Sam Kerr had the ball in the back of the net, but it was ruled out for offsideChelsea need at least a draw in their final Women’s Champions League group game at Wolfsburg to guarantee progress to the quarter-finals after being held to a goalless draw by Juventus.
Twice the woodwork denied Chelsea, with Pauline Peyraud-Magnin pushing an Erin Cuthbert shot on to the bar before Sam Kerr saw a cross do the same.
Kerr also had a second-half effort ruled out for offside as Juve held on.
The result maintains Juve’s own hopes of advancing.
The point at Kingsmeadow against the Italian champions came just three days after Emma Hayes’ side beat Arsenal in the the delayed 2020-21 Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley.
“This was the tough one for me, being so close after the cup final,” said Hayes.
“I know they celebrated like it was their cup final. For us coming through this game without conceding a goal – in what I thought was a tricky tie – has set us up nicely for next week.
“I’m extremely proud of the players. We were the team that pushed for goals. We got a point and are in the driving seat going into the last game. We are in the position we want to be in.”
She said her team would head to Germany next week “confident” they will do enough to get out of the group.
“We know it’s a difficult place to go, but we believe in our ability,” she added.
Juventus boss Joe Montemurro was still Arsenal boss when the Gunners started the FA Cup campaign that ended at Wembley on Sunday.
The Australian took charge of the Italian giants in the summer, guided them through Champions League qualification and has them in contention to advance to the knockout stage after the hard-fought draw against Chelsea.
Juve remain second in the group, level on points with Wolfsburg, and next face winless Swiss champions Servette.
The visitors swamped Peyraud-Magnin to celebrate the draw after the French goalkeeper made a series of saves to help earn the point.
She did enough early on to foil Cuthbert with the help of the woodwork, and produced the moment of the match to keep Millie Bright out with a diving save before the break.
Kerr almost beat the inspired keeper with a wayward cross that drifted on to the bar in the first half, but it was a frustrating night for the Australian and the her team-mates after they had 71% possession and racked up 25 shots to Juventus’ two.
Line-upsChelsea WomenFormation 3-4-3
30Berger
4Bright7Carter16Eriksson
22Cuthbert5Ingle10Ji11Reiten
14Kirby20Kerr23Harder
30BergerBooked at 90mins4Bright7Carter16Eriksson22Cuthbert5Ingle10JiSubstituted forLeupolzat 80’minutes11Reiten14Kirby20KerrBooked at 88mins23HarderSubstituted forEnglandat 70’minutesSubstitutes1Musovic3Nouwen8Leupolz9England17Fleming21Charles24Spence25Andersson28Telford29FoxJuventus FemminileFormation 4-3-3
16Peyraud-Magnin
12Lundorf71Lenzini23Salvai13Boattin
8Rosucci14Junge Pedersen19Zamanian
11Bonansea10Girelli17Hurtig
16Peyraud-MagninBooked at 87mins12Lundorf71Lenzini23Salvai13Boattin8Rosucci14Junge Pedersen19ZamanianSubstituted forCarusoat 63’minutes11BonanseaBooked at 90minsSubstituted forNildénat 90+3’minutes10GirelliSubstituted forStaskováat 73’minutes17HurtigSubstituted forBonfantiniat 73’minutesSubstitutes1Aprile2Hyyrynen3Gama5Nildén9Stasková18Giai21Caruso22Bonfantini24Arcangeli27Beccari29PfattnerReferee:Sara Persson
Attendance:1,808
Live TextMatch ends, Chelsea Women 0, Juventus Femminile 0.
Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 0, Juventus Femminile 0.
Substitution, Juventus Femminile. Amanda Nildén replaces Barbara Bonansea.
Ann-Katrin Berger (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile).
Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a set piece situation.
Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Martina Rosucci (Juventus Femminile).
Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card.
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Juventus Femminile) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magdalena Eriksson.
Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Arianna Caruso.
Melanie Leupolz (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Barbara Bonansea (Juventus Femminile).
Attempt missed. Fran Kirby (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Melanie Leupolz.
Attempt missed. Sam Kerr (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Chelsea Women. Melanie Leupolz replaces Ji So-Yun.
Attempt saved. Bethany England (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
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