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LIVE: Juventus vs Dynamo Kiev

79' Dynamo are starting to put a bit more pressure on Juve now and Tsygankov makes another good run down the right. He swings a cross into the far post, but he can only pick out De Ligt, who clears his lines.

77' CHANCE! Bernardeschi takes the ball to the byline on the left and drills a dangerous cross back into the six-yard box. Arthur is running onto it and Bushchan does really well to touch it away from him.

74' McKennie squares the ball to Ronaldo on the left of the box and he takes too long to decide what he wants to do. Kedziora goes over to close him down and blocks his cross to put it out for a corner.

71' Ronaldo scored his 750th goal for club and country today, with 75 of those being scored for Juventus.

68' McKennie plays a good throughball into Ronaldo's feet and he turns away from Zabarnyi to run on goal. He was standing in an offside position when he got it though and the flag goes up against him.

64' Mykolenko is finding a lot of space to run into down the left as he tries to create something for Dynamo, but he can't get away from Danilo. He tries to cut inside to get away from the substitute but is blocked off.

61' Ramsey drifts out wide on the left and he swings a good cross into the box, looking for Chiesa at the near post. Zabarnyi reads it well though and gets in front of him to block it.

59' Juventus are keeping the ball well again following the restart and are happy to just keep possession in the middle of the pitch at the moment. They're in no hurry to go forward and McKennie ends up winning a foul when Kedziora brings him down.

55' SAVE! Ronaldo sees some space open up ahead of him and has a shot from just outside the box. It's curling just under the crossbar and Bushchan does well to track back in time to tip it over.

54' GOOD SAVE! Again, Dynamo take the corner short and Tsygankov curls a great cross into the box. Popov misses it completely so the ball curls towards the far-bottom corner, but Szczesny gets down quickly to push it away.

52' It's a quick break by Juventus when Morata wins the ball back and Ronaldo switches play out to Chiesa on the left. He cuts into the box and has space to shoot, but chooses to square it to Ramsey, who can't get a shot away.

50' Dynamo are struggling to get into the final third at the moment and their frustration is starting to show. Shepelev loses the ball to McKennie and ends up fouling the midfielder in his attempt to win it back.

48' Dynamo play a corner short so that Rodrigues can swing a cross into the box. He can't pick out a team-mate but Morata's touch takes it looping towards goal and luckily, it's straight at Szczesny.

46' Juventus get us back underway for the second half! 

Dynamo grew into the game as it went on and Lucescu will be pleased with how his side played towards the end of the half. As for Juventus, they created some good chances for themselves, but Pirlo will expect to see a much more clinical performance from them after the break.

Juventus lead Dynamo Kiev 1-0 at the break. Chiesa broke the deadlock in the 21st minute when he headed Alex Sandro's cross past Bushchan to score his first Champions League goal. Ronaldo also saw an effort bounce back off the crossbar, while Dynamo's best chance came through Tsygankov, but his shot was smothered by Szczesny.

45' + 2' HALF-TIME: JUVENTUS 1-0 DYNAMO KIEV.

45' Tsygankov pulls away from Alex Sandro on the right again and he has a lot of support up with him in the box. It's a poor cross from him in the end though and Szczesny comes off his line to collect it.

43' Dynamo are putting Juventus under a lot more pressure now as they continue to look for an equaliser. It's a good run from Rodrigues as he cuts inside from the left, but his cross to Verbic is cut out by Bonucci.

41' GOOD SAVE! It's a great cross into the box by Kedziora and Verbic chests it down in the middle, laying it off for Tsygankov who is running onto it. Szczesny reads it well though and comes rushing off his line to smother the shot.

39' Chiesa has scored his first goal in the Champions League, 20 years and 256 days since his father Enrico Chiesa scored his final goal in the competition, for Fiorentina against Bordeaux in March 2000.

37' It's another good run from Alex Sandro down the left and he whips another cross into the box. Morata is running onto it at the far post, but it's over his head and Mykolenko is there to clear the danger.

35' There are loud shouts from Dynamo for a penalty now as Verbic goes down under pressure from Bonucci. The referee has a good view of it though and she waves the claims away.

33' Dynamo just can't keep hold of the ball in Juventus' half at the moment as Rodrigues tries to set up another attack for the visitors. He touches it into Shaparenko, but he's quickly dispossessed by Demiral.

31' OFF THE BAR! It's a great piece of play by Alex Sandro to get on the end of Bentancur's throughball and he dribbles past two Dynamo defenders. He touches it into Ronaldo and he hits the shot first time, only to see it bounce back off the crossbar.

29' Morata goes to ground in the box and he's asking for a penalty as he claims he was tugged back by Popov. There was nothing in it though and the referee tells him to get back to his feet.

25' Dynamo are keeping the ball well at the moment and are patiently trying to find a way in behind Juventus. They're looking to Rodrigues down the left to get them forward, but he can't pick out a team-mate in the box.

23' Juventus are pushing for another goal now with Ramsey making a driving run through the middle. He's cut off by Shepelev before he can pick out Ronaldo and Juventus are frustrated that they weren't awarded a free-kick.

20' Juventus don't clear their lines properly after a corner and Dynamo get it to Rodrigues just outside the box. He curls a shot towards the top-right corner, but his effort sails high over the bar.

18' Juventus are starting to up the pressure on Dynamo now as another cross gets whipped into the box. Morata touches it on at the far post and Bushchan can't hold onto it, but Ronaldo can't get his effort on target in the middle.

17' SAVE! The corner is whipped into the box for Juventus and McKennie makes a run to the far post from the edge of the box. He heads it on target, but Bushchan pushes it away.

16' It's another good cross into the middle of the box from Chiesa and he's looking for Morata at the far post. It's flicked away from him by Kedziora though and Ronaldo lets it roll out of play for a corner.

14' Tsygankov has a lot of space to run into down the right and he curls a good cross into the middle of the box to Verbic. He can't sort his feet out in time though and ends up hitting it against his standing leg before Juventus clear their lines.

12' Morata does really well to weave his way through three Dynamo defenders on the edge of the box before playing it out to Chiesa on the right. He floats a good cross into the middle, but it's intercepted by Zabarnyi.

8' GOOD CHANCE! Nobody closes Chiesa down as he makes the run to the edge of the box and he drills a low shot across goal. It takes a deflection off Popov which has Buhchan scrambling across his line, but it finishes wide of the far post.

6' Alex Sandro has space to run into down the left and Kedziora can't get close to him. He takes the ball to the byline where he hits his cross, but it's a wild one from him that flies straight out of play.

4' Morata nicks the ball off Shaparenko and squares the ball to Ronaldo just outside the box. He hits the shot first time, but he ends up dragging his effort well wide of the near post.

2' Juventus are seeing a lot of the ball in the opening minutes, but they're in no hurry to push upfield as they keep possession in their own half and try to draw Dynamo out of their shape.

1' Verbic gets the game underway for Dynamo!

The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.

Juventus have lost just two of their last 26 group stage home games in the Champions League (W16 D8), though one of these defeats came this season (vs Barcelona).

Mircea Lucescu makes just two changes to his side after their win at the weekend. Sydorchuk and Rodrigues both come into the starting line-up, with Andriyevskyi and De Pena dropping to the bench.

Andrea Pirlo makes six changes to his team after their draw with Benevento. Ronaldo is brought in, along with Alex Sandro, McKennie, Bentancur, Demiral and Bonucci. Cuadrado, Dybala, Rabiot, Danilo, Frabotta and Arthur are on the bench.

DYNAMO KIEV SUBS: Denys Boyko, Artem Shabanov, Ruslan Neshcheret, Oleksandr Syrota, Bogdan Lednev, Vladyslav Supriaha, Clayton, Oleksandr Karavaev, Carlos de Pena, Oleksandr Andrievsky, Denys Harmash, Tudor Baluta.

DYNAMO KIEV STARTING XI (4-3-3): Georgi Bushchan; Tomasz Kedziora, Illia Zabarnyi, Denys Popov, Vitalii Mykolenko; Volodymyr Shepelev, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Mykola Shaparenko; Viktor Tsygankov, Benjamin Verbic, Gerson Rodrigues.

JUVENTUS SUBS: Federico Bernardeschi, Juan Cuadrado, Carlo Pinsoglio, Cosimo Marco Da Graca, Paulo Dybala, Danilo, Dejan Kulusevski, Adrien Rabiot, Gianluca Frabotta, Radu Dragusin, Manolo Portanova, Arthur.

JUVENTUS STARTING XI (3-4-1-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Matthijs de Ligt, Leonardo Bonucci, Marih Demiral; Federico Chiesa, Rodrigo Bentancur, Weston McKennie, Alex Sandro; Aaron Ramsey; Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Juventus have already confirmed their place in the last 16 after their win over Ferencvaros last week. Top spot is still up for grabs, but that all depends on Barcelona's result in the other game. Dynamo can't reach the knockout stages after earning just one point this season (D1 L3) but are still in with a chance of finishing third. A place in the Europa League can't be confirmed today, but a win would be a big step towards it.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Champions League Group G meeting between Juventus and Dynamo Kiev at the Allianz Stadium!

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