Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is full of praise for Juventus veteran Andrea Pirlo.

Obi Mikel is looking forward to facing "a legend like Andrea Pirlo" in tonight's Chelsea-Juventus clash.

"Pirlo is a great player and he has been in the game a long time," said midfielder Mikel.

"Every day I come in to training and I like learning, even from the younger players, and I am always open to new things.

"Playing against a legend like Pirlo is going to be great but I also want to win so it is going to be a battle.

"He wants to win and I want to win but I respect him as a player and hopefully I can learn from him tomorrow.

"We have lots of good, senior players to deal with the pressure and we are all big players so we live with pressure every game."