Champions League: Chelsea overcomes Lille 2-0 on Tuesday
LONDON. Chelsea prevails over Lille with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Havertz (8') and a goal from C. Pulisic (63').
LONDON. Chelsea defeats Lille with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Havertz (8′) and a goal from C. Pulisic (63′).
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the help of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Ángel Nevado Rodríguez. The 4th official was José Luis Munuera Montero. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 6.3 degrees Celsius or 43.25 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 74%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Chelsea was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Lille that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Lille shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (R. Loftus-Cheek). On the opposite side, Lille received 1 yellow card (H. Ben Arfa).
After playing this match, Chelsea will have 13 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Lille will stay with 11 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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8'8'
K. Havertz
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51'51'
R. Loftus-Cheek
M. Kovacic
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60'60'
S. Niguez
H. Ziyech
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63'63'
C. Pulisic
N. Kante
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65'65'
B. Yilmaz
A. Onana
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76'76'
G. Gudmundsson
T. Djalo
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80'80'
T. Werner
C. Pulisic
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80'80'
M. Sarr
M. Alonso
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81'81'
H. Ben Arfa
R. Sanches
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81'81'
E. Zhegrova
J. David
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83'83'
R. Loftus-Cheek
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87'87'
H. Ben Arfa
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, Chelsea will play away against Lille on the 16th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Lille will host Chelsea on the 16th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Chelsea and Lille will play the return match on the at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Thomas Tuchel chose to play with the following team: Edouard Mendy , Andreas Christensen , Thiago Silva , Antonio Rüdiger , César Azpilicueta , N’Golo Kanté , Mateo Kovačić , Marcos Alonso , Hakim Ziyech , Kai Havertz and Christian Pulišić .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 4 changes: M. Kovacic for R. Loftus-Cheek (51′), H. Ziyech for S. Niguez (60′), C. Pulisic for T. Werner (80′) and M. Alonso for M. Sarr (80′).
Top player: Christian Pulišić
Probably the most impressive player in Chelsea was Christian Pulišić.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Lille: Formation and Lineups
Lille started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Jocelyn Gourvennec played with: Léo Jardim , Zeki Çelik , José Fonte , Sven Botman , Tiago Djaló , Xeka , Benjamin André , Renato Sanches , Amadou Onana , Jonathan Bamba and Jonathan David .
Substitutes
Lille made 4 changes: A. Onana for B. Yilmaz (65′), T. Djalo for G. Gudmundsson (76′), R. Sanches for H. Ben Arfa (81′) and J. David for E. Zhegrova (81′).
Top player: Jonathan Bamba
Probably the most impressive player in Lille was Jonathan Bamba.
His rating is with 46 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 17. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
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