Duo ready for Juve clash
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Chelsea have no fresh injury problems going into the Juventus game after John Terry and John Obi Mikel both shook off knocks.
There were concerns over the duo after they picked up niggles against Queens Park Rangers at the weekend but both players have trained since and are fit to play. Juan Mata returns to the squad and could be in contention after being rested at Loftus Road but Marko Marin is still battling back from a hamstring injury. Chelsea begin the defence of their Champions League crown with a tough game against the Italian champions but boss Roberto Di Matteo has been quick to rubbish suggestions the Blues got lucky when winning the title last season. "They said the same about many other managers when they won," he said. "You need to deserve everything you get, and I think we worked very hard for it. We prepared ourselves very well against our opposition. "It can't just be that [luck]. You might need, and you will need, a portion of luck during a competition like this. But every team has it to be able to achieve the final target to win it. That's a minor part of it."


