The 1985 and 1996 champions sat out the last two seasons following the Italian match-fixing scandal.